• N.B. Memorial Day 5K, ceremony May 25

    North Brunswick will hold its 30th Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk on May 25 at the North Brunswick Community Park, Route 130. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The walk begins at 8:30 a.m. and the run begins at 8:45 a.m. The fee is $20. Preregistered participants will receive a T-shirt and are eligible for prizes and…

  • Thanks extended for Earth Day cleanup effort

    On behalf of South Brunswick Township, I would like to express my sincere thanks to each and every one of the 550 volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules to celebrate Earth Day and make our township a cleaner place to live and work. Thanks to their tremendous effort, 686 bags of unsightly…

  • Community thanked for blood drive effort

    South Brunswick Community Blood Bank wants to thank the 151 friends and neighbors who took time out of a lovely spring Saturday to donate 142 much-needed units of blood. That includes 13 who did double-donations through the ALYX program. If you weren’t able to be with us, we’re hopeful you’ll join us next time, on…

  • Community urged to walk against cancer

    According to the National Cancer Institute, pancreatic cancer is diagnosed in more than 29,000 Americans every year. In Middlesex County, statistics from the state Department of Health and Senior Services indicate that from 2001 to 2005, there were 450 cases of pancreatic cancer, and 83 percent died from the disease. Pancreatic cancer is serious. It…

  • SPORTS

    The South Brunswick Athletic Association (SBAA) is sponsoring its first annual Coaches Baseball Game May 30 at 6:30 p.m. in Rowland Park. Softball and baseball coaches from all township leagues are stepping onto the field to demonstrate their athletic prowess during an evening of fun, food, prizes and games. Proceeds support SBAA recreation and travel…

  • In Long Branch, they don’t need no stinkin’ commission

    Coda • GREG BEAN Are your town elders being bothered by pesky members of the local Historical Commission who don’t want to tear down historic buildings so a new Starbucks can go up (attention, Milltown)? Then you ought to take a lesson from Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and his rubber stamp City Council (with…

  • New restaurant is ‘nacho’ average eatery

    Moe’s Southwest Grill opens in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — “Don’t buy lunch from a clown.” “A burrito is like life: a well-hidden mess.” “When the chips are down, get another basket.” These are just some of the sayings that adorn the walls of Moe’s Southwest Grill, which officially opened…

  • For the Record

    From the May 7 story “Holocaust survivor speaks of concentration camps,” several corrections need to be made. Sol Lurie spent four years in various concentration camps, from June 1941 to April 1945. As his family was trying to escape the impending war and headed toward the Russian border, they took a rest, and German soldiers…

  • NOTES

    Frank Blaisdell received a Library Champion Award from the New Jersey Library Association for continued and outstanding service to the Long Branch Free Public Library. He was joined at the April 28 ceremony by Kathryn Tarantino, library board president (l), and librarian Beatrice Priestly. Joseph Richichi, Long Branch, was ordained to the permanent diaconate at…

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