• Domestic violence walk set for Oct. 22

    The Undergraduate Social Work Organization at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (USWO) will host the third annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in memory of Krystal Skinner on Oct. 22 at 135 College Ave., New Brunswick. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment, prizes and free food. Krystal Skinner, 22, a senior at Rutgers University-Camden…

  • Milltown man involved in fatal motor vehicle accident

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A Milltown man was killed in a motor vehicle accident in North Brunswick on Oct. 2. Nicholas Policastro, 32, was traveling west on Milltown Road around 2 a.m. when he lost directional control of his vehicle, ran off the road to the right, traveled across a grass island, crossed over the exit…

  • Folk Art Craft Show planned for Oct. 21-23

    A Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 22, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 23 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The event will feature handmade home, holiday and gift items by artisans from across the United States. Admission is…

  • KOC fundraiser at Stop & Shop Oct. 15

    The Knights of Columbus Council No. 6345 of St. Augustine Church will hold an Alzheimer’s disease fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Stop & Shop on Route 27 in South Brunswick.

  • Care to Walk for cancer in N.B. Oct. 23

    The 13th annual Care to Walk 5K walk/run and survivors ceremony to honor those with breast and ovarian cancer will be held on Sunday, Oct. 23, at North Brunswick Township High School, Raider Road. The walk will be held in honor of Stephen Coopersmith, Ray Caffrey and Wilma Wildoner. New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing…

  • ‘Young@Heart Is Alive and Well’ at theater

    “Young@Heart Is Alive and Well” will be presented at the State Theatre in New Brunswick 3 p.m. Oct. 16. Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple will present the Young@Heart Chorus, a group of senior citizens from 70 to 90 years old who sing rock ’n’ roll classics from every decade. They will be accompanied by their own…

  • S.B. discusses ways to fund road program

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Council members discussed funding options for repaving the remaining roads in need of repair throughout the township at the South Brunswick Council meeting on Oct. 4. The amount allocated for the road overlay project in the 2011 budget, a total of $300,000, is almost depleted. Three “transportation improvement…

  • ‘Civil War Veterans of Kingston’ event Oct. 16

    On Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m., the Kingston Historical Society will sponsor the “Civil War Veterans of Kingston Walk and Talk.” Beginning at the Kingston Presbyterian Church parking lot, members David Potts and George Luck, dressed in Civil War uniforms, will conduct a walking tour of Kingston. They will note places where Civil War veterans…

  • S.B. schools to hold anti-bullying workshops

    In compliance with the Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying Law, also known as the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, the South Brunswick School District will be offering three grade-level-specific parenting workshops to introduce parents and students to the details of the legislation, as well as to offer strategies and solutions to help parents deal with HIB issues…

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