• N.B. girl is jazzing up mask-decorating contest

    Is finalist in Zatarain’s ‘Savor the Art of Mardi Gras’ competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A local 12- year-old is participating in a “New Orleans Tradition.” The tagline for Zatarain’s food products applies to Claudia Doll, a sixth-grade student at Linwood Middle School who is a finalist in the company’s 2009…

  • OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…

  • Incumbents win primary for county freeholder board

    18 percent of Democrats chose county candidates BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Democrats recently voted for three incumbents to run against Republican candidates for the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders election in November. Incumbents James Polos and Ronald Rios ran uncontested for two three-year seats in a primary that was held June 2, receiving…

  • No. Brunswick Scouts out a new landscape

    Cub Scouts, DPW workers and Parks Dept. employees landscape sites in town BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The front of the North Brunswick municipal building has gotten a makeover recently. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARRY ROSSMANN Tiger Cub Scouts Pack 81 Den 17 of North Brunswick planted over 250 plants in front of the municipal building…

  • No. Bruns. adopts ordinance limiting commercial vehicles

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Township Council voted to adopt an ordinance limiting the number of commercial vehicles allowed to be parked in residential areas, during its public meeting June 1. As of July 1, the newly revised document allows only certain vehicles to be parked residentially, and only one per address.…

  • Islamic group holds groundbreaking for school

    First phase of expansion expected to take two years BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Hundreds of members of a townshipbased Islamic group were joined by South Brunswick officials for the groundbreaking of an expansion project at the religious organization’s 17-acre site. SCOTT FRIEDMAN A large crowd turned out in support of the groundbreaking festivities and…

  • Indie concert, Mr. Ray show slated in S.B.

    South Brunswick Department of Parks & Recreation will sponsor an acoustic night of indie music featuring four singer-songwriters 7-9 p.m. June 19. A children’s concert by Mr. Ray will be 7-9 p.m. June 26. Both are free at Beechwoods Park Gazebo, 137 Beekman Road and Route 1, Monmouth Junction (rain location South Brunswick Community Center…

  • Blood drive June 18 in South Brunswick

    New Jersey Blood Services will hold a blood drive noon-5:30 p.m. June 18 at South Brunswick Municipal Building, Route 522, Monmouth Junction. Eligible donors should be age 17 or older or 16 with parental consent, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in generally good health. People over 75 may donate with a doctor’s…

  • Farewell lunch for reverend June 14

    St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 142 Sand Hill Road, Monmouth Junction, will hold a farewell dinner to celebrate the ministry of Rev. Francis A. Hubbard, with a dinner June 12 at Pierre’s Restaurant, South Brunswick; and at the 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services June 14. The public is welcome to attend the reception and lunch…

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