• Newly inducted gardeners will spruce up Middlesex County

    Newly inducted gardeners will spruce up Middlesex County

    Middlesex County’s Office of Extension Services has officially inducted 45 Master Gardeners. “Since 1984, nearly 8,000 residents statewide have been trained through the Master Gardener program,” Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios said of a graduation ceremony held Feb 18 in Middlesex County. “Middlesex County’s program is among the most active in the state, and we congratulate…

  • The Legend of the Leprechaun set for March 17

    The Legend of the Leprechaun set for March 17

    The North Edison Library Branch, 777 Grove Ave., announces Irish mythology stories about the life, tricks and legends of Leprechauns along with a craft for the day will be held at 10:30 a.m. March 17. Registration is open to the community at www.edisonpubliclibrary.net or by calling 732-548-3045.

  • Purim service set for March 23 in Edison

    Purim service set for March 23 in Edison

    Congregation Beth-El will hold a Purim service on March 23 at 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison. The reading of the Megillah will begin at 7 p.m. Non-members are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served after the service. For more information, call 732-985-7272 and leave a message.

  • Ex-Barron Mortensen now Woodbridge’s boys tennis coach

    Ex-Barron Mortensen now Woodbridge’s boys tennis coach

    By Jeff Appelblatt Daniel Mortensen, once a student-athlete at Woodbridge High School, is taking all the chances he can to coach the current student-athletes at Woodbridge. As spring sports approach, Mortensen is getting used to coaching the boys tennis team. “It was just an opportunity that was at the school,” he said. “I thought it…

  • MCC to open full-day kindergarten in the fall

    MCC to open full-day kindergarten in the fall

    Middlesex County College will begin offering a kindergarten class this fall. The program, which will run from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., will supplement MCC’s existing child care program for those ages 2 ½-6 years old. “Many of our parents expressed a desire for us to open a kindergarten class,” said Mary Jo Tivenan-Mackintosh, the Child Care…

  • Community event set for March 20 in Edison

    Community event set for March 20 in Edison

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, Congregation Neve Shalom and Congregation Beth Mordecai will sponsor a community Purim Carnival Extravaganza from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 20 at the JCC, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The event includes games and activities for children of all ages, prizes, inflatable bounce, swimming, magic shows, face painting, hamantashen…

  • Library offering new services for patrons with visual impairment

    The Long Branch Free Public Library will host the special program, “Introducing Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons,” from 2-4 p.m. March 19 in the Community Room at 328 Broadway. All are welcome to attend this free program. The guest speaker will be Head of Readers Services Liz Burns of Trenton’s Talking Book and…

  • Library to host author talk on Shrewsbury’s history

    The Long Branch Historic Association and the Long Branch Free Public Library are sponsoring a lecture by author and historian Richard Geffken at 7 p.m March 30 at the library’s Community Room at 328 Broadway. Geffken will discuss his book, co-written with Don Burden, “The Story of Shrewsbury Revisited, 1665-2015.” He will discuss Shrewsbury’s Colonial…

  • Registration now open for Rook Run

    LONG BRANCH — Rook Coffee is sponsoring its third annual Rook Run 5K fundraiser on Sept. 25 at The Great Lawn Amphitheater in Long Branch. Event proceeds will benefit The Valerie Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive health-care services for children with cancer and blood disorders. There are seven Valerie Fund Children’s Centers in…

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