• Former SBHS tennis star makes a racket in college

    South Brunswick High School’s Jenna Bussiere (r), shown here eluding Monroe defender Amanda Salvadore during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final, and her Viking teammates won their third straight GMC title on May 11 at East Brunswick High School. In last week’s state playoffs, the Vikings, the No. 2 seed in the NJSIAA North Jersey…

  • Belmar is ready for summer of fun

    BYMARK ROSMAN Belmar drawbridge Everyone in Belmar is ready for the summer of 2011, and now there is only one thing left that matters. “We just need the weather” to cooperate, said Mary Brabazon, the tourism administrator of the popular Jersey Shore destination. The summer season will begin this week in the Monmouth County community…

  • Lectures for S.B. seniors in June

    The Office on Aging will host the following lectures free of charge in June. Unless otherwise noted, they will take place at the South Brunswick Senior Center, located in the municipal complex on Route 522. Programs are open to senior South Brunswick residents age 55 and over.  “Sleep and Heart Disease,” 10:30 a.m. June…

  • Youth group to hold car wash June 4

    Members of the Youth Group of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will hold a carwash 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4 at 142 Sand Hill Road, Monmouth Junction. The cost is $6 for cars and $8 for minivans, SUVs and trucks. The carwash is to help the Youth Group raise funds to pay for their…

  • Cultural variety show June 4 in E.B.

    Acultural variety artistic show will take place 2 p.m. June 4 at the Huaxia Chinese School-Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. Visiting performers from Russia, China and the local community will perform face changing, ballet, belly dancing, flamenco, hip-hop, modern dance, jazz, traditional folk dance and magic. The cost is $30 per…

  • LMS student receives scholarship to study in Germany

    BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Linwood Middle School seventh-grader Tynan Gardner will have an opportunity to explore his heritage this summer. German teacher Luciane Horton nominated Gardner for a scholarship program through the Goethe Institute in New York City, and Gardner was chosen as one of 13 United States middle and high school students…

  • N.B. man pleads guilty to robbing Franklin pharmacy

    SOMERVILLE — A North Brunswick resident pleaded guilty May 13 to robbing a pharmacy in Franklin Township in May 2010, according to a press release on the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office website . Richard Owens, 40, pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and receiving stolen property. He also pleaded…

  • Fitness fun day for kids June 4 in N.B.

    The Sanctuary of North Brunswick, 17 Laurel Place, will hold its second annual Children’s Fair “Healthy Kids are Happy Kids” fitness program from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4. The fair will be held in Babbage Park, on Laurel Place down the street from the church. There will be activities, games, face painting, music,…

  • Scholarship Golf Classic set for June 2

    The Middlesex County College Foundation’s 29th annual Scholarship Golf Classic will be held June 2 at Colonia Country Club. Registration is at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. The day will feature a barbecue luncheon, golf, cocktail reception, dinner and an awards presentation. Fees are $295 per golfer. Each golfer will receive the…

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