• Residents invited to ‘First Day Hike’ on Jan. 1

    The “First Day Hike” will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 1 at the Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. The 1.5-mile loop hike will be through the Mapleton Preserve, into the fields on the other side of Mapleton Road, along the D&R Canal and back to the preserve. The free…

  • AARP to offer tax return services

    The AARP Tax-Aide Program will offer free tax preparation for seniors and low-income individuals with simple taxes 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 3 to April 9, at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Trained volunteers will prepare e-filed federal and state tax returns free of charge. Bring a…

  • Program to explore environmental issues

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will offer the Environmental Stewards Program next year. The curriculum will introduce nonscientists to the science underlying key environmental issues in the Garden State. Leading authorities from academia are joined by colleagues from the government and nonprofit sectors to share understanding and insights with the students. The classes will…

  • North Brunswick to hold rabies clinic for pets

    North Brunswick will sponsor a free rabies clinic for dogs and cats 1-4 p.m. Jan. 10 at the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. The snow date is Jan. 17. Dog and cat licenses may be obtained at the clinic for the required fee. Payment is by check only. Dogs must be on a…

  • ‘Spamalot’ musical auditions to be held Jan. 3

    The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services will hold auditions for the 45th annual community theater musical “Spamalot” Jan. 3 at North Brunswick Township High School, 98 Raider Road. No experience is necessary. A meeting for the entire company and those interested in working behind the scenes will be held at 10…

  • Students prepare winter coats for distribution

    Winter coats for the homeless will be collected through Jan. 5 in East Brunswick and New Brunswick, and Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) students are ready to clean them for distribution. Dry-cleaning students in the School of Career Development will prepare the coats, which will be delivered to homeless men and women on…

  • It is time to consider school consolidation

    YOUR TURN Assemblywoman Donna Simon GUEST COLUMN Our school district landscape has remained largely unchanged throughout the last century, even in the face of significant geographic and population shifts. Small districts made sense a hundred years ago to provide students in rural areas with educational opportunities, but many rural communities have since become suburban, making…

  • Police and prison chaplain speaks out

    Protests of a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man continued around the country, and authorities said a march in California turned violent when masked demonstrators smashed windows and threw objects at police. Several businesses were looted and damaged during the march, and…

  • JCP&L rate proposal funds necessary projects

    In recent weeks, there have been letters to the editor and newspaper advertisements from a special interest group that have painted an unfair picture of Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L) proposed rate plan. As president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1289, representing more than 1,150 JCP&L employees, I know firsthand…

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