• Library Lapsit announced in Edison

    Library Lapsit announced in Edison

    The Edison Public Library invites parents and their children ages 9 months-23 months to Library Lapsit at 10 a.m., March 9 and March 30, at the North Edison Branch and at 10:30 a.m., March 11 and March 18, at the Main Edison Branch. The Library Lapsit program is open to the community and no registration…

  • Library celebrates Teen Tech Week in Edison

    Library celebrates Teen Tech Week in Edison

    The Edison Libraries are inviting Edison teens to celebrate Teen Tech Week March 6-March 12. The core concepts of Robotics will be discovered and a ROBOT featuring working motors, sensors, gears, axle, pulleys and more will be built. Explore the world of programming by learning to program the ROBOT. Children and teens ages 9 and…

  • Benefit raises awareness, funds for pediatric brain tumor research

    Benefit raises awareness, funds for pediatric brain tumor research

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The Oceanport nonprofit Kortney Rose Foundation is once again teaming up with Turning Point restaurants to host the seventh annual “Great Food for a Great Cause” to help raise awareness and funds for pediatric brain tumor research. “Turning Point is one of Kortney Rose Foundation’s largest corporate sponsors, and…

  • Matawan/Aberdeen honors Teachers and Educators of the Year

    Matawan/Aberdeen honors Teachers and Educators of the Year

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Students, family and community members alike packed Strathmore Elementary School to honor Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District’s 2015-16 Teachers and Educational Service Professionals of the Year. At the Board of Education’s Feb. 22 meeting, 14 members of the district family were praised by their respective principals and received…

  • Eatontown library has programs for children in March

    Eatontown library has programs for children in March

    The Eatontown Public Library has March programs for children at 33 Broad St. Registration is required for each program. “Coasting Through Life” for children in grades 3 and up will be at 4 p.m. March 9. Repurpose ceramic tiles to create custom drink coasters. Permanent markers will be used. “Finding Your Pot of Gold” for…

  • Seventy firefighters battle fire linked to faulty chimney

    Seventy firefighters battle fire linked to faulty chimney

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The cause of a fire on Feb. 21 has been determined as accidental, linked to a faulty chimney. The South Brunswick Fire Safety Bureau ruled the cause of a blaze that occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Avenue F off of Finnegans Lane as accidental, according to information released on Feb. 23 by the…

  • Camp Middlesex to hold Open House March 6

    Camp Middlesex to hold Open House March 6

    Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will hold an Open House for parents and children interested in attending Camp Middlesex this summer from 1-4 p.m. March 6 in Crabiel Hall. The camp, located on the Middlesex County College campus in Edison, is for children 6 to 18 years old. It runs from June 27-Aug.…

  • Police search for armed robber who tied up two employees at Advanced Auto Parts

    Police search for armed robber who tied up two employees at Advanced Auto Parts

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Police are seeking an armed robber who tied up two employees at Advanced Auto Parts on Route 18 on Feb. 18. An unknown male entered the store around 8:49 p.m. wearing a ski mask and brandished a handgun, according to a statement prepared by the East Brunswick Police Department. The suspect allegedly took two employees…

  • Chamber presents seminar March 21 in Metuchen

    Chamber presents seminar March 21 in Metuchen

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Business Information Series announces a “Marketing Tips for Restaurants” seminar featuring Lisa Todaro of R3 Ventures will take place from 6-8 p.m. at Two Chicks with Chocolate, 387 Main Street, Metuchen. Owners of all food service-related businesses are encouraged to attend. The event is admission-free, but attendees must…

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