• Humanitarian Award submissions sought

    The Jersey Shore Chapter of the American Conference on Diversity, New Brunswick, is seeking nominees for its Humanitarian Award. The deadline for submission is Dec. 4. The award will be presented April 29 at the organization’s annual awards reception. The chapter invites members of the community to nominate an individual, organization or institution best exemplifying…

  • Coney Island photographs featured in new exhibit

    Neil O. Lawner will display his photographs of Coney Island, N.Y., at the Academy of Music in Spotswood. SPOTSWOOD — A new exhibit at the Academy of Music on Main Street features an artist’s colorful, whimsical photographs of Coney Island. The works are that of Neil O. Lawner, a former East Brunswick orthodontist who is…

  • Debbie Friedman in concert Dec. 6

    The third annual Claire and Irving Teicher L’dor Vador Concert Series will present Jewish singer and songwriter Debbie Friedman at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Congregation B’Nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick. Tickets cost $36 for reserved seating, $25 for preferred seating, $18 for general admission. Dinner after the show costs $18 for adults,…

  • Middle school principal gives State of the School address

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Linwood Middle School Principal Pete Clark highlighted new initiatives being implemented at the school during his State of the School address Nov. 11 as part of the Board of Education’s conference meeting. With this year’s motto being “In Pursuit of Excellence,” Clark began by speaking about the…

  • Tickets available for Elks lottery

    New Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 324 is sponsoring a Mega 50/50 Lottery through Dec. 12. The Elks’ share of the proceeds will go to charities representing veterans and children with disabilities. The winning ticket will be drawn at 9 p.m. Dec. 12 at the lodge, 40 Livingston Ave. Tickets cost $1 and may be purchased…

  • Middlesex College to start construction on Crabiel Hall

    Building named after late freeholder director to be completed by early 2011 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer In the 1980s, Dorothy Power served on the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders with the late David B. Crabiel and got to know him very well over the years. “He had a huge interest in so many things…

  • ‘Music, Merlot and Miele VII’ on Dec. 3

    The South Brunswick Public Library Foundation will present “Music, Merlot and Miele VII,” 6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 3 at Miele Design Center, Route 1, South Brunswick. There will be hors’ d’oeuvres, dessert, wine, cooking demonstrations and music. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at the library or www.sbpl.info/foundation.

  • K of C’s ‘Pictures With Santa,’ Dec. 6

    St. Augustine Council No. 6345 Knights of Columbus (K of C) will host its annual “Pictures With Santa,” from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Augustine School, 45 Henderson Road, Kendall Park. The Columbiettes will also sponsor a bake sale at the event. Family pictures with Santa are $20 per family, which…

  • Make some noise

    Akhil Hegde (l-r), Sean Magnacca and Colin Daingerfield perform during the North Brunswick Township High School Alchemist Theatre Company’s production of “Noises Off,” a three-act British farce that follows the difficulties of putting on a theater production, on Nov. 20 and 21. PHOTO BY TERRY GEERDTS

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