• Fundraising is more than child’s play at Livingston Park Elem.

    Donations help N.B. school work toward gaining new playground equipment BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Livingston Park Elementary School is hitting the ground running, fund-raising for two new playground sets at the school. Recently, two donations totaling $4,000 were received by the Parent-Teacher Organization [PTO], bringing the amount raised so far up…

  • Noor-Ul-Iman School students win county mock trial competition

    Team is honored by South Brunswick Town Council BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Noor-Ul-Iman of South Brunswick, which won the 2010-11 Vincent J. Apruzzese High School Mock Trial Middlesex County Championship, was honored by the Middlesex County Bar Foundation (MCBF) on May 3. Standing are (l-r) MCBF Mock Trial coordinator Darrin Behr, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Sufia…

  • Click It or Ticket in N.B. May 23-June 5

    North Brunswick Township law enforcement officers will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign. Beginning May 23 and running through June 5, the annual initiative includes highvisibility law enforcement seatbelt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and national publicity designed to ensure…

  • Supper fundraiser May 21 in N.B.

    The Sanctuary of North Brunswick, 17 Laurel Place, will hold a cafeteria supper fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. May 21. Home-cooked meatloaf, baked ham, chicken or roasted pork will be served with two side dishes and a roll for $7. Desserts and beverages will also be available for purchase. Takeout will be available.

  • Montessori School open house May 21

    The founders of the Little Spring Learning Center in North Brunswick will hold an open house for their new Montessori School onMay 21. The address is 1460 Livingston Avenue, Building 400, second floor. For more information call 908-818-9668 or email [email protected].

  • Young Republicans to hold convention, gala

    The biannual New Jersey Young Republican Federation Convention will be held May 21. The Business Session of the 2011 NJYRF Convention will begin at 9 a.m. at Trayes Hall on the Rutgers University Douglass Campus, located in the Douglass Student Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Preregistration (until May 19) for the business session is…

  • What part of ‘no’ can’t they seem to understand?

    CODA GREG BEAN I just finished watching a 30-minute paid political advertisement titled “Run, Chris, Run!” that outlined all the reasons New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should leave the state where he was recently elected to serve as our top elected official, run for president against Barack Obama and move to Washington, D.C. The ad…

  • Time to talk to your teens about prom activities

    Well, it is that time of year again: spring is in the air, and we are all counting down the days till summer break. For many parents, this is also the time of year when our children are planning proms and graduation parties. We at Prevention First want to remind you to make this a…

  • Youth hotline gives nonjudgmental support

    Most of us would not immediately know what to do if we suspected a child was being abused or neglected. The state of uncertainty and concern can be overwhelming. Many are reluctant to get involved in other families’ lives and the options seem extreme — don’t act on your suspicions or report your concerns. But…

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