• Animal Day

    First-graders at Parsons Elementary School, North Brunswick, celebrated ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Day April 7. Pupils wore orange and brought in favorite animal books and stuffed animals. Activities included solving and writing animal riddles, solving and writing number stories about animals, sharing animal books with a partner, listening to…

  • NJSBA Survey finds almost all school districts expect layoffs

    Nearly 93 percent of New Jersey’s school districts expect to lay off staff — with the large majority of those districts looking at teaching staff reductions — due to state aid cuts in the coming school year, according to a survey by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). According to a press release, NJSBA…

  • Students go through LEAPs and bounds to achieve

    Community-based instructional trips help Linwood group navigate social settings BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Lifelong Experiences And Academics Program (LEAP) at Linwood Middle School is providing seven autistic children with an opportunity to learn about social environments and settings. Under the direction of special education teacher Sarah Smith and two paraprofessionals,…

  • sport shorts

    For the second time is six weeks, Freehold Raceway will be raising its purses, bringing the total increase to 60 percent. The new purse structure, announced by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey and Freehold Raceway, went into effect on March 31 and reflects a 30 percent increase since the first purse…

  • Softball

    Above: South Brunswick High School’s Jen Resnick puts the tag on East Brunswick’s Lauren Pensavalle at second base during the April 7 game. Below: South Brunswick High School’s Jill Blaine delivers a pitch. Blaine and the Vikings prevailed, 4-3. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • S.B. girls are dominating track & field relay season

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer Eight first-place finishes and seven meet records — that was the bottom line for the South Brunswick High School girls track team at the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Coaches Relays on April 3. The Vikings, long one of the top teams in the GMC, dominated the event held at South…

  • NB educators agree to one-year wage freeze in tentative contract agreement

    Cost savings could mean positions saved, restored full-day kindergarten if budget is approved on Tuesday Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK –   Over 800 employees of the North Brunswick Township school district will accept a one-year wage freeze for the upcoming year, according to a tentative three-year contract agreement reached early Friday morning.   The $1.7…

  • Monmouth Festival of the Arts celebrates 40th anniversary

    “A Great Rhode Show” by Jane Lux TINTON FALLS — Art lovers can enjoy the creative inspirations of more than 250 regional artists on display and for sale at the Monmouth Festival of the Arts on April 17-21. This year the Monmouth Festival of Arts celebrates its 40th anniversary as one of the most popular…

  • NOTES

    The 22nd annual Walk MS Monmouth will be held April 18 at Area E, Gateway National Park, Sandy Hook. Registration is at 9 a.m. with the walk at 10 a.m. Go to [email protected] or call 732-660-1005 or 800-344-4867 to register. ***** The Protecting Animal Welfare Political Action Committee (PAWPAC) will host a fundraiser 5-8 p.m.…

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