• NBC cross country running down a great year

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Northern Burlington boys’ cross country team picked up four wins in a meet on Tuesday, September 22.     Northern Burlington defeated Cinnaminson (21-38), Palmyra (15-50), Trenton Catholic (15-50) and Burlington City (15-50).     Cinnaminson grabbed the top spot among the individual runners, but Northern Burlington captured seven of…

  • MANVILLE: This club’s members are hungry for more

    MANVILLE: This club’s members are hungry for more

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Staff Writer    The Manville Public Library has found 14 voracious readers who meet monthly during the Hungry Readers Book Club to share their thoughts on popular titles.    Organizer Beverly Ball began the club in January 2004, after the borough’s Recreation Commission asked for suggestions for new activities and groups for senior…

  • Rosary for world peace set for Oct. 10

    The Rosary for Peace in the World and for the United States of America will be recited at noon Oct. 10 at the Monroe Township Recreation Center, 120 Monmouth Road. The national day of prayer is sponsored by America Needs Fatima. Free rosaries will be available. All faiths are welcome to attend. For more information,…

  • Knights Dinner-Dance scheduled for Oct. 10

    Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will host its Past Grand Knights Dinner- Dance 7-11 p.m. Oct. 10 at the council hall, 30 Crescent Ave., Spotswood. The event will honor past leaders of the Knights and Columbiettes. Cost is $35 per person and includes a buffet dinner, beer, wine and soda and music by a…

  • Get the Led Out to perform in Monroe

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission will present Get the Led Out, a Led Zeppelin tribute band, in a heavy-metal rock concert set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Richard P. Marasco Theatre for the Performing Arts, Monroe Township High School, 1629 Perrineville Road. The Philadelphia-based group of six musicians will deliver Led Zeppelin’s…

  • Vehicle strikes house in Clearbrook

    MONROE — Police responded to an accident in which a vehicle struck a house at 8:57 a.m. Sept. 25 in the Clearbrook adult community. According to police, William Ruben, 88, of Monroe, was driving a 2000 Saturn SL2 on Basswood Plaza. As he turned onto Belmar Road, he struck a 2009 Toyota Camry being driven…

  • Fire-safety program set at senior center

    As part of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4- 10, the Spotswood Office on Aging, Arlington Avenue, will host a fire-safety presentation at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 5. Speaker will be Austin C. Kosik, Spotswood fire marshal. Guests will receive a free fire extinguisher or smoke/carbon monoxide detector (one per household while supplies last — all others…

  • 4-H open house Oct. 4 in East Brunswick

    The Middlesex County 4-H will host an open house 1-4 p.m. Oct. 4 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury and Fern Roads, East Brunswick. There are more than 25 different 4-H Clubs in all within Middlesex County. Attendees will be able to meet 4-H members and volunteer leaders, and there will also be petting zoos and…

  • Classes, programs set at S.R. Senior Center

    A variety of activities and events will take place during October at the South River Office on Aging/Senior Center, 55 Reid St. The center is open 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, but will be closed Oct. 12 to mark Columbus Day. The schedule is as follows: • fitness room — 9:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mondays-Fridays; • light-chair…

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