• Open houses at swim club begin May 22

    The nonprofit NoB Valley Swim Club, 367 Old Georges Road, North Brunswick, will hold an open house 5-7 p.m. May 22. The event will include a tour of the facilities, but no swimming. Open houses with pool and lawn games, arts and crafts, and prizes are also scheduled during 1-4 p.m. May 23, 24, 30…

  • Book, author luncheon May 20 in No. B’wick

    The Middlesex Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee will hold a book and author luncheon 1 p.m. May 20 at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick. Speaker will be Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout. For more information, email [email protected].

  • NBTHS choir car wash slated for May 16

    North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) choir will hold a car wash 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, Hermann Road (rain date is May 17). The cost is $8 for cars and $10 for SUVs and vans. Proceeds will benefit the choir’s trip to perform at Universal Studios,…

  • May 23 antique & NJ memorabilia auction

    The Historical Society of Ocean Grove continues its 2009 season of special fundraising events with the popular Memorial Day Weekend Auction on Saturday, May 23, at the Young People’s Temple in Ocean Grove. Preview is at 9 a.m., and the auction will commence at 11 a.m. Items to be auctioned include: cuckoo and vintage clocks,…

  • Philomusica Choir concerts May 16, 17

    Philomusica Choir will celebrate its 40th anniversary and the ordination of the Rev. John V. Polyak at Our Lady of Peace Parish with the concerts “Philomusica Celebrates Love,” 8 p.m. May 16, and 4 p.m. May 17 at the church at 277 Washington Place, North Brunswick. The concert will feature Pinkham’s Wedding Cantata, Brahms’ Liebeslieder…

  • Local nursery school helps the community

    The JCC of North & South Brunswick Nursery School at Congregation B’Nai Tikvah, North Brunswick, recently held several fundraisers to benefit the community at large. All of the classes collect tzedakah, or charity, at their weekly Shabbat parties. The students raised $50 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital with a $50 match, $180 for Jewish…

  • MCCC, Rutgers sign transfer agreement

    Mercer County Community College (MCCC), West Windsor, and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, have signed a new transfer agreement. Students completing MCCC’s Associate in Science degree in culinology may transfer up to 74 credits to Rutgers school of environmental and biological sciences toward a Bachelor of Science in food science. Culinology blends the food science and…

  • LMS teacher receives technology award

    Mike Buttitta, a technology education teacher at Linwood Middle School, has received the Teacher Excellence in Technology, Innovation, Design and Engineering award from the International Technology Education Association. Last year, Buttitta received an award from the New Jersey Technology Education Association’s Middle School Teacher Excellence Award.

  • N.B. Humane Association flea market May 30

    The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a flea market 9 a.m.-2p.m. May 30 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road, rain or shine. Dozens of vendors will be selling merchandise. All proceeds will go toward building a local animal shelter. For more information, call Linda at 732-274-2240.

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community