• Lobbyist reports available on ELEC Internet website

    Members of the public, the media and others can now go online and conveniently view annual financial activity reports filed by lobbyists in 2010, Jeff Brindle, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced. A lobbyist is a person who is compensated to communicate with, or provide a benefit to, a…

  • Belly Dancing for Breast Cancer

    Warren Mayorga, of North Brunswick, leads the crowd during the belly-dancing portion of a benefit dance-a-thon at Curves of North Edison Oct. 10. Participants enjoyed two hours of Zumba and belly-dancing to raise money for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Walk for Diane

    Above: Eva and Michaela Anello blow kisses to their Aunt Diane Goodwin, for whom the second annual Walk for Diane was held in South Brunswick on Sunday. The walk promotes early screenings and detection for breast cancer. Right: Walkers show their support. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Proposed law a tribute to late Sayreville teen

    Sara’s Law would create a contact registry for victims of car accidents BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Sara Dubinin SAYREVILLE — A bill named in honor of Sara Dubinin, a borough 19-year-old who was killed in a car crash in 2007, would create a next-of-kin registry to be used to notify family members if a…

  • Into the woods

    Patrice Zinnikas, a student at North Brunswick Township High School, received a third-place award in the first Rutgers Gardens photography contest, in the landscapes category, with her photograph “Helyar Beauty.”

  • Students share a piece of themselves through art exhibit

    Artist Christina Sinha and her class display their art at No. Brunswick Gallery of Art BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Terry Gordon Cooper, one of the adult students taught by artist Christina Sinha, took a year to paint her second piece of artwork, an exotic parrot inspired by Sinha’s time spent in Brazil. JENNIFER AMATO…

  • Parents warned of new synthetic marijuana use

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The danger of a new synthetic form of marijuana known as Spice or K2, among other things, was the focus of a program recently presented by the Manalapan Englishtown Community Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Led by Lisa Harmon Mollicone, the coordinator of the alliance, the program was…

  • N.B. council recognizes good deeds of residents

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Elise Bender NORTH BRUNSWICK — Several township residents and organizations were recognized during the Oct. 18 Township Council meeting. Elise Bender was recognized as a Scholar Award recipient for October. The North Brunswick Township High School freshman is an honors student who has been a swimmer for seven years and…

  • S.B. celebrates Lights On Afterschool program

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township declared Lights On Afterschool [LOA] for schoolchildren Oct. 21. After school ended, children and their families were invited to take part in a variety of activities at schools all over the district. LOA is part of the Afterschool Alliance Organization [AAO], a national group that…

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