• SPORT SHORTS

    Monroe Sports Center’s Junior Team Tennis League will be Sept. 11 and run through January and early February 2016. The league, for players 6 to 18-years-old, offers players a friendly but competitive format where the main focus is on teamwork and player development. Matches are Fridays (8:30-10 p.m. and Saturdays (7-8:30 p.m. or 8:30-10 p.m.)…

  • Edison’s Zanfordino aims for a strong senior season

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Edison High School’s John Zanfordino has hopes of playing college baseball and looks for a big senior season with the Eagles in order to help achieve that goal. In many respects, John Zanfordino’s senior year at Edison High School will be the most important of his young life. Zanfordino has played…

  • JCC to host BBQ to mark end of summer

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison, will hold an end of summer indoor BBQ 12 p.m. Aug. 18, with entertainment at 1 p.m. “Chef Nona” will prepare the food, and Joey Arminio with Stiletto and the Saxman will provide music. The cost is $16 for Community Campus members or…

  • Top four reasons why you should try aqua fitness classes

    Summer is in full swing and now is a great time to get into fitness classes in the pool. Five Star Aquatics in Edison offers aqua fitness three times a week in their heated, indoor swimming pool. Exercising in the water is a fun and unique way to stay in shape all year long. Wondering…

  • Sports eyewear shopping tips

    Thousands upon thousands of sports-related injuries affect children and adults each year. Prevent Blindness estimates that water and pool activities, followed by basketball and then baseball/softball account for more sports-related eye injuries than any other sports. Male athletes are twice as likely to suffer from sports-related eye injuries than female athletes, but all athletes should…

  • JCC offers Lego camps and math program

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, will offer the following Lego programs the week of Aug. 17-21: A Lego Camp/Workshop for K-2 students, 9 a.m.-noon, and for grades 3-6 students, 1-4 p.m. A weeklong intensive program will instruct children how to design and build Lego motorized machines, houses, pyramids,…

  • ‘Christmas in July’ warms hearts in Edison shelter

    EDISON — Christmas came early for children and their parents at the township’s Ozanam Family Shelter. The Brunswick Memorial Home, an East Brunswick funeral home, hosted “Christmas in July” at the shelter on July 18. “People often remember the children in shelters around Christmastime; it was wonderful to spread a little bit of Christmas on…

  • Group to celebrate India’s Independence

    The Indo American Cultural Society of Edison is partnering with Man Making Group and the First Presbyterian Church of Iselin to serve as the hosts to the Flag Hoisting Ceremony and 69th Independence Day of India Celebration from 12-3 p.m. Aug. 15. The event will feature patriotic songs, cultural dance performances by children from dance…

  • Woodbridge cooling centers help residents survive summer heat

    WOODBRIDGE — Cooling centers throughout the township are offering residents a way to beat the heat this summer. The township’s Department of Health & Human Services, the Multi-Service Division on Aging, and the Office of Emergency Management have established cooling centers at various township facilities, where residents can get air-conditioned relief from high temperatures, Mayor…

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