• For the record

    Kayla Vengen is a solid all-around performer and Taryn Thomore excels on vault and floor exercise as members of the Jackson Liberty High School gymnastics team. The names of these student-athletes were misspelled in an Oct. 8 article in the Tri-Town News. Michael Grossman, Mim Stacy and Lt. Gerard Moroney are professional firefighters from Fire…

  • 40 years of learning celebrated

    Administrators, teachers, students proud to be part of Johnson School BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Students, teachers, administrators and alumni gathered at the Howard C. Johnson School, Larsen Road, in Jackson recently to celebrate the school’s 40th anniversary. Howard C. Johnson School pupils perform for guests during a 40th anniversary celebration of the building that…

  • Give me calories, and the more the better

    Coda • GREG BEAN There was a story in the newspapers last week about a study done in New York City that found — and hold onto your hats here — that people don’t pay much attention to the calorie counts when they’re ordering meals from a fast-food place. You’ll remember that New York City…

  • Public invited to ‘Wounded Warriors’

    The Spotswood High School History Club will present a program titled “Our Wounded Warriors” at 2:45 p.m. Oct. 22 in the media center at the high school, Summerhill Road. The event will feature wounded warriors from the current and past conflicts. Community members are invited to attend. The history club recently raised more than $2,000…

  • Roast Beef Dinner on menu at church

    Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville, will host its annual Roast Beef Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. Oct. 25. Takeouts will be available after 5 p.m. The menu will included roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, relish platter, rolls and butter, beverage and homemade desserts. Tickets cost $13 for adults, $6 for children ages 5-12;…

  • Dinner proceeds to aid needy children

    Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick, will sponsor a Wine-Pairing Dinner to benefit Project Child and Casa de Luz Orphanage, Dominican Republic, beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Douglass College Campus Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. A cheese-andcracker welcome is set for 7 p.m. A four-course dinner with wine pairing at each course…

  • Meeting to shed light on N.J. verified voting

    Irene Goldman and Stephanie Harris of the Coalition for Peace Action of Princeton will lead a discussion titled “Will Your Vote Count? An Update on Verified Voting in New Jersey” at the next meeting of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township planned for 10 a.m. Oct. 21 in the courtroom of the Monroe…

  • Candlelit walking tours set at cemetery

    The East Brunswick Museum will offer self-guided candlelit walking tours of historic Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge Turnpike, near Rues Lane, East Brunswick, 5- 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 18. Living history re-enactors dressed in period costumes will portray historical individuals buried in the cemetery. More than 500 candles in bags will light the…

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