• Disability advocates help college expand assistive technology lab

    Middlesex County College (MCC) received a grant for almost $15,000 from the Assistive Technology Advocacy Center of Disability Rights New Jersey. The grant will allow the college to enhance and expand its own Assistive Technology Lab in Johnson Learning Center on the Edison campus. The Assistive Technology Lab, which is administered by Seham Mohamed, assistive…

  • Sanjay Dhruv

    Sanjay Dhruv, 49, of Monmouth Junction, passed away May 6, 2015, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in India and lived in Edison before moving to the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick 15 years ago. Sanjay was a computer engineer for AT&T in Middletown for the past 23 years.…

  • Embrace an active outdoor lifestyle

    Blue skies and warm weather entice people to enjoy the great outdoors. For many people, few things are more enjoyable than soaking up some rays and breathing in some fresh air. Moderate temperatures help make many outdoor activities that much more enjoyable. But even if the weather isn’t perfect, individuals can make the best of…

  • Tim Howard kicks off Tourette campaign

    International soccer superstar Tim Howard will kick off a yearlong Tourette syndrome awareness campaign on June 4 at Rutgers University’s soccer stadium on Busch campus. Howard, who originates from North Brunswick, will speak about soccer, the World Cup and life with Tourette syndrome. Children under age 17 can register for a soccer clinic with the…

  • North Brunswick police to discuss communities

    The North Brunswick Police Department invites residents to attend a night of reflection on community and policing 6:30- 9:30 p.m. May 28 at New Destiny Family Worship Center, 1330 Livingston Ave., North Brunswick. Topics include community perceptions, policing today, internal affairs and reporting incidents, how the community feels about the police, developing relationships and building…

  • Flower power

    PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Above left: Master Gardener Susan Roberts, second from right, of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, talks with Fran Tesauro, right, during a gardening program held at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home of Menlo Park in Edison on May 12. Above: Vern Peck, left, and his wife,…

  • Breakfast event benefits food bank

    Knights of Columbus Council No. 11378 from Our Lady of Peace Church in North Brunswick will hold a fundraising breakfast 8-10 a.m. June 6 at Applebee’s, 324 Ryders Lane, Milltown. Tickets cost $10 each. For more information, call 732-322- 0765 or email [email protected]. All proceeds will benefit the North Brunswick Food Bank.

  • Tennis lessons offered at Renaissance courts

    The North Brunswick Recreation Department will offer summer tennis lessons based on racquet handling, ball control, rules and etiquette. Lessons will be held on Sundays, July 12 to Aug. 16, at the Renaissance Park tennis courts. Classes for ages 5-7 are 9-10 a.m.; ages 8-10, 10-11 a.m.; ages 11-13, 11 a.m. to noon; and age…

  • Butterfly house set to reopen for summer

    The grand reopening of the butterfly house inside Davidson’s Mill Pond Park will be 10 a.m. to noon on June 6. The house will be open to the public 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday and Sunday in June, July and August. The “hoop house” is filled with plants that feed and shelter butterflies and…

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