• Indian culture to be celebrated with exhibition, dance recital

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Indian culture will be celebrated on Dec. 13 when the nonprofit organization Agraj Seva Kendra hosts Asian Indian Heritage Day. The Four-H Indian Langoor Club is also presenting the event, which will be held at East Brunswick High School, 380 Cranbury Road. A free exhibition exploring the…

  • Seniors will offer Dec. 15 trip to Atlantic City

    Jamesburg Senior Citizens will host a Dec. 15 trip to the Golden Nugget Casino, Atlantic City. Sign-in is set for 10:15-10:45 a.m. The bus will depart at 11 a.m. from the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. Cost is $25 per person and includes transportation, $25 in slot play and a $5 food voucher. Participants…

  • Birdwatchers to seek bald eagles, rare geese on Birding Day

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A ruby-crowned kinglet is one of the birds that birdwatchers can expect to see when the Environmental Commission holds its winter Birding Day event. STEVE ALBERT EAST BRUNSWICK — The Environmental Commission will lead a day of birding around town on Dec. 20. Birding Day, which is held each winter…

  • Monroe stage set for ‘A Jazzy Nutcracker’

    Lustig Dance Theatre of New Brunswick will perform its second annual production of Graham Lustig’s “A Jazzy Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. Dec. 12, and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Monroe Township High School Performing Arts Center, 200 Schoolhouse Road, Monroe. The Christmas celebration set in the 1960s features a space-age battle scene,…

  • Experts focus on health, equitable communities

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Education, income and race can mean the difference between health and illness, and even life and death. “We know it’s there; the question is what to do about it,” said Dr. Robert Like, professor and director at the Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson…

  • Bills would toughen burglary laws

    Currently in New Jersey, burglary is a third-degree crime that does not carry a prison sentence for a first-time offender. A bill that sought to upgrade the charge for the unlawful break-in of a home from a third-degree offense to a second-degree crime — resulting in a five- to 10-year prison term if convicted —…

  • Police officers are ‘best-educated, best-trained’

    YOUR TURN PATRICK COLLIGAN GUEST COLUMN Our nation is reeling from two unfortunate tragedies: the death of Michael Brown and the death of Eric Garner. The reaction to these incidents shows that it will take a long time for our communities to heal, and our profession will be impacted forever by these two events. The…

  • Affordable housing picture is cloudy after COAH vote

    The failure of New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to reach an agreement on new third-round regulations for the state Supreme Court-mandated construction of housing for low-income residents has created confusion for municipalities now facing dramatic increases in litigation that would force towns to accept affordable housing projects. On Oct. 20, the COAH board…

  • Family grateful for love, care, support

    I t has been one year since the tragic passing of our daughter, Nicole. We received hundreds of cards, flowers, gifts, food and support from so many people, some of whom we have never even met. The Surace family would like to sincerely thank everyone, with all our heart, for all your love and support…

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