• Fall festival will include bobbing for apples

    Kendall Park Baptist Church will hold its fall festival from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the church, 3583 Route 27, Franklin Park. The rain date is Oct. 24. There will be a moon bounce, face painting, photo booth, bobbing for apples, kids crafts, games, refreshments and more. There is no admission…

  • Navratri celebration kicks off Oct. 16

    The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey will hold its Grand Navratri Garba celebration from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 16, 17, 23 and 24 at Crossroads Middle School South, 195 Major Rd., Monmouth Junction, and from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 at South Brunswick High School, 750 Ridge Rd.,…

  • Purple for Pappas 5K marks one-year anniversary of teacher’s tragic death

    Family members of Aubrey Pappas, a Linwood Middle School teacher who was killed in a motor vehicle accident last year, attend the Purple for Pappas 5K memorial run on Oct. 4. PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH CARRION NORTH BRUNSWICK — More than 700 people came out to support the family of a beloved teacher who was…

  • Newest citizens achieve ‘very, very great dream’

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Elizabeth Pantoleon (left to right), Diosaira Olivo and Maria Naranjo are about to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony held by the U.S. Immigration Service at Middlesex County College Oct. 1. PHOTOS BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Surrounded by friends and family, 46 Middlesex…

  • Longtime realtor will be honored at Care to Walk

    This year’s Care to Walk event will be dedicated in the memory of Gloria Zastko. As a business owner and lifetime local resident of North Brunswick, Zastko had always been an active member and generous supporter of the community – and an avid supporter of the annual 5K in honor of cancer survivors and those…

  • Ronald McDonald House provides the comforts of home

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Ronald McDonald shares a smile and some fun with children at a Ronald McDonald House, which provides “home away from home” for families facing a child’s medical challenges. PHOTO COURTESY OF RONALD McDONALD HOUSE The hardships of family life — whether great or small — are usually ironed out at…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Women to hold walk against domestic violence The South Brunswick Commission on Women is sponsoring its third annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk at 9 a.m. on Oct. 17 at the Wetherill Historic Site, 269 Georges Road, Dayton. Admission is a shoebox filled with personal hygiene products, new socks and/or new underwear. The boxes will…

  • Here come the crossovers

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Now the best-selling rides on the road, a bounty of new crossover SUVs are coming to market as roomier and more practical alternatives to both small and midsize sedans Car-based crossover SUVs are the hottest items in the auto business these days. Crossover sales were up by 14.3 percent over…

  • Jacked up

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My husband has changed three punctured tires in the last few months. There’s no mystery about the flats. We live five miles in on a dirt road and there are several houses under construction. I’m sure debris bounces out of the trucks and we drive over nails or screws. I…

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