• Registration open for Lil’ Vikings Playschool

    Little Vikings Playschool is now accepting registrations for the morning class of the 2011-12 school year. This unique program is part of the child development curriculum at South Brunswick High School. Children ages 4-5 attend school Wednesdays through Fridays from mid-October through the end of May. Aspiring teachers in the child development classes work one-on-one…

  • New panel to help growing Hispanic business market

    Chamber responds to growth of county Hispanic population BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I n an area with a growing population and burgeoning number of business owners, the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to the untapped Hispanic market. The chamber’s newly created Hispanic Business Council was established to help Hispanic business…

  • Message in a bottle leads to unlikely friendship

    Middlesex County couple’s note turns up in France after 3,000-mile, 9-month journey BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Amalia Claffey and Phil Baumann show a letter they received from the French couple that found their message in a bottle while vacationing on the island of Groix. HELMETTA — Phil Baumann and Amalia Claffey were somewhere in…

  • No. Bruns. resident donates hair to Locks of Love

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Brendan Kingsley, having his hair cut by Jody Ikuss of Boca Salons. Inset: Kingsley, after having his hair cut to donate for a wig for cancer patients. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Brendan Kingsley has not had a real haircut in seven years. He’s gotten trims here and there, but finally he…

  • Celebrations

    Above: Terry Caruso, president of the DVCC, serves up some watermelon during a community picnic sponsored by the Dayton Village Citizens Coalition, at the historic Wetherill House in South Brunswick, on Aug. 21. Right: Aricha Chaddah, 13, and Justina Abdallah, 9, enjoy a laugh while waiting for some food from volunteer Chuck Eppelsheimer. PHOTOS BY…

  • As school begins, talk to your kids about staying drug-free

    This time of the year, as our kids begin to count down the days until Labor Day, their thoughts go to school supplies, new clothes and backpacks. While discussing the new school year, about to unfold for your child, please don’t forget to discuss a most important issue — drug and alcohol abuse. A recent…

  • Budgets must include sanity

    Having just received my new tax bill, I find it necessary to make a number of comments. Last year’s South Brunswick budget included the library tax, but this year the two were separated. Thus the actual township rate went up 10.5 percent. The Middlesex County Freeholders and township Board of Education also need to scrutinize…

  • Senior centers are much more than bingo

    Are you a resident of South Brunswick and 55 or over? Have you been to the senior center? If not, then I invite you in for a tour, since September is National Senior Center Month. (If you are reading this and live in another town, visit your local center.) This year’s theme is “Senior Centers…

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