• Longhouse to be focus of event at county park

    Structure was type of home used by natives of N.J. area Area residents are invited to step back in history on Saturday and help members of Intertribal American Indians of New Jersey build a traditional native dwelling called a longhouse. Longhouses, not tepees, were the type of homes favored by the natives in this region…

  • Joseph DiPaolo

    Mr. DiPaolo, 85, of New Jersey, died July 24, 2009, at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Edison. He resided in Maine, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada before returning to New Jersey six years ago. He was a postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Portland, Maine, for 20 years, retiring in 1988. He was…

  • Health coverage needed for residents age 50-64

    Our leaders are tackling health care reform for America in earnest and there are many points to consider. One of them should be expanding health care coverage for boomers. Fifty- to 64-year-olds need to be part of the reform equation. The numbers tell the story. According to AARP, nearly one in five Americans, 63 million…

  • Nominations now taken for Chandlee Award

    Nominations are being accepted for the Ann Marie Chandlee Heritage Award 2009, with submission deadline Sept. 1. The award will be presented at the 27th annual Heritage Day Festival Sept. 26. The Heritage Day Committee of North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services seeks nominations for a township resident who has been dedicated…

  • Sports Shorts

    The South Brunswick Athletic Association (SBAA) fall baseball is open to players entering first through sixth grades. Out of town players may play for an additional fee of $20. There will be 3 leagues: • Division 12 — Players entering first and second grades this September will play together using Junior Farm 2 rules (coaches…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff The North Brunswick Young Adult Drama Group rehearses a scene of “Seussical,” which they will perform this weekend at North Brunswick Township High School. For story, see page 3.

  • Joanne Chirico Molski

    Mrs. Molski, 54, of North Brunswick, died July 21, 2009, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She resided in Milltown and New Brunswick prior to relocating to North Brunswick in 1993. She was a hairdresser at Millennium Hair Design, Dayton section of South Brunswick, until two months ago. She is survived by her husband…

  • August is Children’s Vision and Learning Month

    I’m writing to commend Gov. Jon Corzine for recently declaring August Children’s Vision and Learning Month in New Jersey. The goal of this observance is to help educate parents and teachers about the critical link between vision and learning. As parents prepare students for the coming school year with new clothes and supplies — as…

  • Sites sought for Middlesex historic markers

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission have announced the continuation of the Historic Marker Project in which the freeholder board gifts historic markers to local historic sites and communities throughout Middlesex County. The markers are 26-by-30-inch cast aluminum plaques in black, premounted on 7- foot poles, and…

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