• South Brunswick teams winners at GMC Relays

    VARSITY REPORT By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent North Brunswick Township High School’s Anthony Lupo (right) slides safely back to first base during the Raiders’ April 29 game with Colonia High School in North Brunswick. The Patriots edged the Raiders, 7-6. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR South Brunswick High School’s girls and boys track teams hosted and won…

  • The Spirit of the Jerseys

    TOP PICK Experience five centuries of New Jersey’s history all in one place at the annual Spirit of the Jersey State History Fair — a historical festival for all ages on May 9 at its new location at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. This free, award-winning event — running 11 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or…

  • North Brunswick sets prom for seniors

    The annual North Brunswick Senior Prom will be held 4:30-7 p.m. June 5 at the North Brunswick Senior Center, 15 Linwood Place, North Brunswick. There will be dinner, dancing and live entertainment. Admission is $5. To tickets, call 732-618-2222.

  • Township seniors invited to celebrate

    The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services will once again hold Birthday Bashes for senior citizens age 90 and over as part of its National Older Americans Month celebration. The May 14 luncheon at the South Brunswick Senior Center will honor residents of Cranbury, East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Milltown, North Brunswick, South Brunswick and…

  • ‘Work’ it out

    Amboy Bank President George E. Scharpf welcomes a growing group of children at Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 23. The children of the employees in the administration building were treated to breakfast and a day of activities that focused on learning about banking and saving money. Amboy Bank has 22…

  • The Avengers Are Back

    In theaters now By Paul Hall Summer at the movies is about big-budget blockbusters and things that go boom at the box office. It’s about sequels and prequels and the biggest stars in the business. It’s also been about superheroes and this year is no exception as Avengers: Age of Ultron rolls into a multiplex…

  • ‘Gotham’ star Ben McKenzie happy on direction of series

    By Jacqueline Cutler Ben McKenzie’s clear-eyed stare makes him the perfect cop, as he proved on “Southland” and continues to prove on FOX’s “Gotham,” whose first season ends Monday, May 4. “As we begin the series, he is an old-fashioned hero, a man of principle, a veteran,” McKenzie says of his character, James Gordon. “He…

  • Sergeant to discuss scams for seniors

    South Brunswick Police Sgt. Eugene Rickle will present the annual Fraud and Scam Prevention Talk at 12:30 p.m. May 28 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction. This program is open to South Brunswick residents age 55 and older. For more information, call 732-329-4000, ext. 7670.

  • Gardening workshops offered on May 23

    Middlesex County’s Rutgers Cooperative Extension will host two free garden workshops on May 23 at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. “Beyond Organics: Lawn & Landscapes Without Pesticides” will be held 10 a.m. to noon, teaching homeowners how to have a beautiful lawn and garden without…

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