• Certified chess coach to instruct youngsters

    The North Brunswick Department of Parks & Recreation will hold Chess for Kids 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 8 to Feb. 12, at the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road. Children age 6 and up, whether beginners or advanced, will be instructed by Alexander Braylovskiy, a certified chess coach. The cost is $75 for residents or $85…

  • Evening of reflection to honor life of MLK

    The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will host a celebration to mark the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a program of thought, reflection, music and refreshments at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road.

  • American Legion essay contest features safety

    The American Legion Safety Essay Contest, administered by American Legion Post 401 in South Brunswick, will be themed “What Safety Means to Me” this year. Students who live in South Brunswick and attend the sixth, seventh or eighth grade at a public, private or parochial school may write an essay of 300 to 450 words.…

  • South African cuisine snapped up

    By JACK MURTHA Correspondent Warren Pala’s Braaitime churns out about 10,000 pounds of biltong every month. Pala recently quit his corporate technology job and expanded the Keansburg-based business. I t took a move to America for Warren Pala to learn — and eventually master — how to make a staple of South African cuisine. And…

  • Essay contest open to students on break

    The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) Kid’s Corner is hosting a special Winter Essay Contest to encourage students to read during winter vacation. Students in grades 3-12 at a public or private school are invited to read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and tell CLF through their essay how the main character grows…

  • Scholarships available in Middlesex, Union

    The Sue Marion Memorial Scholarship Fund is offering three scholarships of $2,000 to students residing in Middlesex and Union counties who are matriculating at religious colleges and universities. To be eligible, students must currently be attending a religious college or university as a freshman, sophomore or junior; have a 2.75 GPA and submit grades from…

  • Growing old is a gift

    GIRL TALK Clare Marie Celano “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” — Satchel Paige, 1971 I recently picked up a Neil Diamond CD with his photo on the cover during the days when he was at the height of his career in the 1970s. “I remember when he…

  • Antidote offered in war on heroin

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Top: Shawn McCaffery, director of Project Lazarus, addresses the growing concerns about heroin as the Hope Cathedral in Jackson hosts the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Project Lazarus for an evening of drug awareness, support and recovery on Dec. 16. The program included the distribution of Narcan, a heroin overdose…

  • Special Riders program in need of volunteers

    The Heads Up Special Riders program at Hasty Acres Farm, Kingston section of South Brunswick, is seeking volunteers to help children with special needs in a therapeutic horseback riding program. Volunteers are not required to have any equestrian skills to be able to support the riders with special needs. Teens and adults are welcome. For…

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