• Police, Target team up to reward student leaders

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Ten township students who have been characterized as positive role models were treated to a holiday shopping spree at Target on Route 1. The two local police unions — Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 166 and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 51 — teamed up with Target for…

  • Show of support

    PHOTO COURTESY OF LT. JAMES RYAN Officers from the South Brunswick Police Department joined more than 25,000 officers from around the nation at the funeral for New York Police Department Officer Rafael Ramos in Queens, N.Y., on Dec. 27. Ramos was shot dead with his partner, Wenjian Lui, in their patrol car in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

  • Still-life exhibit opens at The Gallery

    “Okra” by James Occi Twenty-four local artists will exhibit works in “Classic Subjects: Still Life.” The exhibit, juried by Princeton artist Debra Weier, will run Jan. 16 to April 10 at The Gallery in the South Brunswick Municipal Building. An opening reception will be held 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 16. A still life can be humorous…

  • ABLE Act helps those with disabilities

    When your child or loved one has an intellectual or developmental disability, you spend a lot of time worrying about the future. That is why I was very grateful that Congress passed and President Barack Obama recently signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, also known as the ABLE Act. This legislation will allow…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An estimated 10,000 men, women and children in lavish costumes twirled and strutted down Broad Street in Philadelphia during the annual Mummers Parade on Jan. 1.

  • South Brunswick veterans invited to participate in legacy project

    The Aging in Place Partnership (AIPP) and South Brunswick High School students will collaborate to create the seventh installation of “Living Legacies: Our Veterans, Their Stories,” a presentation based on the stories shared by local veterans. The project consists of student interviews with area veterans who live in South Brunswick or participate in the South…

  • Residents’ artwork on display in exhibition

    The Stein Assisted Living Residence, 350 Demott Lane, Somerset, will present the “Thru Your Eyes” art exhibition 1:30- 3:30 p.m. Jan. 11. The public is invited to explore the completed artwork of residents who participated in an 11-month art workshop. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 732-568- 1155 or email [email protected].

  • Alchemists to perform ‘Theatre Revue 2015’

    The Alchemist Theatre Company of North Brunswick Township High School will present “Theatre Revue 2015” Jan. 16 and 17 at the school, Raider Road. For the shows at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17, tickets are $8 for students and seniors or $10 for adults. At a special 1 p.m. Jan. 17 show, all tickets…

  • Cards for massacre victims’ kin will be sent to Pakistan

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Sunna Baig, from left, Rabia Malik, Sarah Malik and Samia Baig make cards that are being sent to Peshawar, Pakistan, in the wake of the mass murder last month. PHOTO COURTESY OF AZRA BAIG SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A local family has started a letter-writing and card-making campaign for families and…

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