• Longtime Allentown resident leaves legacy in borough

    Longtime Allentown resident leaves legacy in borough

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Audrey Ruth Everett Mount, who contributed to the community in many ways during her four-plus decades of residency in Allentown, has died. Mount, 80, passed away on May 29 at Capital Health Systems–Fuld, Trenton, following a battle with cancer. Mount was a businesswoman, a founding member of the Allentown…

  • Rain date June 11 for Summer Family Day at new Howell 55+ community

    Rain date June 11 for Summer Family Day at new Howell 55+ community

    Spring showers may bring flowers, but spring downpours sometimes require a change of plans. Such was the case at K. Hovnanian’’s Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods. The popular new 55+ community in Howell Township had scheduled a Summer Family Day for May 21, but Mother Nature had other plans. Now, the event has been rescheduled…

  • Hitting woes hurt Redbirds at end of softball season

    Hitting woes hurt Redbirds at end of softball season

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School softball coach Kim Maurer almost wished she could grab a bat and go to the plate. That’s the frustration she felt in her team’s tailspin at the end of its 14-12 season, which concluded with a 4-1 loss to Moorestown High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III…

  • Registration open for 5K run and walk

    Registration open for 5K run and walk

    The 39th annual Frog Hollow Swim and Tennis Club 5K Run and Health Walk will take place June 25 at the club, Ferris Street, off South Pine Avenue, South Amboy. In-person registration is set for 7:30 a.m. The Youth Fun Run will step off at 8:30 a.m. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m. The…

  • Korean vet association open to new members

    Korean vet association open to new members

    Central Jersey Chapter No. 148 of the Korean War Veterans Association invites any veteran from any branch of service who served during war from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, or any veteran who served in Korea from July 27, 1953, to the present, to attend group meetings at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday…

  • Donors sought for June 15 blood drive

    Donors sought for June 15 blood drive

    The Old Bridge Community Blood Drive, sponsored by New Jersey Blood Services, is planned for 1-6:45 p.m. June 15 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Donors must be 17-76 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and bring identification and proof of age. Individuals above age 76 may…

  • ‘1776’ will open June 10 on E.B. stage

    ‘1776’ will open June 10 on E.B. stage

    Playhouse 22 will present “1776,” the award-winning musical based on the events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, June 10-21, at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The production is directed by Mary Lynn Dobson, with music direction by Raymond Zipf and…

  • Josephine Andrews

    Josephine Andrews

    Mrs. Josephine Andrews passed away May 26 at St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 90 years old. Born to Antonio and Marie Antoinette Canavera, Josephine was a lifelong resident of Somerset. She worked for a number of companies over the years, retiring from Lithoid Binderies in East Brunswick. Mrs. Andrews loved to play…

  • Dr. Irwin Kabus

    Dr. Irwin Kabus

    Dr. Irwin Kabus died May 17, 2016, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was 85. Born in Manhattan, New York, he resided there before moving to East Brunswick 51 years ago. Prior to his retirement in 2014, he was chairman of the math department at Pace University for 20 years and taught…

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