• Public invited to first-ever Rutgers Day

    In recognition of Rutgers University’s unique relationship with the people of New Jersey, we are opening our doors to the public for the first-ever Rutgers Day on April 25. In difficult economic times, it is more important than ever to connect the university’s resources to those we serve. On Rutgers Day, all New Jerseyans are…

  • Mama tried, but he still loves country

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Our young Huey has a great love for music. He researches it, sings it and has been known to play it at house-shaking volume, which has me sounding like my own loving mother: “Turn that dang thing down!” But Huey has always had what I thought to be…

  • Resident asks: Where are young girls to look for guidance?

    Your Turn Guest Column • Lynn Petrovich Inever thought I’d say this, but I owe a debt of gratitude to Britney Spears. Flipping through TV channels the other day, I caught her latest music video, “Womanizer,” which is an epic piece of titillating entertainment that perfectly captures Ms. Spears’ deep appreciation of feminism. I believe…

  • Catherine E. McCabe

    Ms. McCabe, 52, of Cream Ridge, formerly of Freehold and Jackson, died April 5, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a veterinary technician for 25 years. Ms. McCabe is survived by her companion, Cirillo Domingues of Cream Ridge; a son, Philip Lowenburg, and his girlfriend, Tara Silke, of Jackson; two daughters, Crystal…

  • Nancy C. Rogers

    Mrs. Rogers, 70, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Jan. 15, 2009, at Treasure Coast Hospice, Stuart, Fla. She resided in Rumson, prior to relocating to Hobe Sound in 1990. She was a retired registered nurse. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Lawrence C. Rogers of Hobe Sound; a daughter, Mary Challenger Field…

  • Family vacation: the good the bad and the flat ugly

    Coda • GREG BEAN When I was a kid, family vacations were a special level of hell reserved for the worst miscreants imaginable. And it wasn’t the Hades we learned about in Bible class, the kind of place you go after a long lifetime of misdeeds. Nope, family vacations were a more immediate form of…

  • Making a ‘racquet’

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tony “The Pro” Esposito, of North Brunswick, returns a shot while playing paddleball at Bicentennial Park in East Brunswick on Sunday.

  • N.B. council honors scholar award recipients

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Pamela Habib NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council honored two Department of Parks & Recreation Scholar Athlete Artist award recipients for April at their public meeting April 7. Pamela Habib is a senior at North Brunswick Township High School. She is an honor roll student and member of the National…

  • Police use checkpoints for DWI enforcement

    Program to run through end of prom and graduation season As high school celebrations get underway this spring, municipal and county law enforcement officers will be setting up driving while intoxicated checkpoints designed to ensure the safety of teenagers and others on the roads. The checkpoint program, financed with a $29,975 grant from the state…

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