• Middle-schoolers slate ‘Day with Characters’

    South Brunswick’s senior citizens will join Dorothy on her journey on Wednesday, March 2, as students from the Crossroads South Middle School will perform “The Wizard of Oz” as part of the sixth annual “Day with the Characters” event. The show begins at 10 a.m. at Crossroads South auditorium, 195 Major Road, and is free…

  • Heart health lecture Feb. 16 at senior center

    February is National Heart Month. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 10:30 a.m., the South Brunswick Senior Center will present a lecture on heart health. Dr. Suba Gowda, a cardiologist from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, will discuss risk factors for heart disease, diagnosis of heart disease, how heart disease is managed, and modifications to lower…

  • Registration under way for Brunswick Cup 5K series

    Residents encouraged to try running or walking in four races this year BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — On your mark. Get set. Go! Local runners are encouraged to hear those directions four times this year, as registration for the Brunswick Cup Series gets under way. The sixth annual 5K (3.1 mile) event…

  • No. Brunswick Township joins Facebook, Twitter

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Want to become “friends” with Mayor Womack? The township of North Brunswick has now joined the realm of social media and established Facebook and Twitter accounts. The mayor’s office, the administrator’s office, the Department of Parks & Recreation, the Department of Community Development, the Department of Public…

  • International Film Festival Feb. 16, 20

    The South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, has seats available for the International Film Festival in February. Admission is free. Bring your own refreshments. Apopular foreign film is shown twice a month. “Lorna’s Silence” will be shown Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. For…

  • S.B. Senior Center to offer new sessions

    The following are new sessions available at the South Brunswick Senior Center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction: On Tuesday, March 1, a new session of the Pilates class will be starting at 9:15 a.m. Instructor Maryanne Carroll is leading this exercise class for the eight-week session. The cost is $24; register by Feb. 15. On Thursday,…

  • Tutor training program to be held at N.B. Lib.

    A wonderful way to get involved with your community would be to volunteer as a tutor for adults who need help learning English, or for adults who need help with their basic reading skills. A tutor training program will be held at the North Brunswick Library, 880 Hermann Road. The 12-hour course will be held…

  • MCC’s Spring II classes begin Feb. 14

    You can still attend college this spring. Spring II, a special concentrated semester, is being offered at Middlesex County College in areas such as psychology, science, mathematics and social sciences. Most of the classes run from Feb. 14 through May 10. Courses offered include Intercultural Communication, Dimensions of Prejudice, Genocide and the Holocaust, Theories of…

  • USS Avenger meeting Feb. 13 at N.B. Library

    The USS Avenger, a longtime sciencefiction fan association based in central New Jersey, will hold its monthly meeting Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at the North Brunswick Free Public Library, Hermann Road. This month, the meeting’s program will focus on superhero films. With so many movies being produced about comic-book superheroes, people wonder what makes…

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