• Preschool classes begin in September

    The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will begin its fall preschool classes next month at Sabella Park Preschool, 1453 Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. Partners at Play is a one-hour play group for 2-year-olds that provides instructorguided time for songs, art, expression and free play. Parents must be present during class. Partners…

  • Thomas Edison Center seeks volunteers

    The historic Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park is seeking adult volunteers to assist in many of its programs at the center on Christie Street in Edison. Opportunities are available for docents to greet and guide visitors through the facility, assist with the museum’s programs, and help with historic interpretive material. The Thomas Edison Center…

  • Democracy requires action

    VIEWS Adam C. Uzialko For months news anchors have been pushing presidential politics on their audiences. I get it. Presidential politics is fun; it’s the big time, and the stakes are always high. But the wall-to-wall coverage of the two-party heavyweights betrays the real essence of democracy. Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief Byron Price first…

  • History and civics must be taught in school

    Educating future generations of American students in American History and Civics is a fundamental requirement for living in the United States. Any person who has run for elected office can attest to the lack of understanding of how county and local level government works or the positions and titles of the elected officials. Currently, the…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Waiting for a winning number at St. Rose of Lima Bingo, Freehold Borough, Aug. 22.

  • PGA pros, fans tee up windfall for Edison-area businesses

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Top: Bubba Watson, who is ranked No. 3 in the Golf-World Rankings, and Phil Mickelson (below), who has won five major championships in his career, will be teeing it up this week at the Barclays, the first event in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup, at the Plainfield Country Club. As the…

  • A&P closures affect 2 stores in Old Bridge

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Officials in Old Bridge Township are dealing with the anticipated closure of local supermarkets owned by The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., which announced mass layoffs this week due to impending bankruptcy. The closure of a local A&P market would bring with it the loss of 116 jobs…

  • Art finds a home in nature at Grounds For Sculpture

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A patron takes a solitary stroll through the Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township, an oasis of nature and art. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An escape from everyday life can be found in the sculpture garden and arboretum of Grounds For Sculpture. “I know it sounds cliché, but we are an…

  • What, no flux capacitor?

    We’re usually skeptical of such assertions, but luxury automaker Lexus recently announced it’s developing a working prototype of a hoverboard like the one that lead character Marty McFly rides (after time traveling forward to 2015) in the movie “Back to the Future II.” The company says the skateboard of the future employs magnetic levitation via…

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