• Brick Township Historical Society

    CLAIRE SHEPROW Brick Township Historical Society member Janet Nielsen talks about Christmas in the 1800s at the society’s annual Christmas tour at the Havens Homestead Museum on Dec. 11. Story, more photos on page 3. CLAIRE SHEPROW

  • Fan becomes Giants photographer for a day

    Contest entry has big payoff for Will Lamb of Howell BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer WILL LAMB Everyone who bleeds New York Giants blue knows how difficult it is to get a ticket to a game at Giants Stadium. Will Lamb, 47, a longtime Giants fan, recently found a way to do more than just…

  • Why the delay in school committee formation?

    Why did we get the letter? Did you call when you got the letter? I did both. I got the letter, and I called the number on the letter. The letter that I am referring to is the letter addressed to Lake Riviera Middle School parents that was sent home via the students along with…

  • Grant spells happy trails for New Jersey

    New Jersey just received an end-of-the-year gift: more than $1.8 million in federal grants to develop, maintain and improve recreational trails throughout this state we’re in. The trails include everything from a handicapped-accessible beach boardwalk in Cape May to trail upgrades at Stokes State Forest in Sussex County, from a walkway along the Hudson River…

  • Global warming is just a ‘dash’ of hot sauce away

    Coda • GREG BEAN The office holiday party was last week, and to everyone’s pleasure, it was potluck. Attendees were encouraged to bring their favorite dishes and, man, did they come through. There was a whole cubicle filled with hot, maincourse dishes. Another was filled with salads. Another was crammed with desserts. Lots of the…

  • Substance abuse conference Feb. 4, 5

    The Association of Student Assistance Professionals of New Jersey (ASAP-NJ) is presenting its 24th annual conference, “Joining Together: Shaping, Affecting, Changing Lives,” Feb. 4 and 5 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. The conference will address substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery as well as other psychological, social and behavioral issues facing our youth…

  • County police chiefs donate to BMSCH

    The Middlesex County Police Chiefs Association donated $2,000 to the Bristol- Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick from proceeds it raised from the association’s annual charity golf tournament. The donation will be used to purchase toys, board and video games, and will also help pay for special…

  • Tamarack Hollow walk set for Dec. 19

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will sponsor its second Nature Walk around the recently acquired Tamarack Hollow county open space, East Brunswick, beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 19. Partnership naturalist Herve Barrier will lead the trip through the woodlands, wetlands, vernal pools and wildlife along Tamarack Trail. The Middlesex County Parks Department has challenged…

  • Nominees sought for OBHS Wall of Fame

    The Old Bridge High School (OBHS) community, in an effort to recognize and honor outstanding graduates of all township high schools, is seeking nominations for induction into the Old Bridge High School Wall of Fame. It is hoped that each individual honored will serve as an inspiration to and a source of pride for the…

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