• New student director at First Baptist Church of Red Bank

    New student director at First Baptist Church of Red Bank

    Kerris Ackley has joined Red Bank’s First Baptist Church (FBC) as a new student director. Kerris is dedicated to guiding EDGE youth by using activities, coupled with Christian development. Now at FBC RedBank Thursday night EDGE group gatherings, he has games and talks about life. He plans to quickly add on casual one-on-one meetings during…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    The following local students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, have been named to the honors list for the spring semester: From Old Bridge: Timothy Black, Gina Colamonico, Nia Parris, Valerie Rapaglia and Thomas Galante. From Laurence Harbor: Leslie Owens. From Sayreville: Jessica Villano. To qualify for the honors list, a student…

  • Halloween party open to children of all ages, abilities

    Halloween party open to children of all ages, abilities

    Children of all ages, especially those with special needs, are invited to partake in the Halloween Party For All from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 22 at East Brunswick Elks Lodge 2370, 21B Oakmont Ave., East Brunswick. There will be a free dance party, pumpkin painting, face painting, refreshments, a deejay and a costume…

  • Anti-inflammatory diet discussion at Metuchen Library Oct. 12

    Anti-inflammatory diet discussion at Metuchen Library Oct. 12

    An anti-inflammatory diet for optimal health discussion will be held from 7-8 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue. Many common conditions including heart disease, diabetes, cancer and arthritis have been linked to chronic inflammation. Scientists are studying the connection between diet and inflammation in the body. Eating the right…

  • Senior programs include Civil War lesson, Halloween bash

    Senior programs include Civil War lesson, Halloween bash

    South Brunswick resident members age 55 and older may attend the following events in October at the Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road/Route 522, in the municipal complex, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick:   Christine Rodriguez, outreach worker from the Puerto Rican Action Board, will accept LIHEAP/USF applications for the 2017-18 heating season from 9:30…

  • Hadassah to present workshop on compassion prior to Yom Kippur

    Hadassah to present workshop on compassion prior to Yom Kippur

    The East Brunswick Chapter of Hadassah will present “Mindfulness, Compassion and Forgiveness” with Tracy Fink at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Temple B’Nai Shalom, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick in preparation of Yom Kippur. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call Liz Salston at 732-390-0064.

  • JCC Trip to Kykuit and Union Church Oct. 18

    JCC Trip to Kykuit and Union Church Oct. 18

    The Jewish Community Center (JCC) is holding a trip to the Hudson Valley, which will include a guided tour of Kykuit, the hilltop paradise home to four generations of the Rockefeller family and Union Church, which contains a stained glass window by Henri Matisse (his last work of art) as well as nine windows by…

  • East Brunswick Library celebrates sign-up month

    East Brunswick Library celebrates sign-up month

    The East Brunswick Library joins libraries across the country in celebrating National Library Card Sign-up Month this September. The library, located at 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, will host a prize drawing for anyone who signs up for a library card during the entire month, courtesy of the East Brunswick Friends of the Library. Library…

  • The 2018 calendar to highlight historical moments in South Brunswick

    The 2018 calendar to highlight historical moments in South Brunswick

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – “Life is people.” Randy Marsola, technology librarian at the South Brunswick Library, says he often thinks about what former Mayor Joseph Spataro, who passed away last month at age 100, said to him during an interview in 2014. The phrase is especially fitting as Marsola is working to revitalize the South Brunswick…

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