• Special Riders in need of program 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…

  • ‘Tartuffe’ comedy, dinner set for Dec. 14

    The Indian Cultural Society will present Molière’s comic masterpiece, “Tartuffe,” on Dec. 14 at North Brunswick Township High School, 98 Raider Road. Seating for the pre-dinner performance will begin at 2 p.m., with the curtain rising at 2:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. For the play only, seating begins at 6 p.m.…

  • Piano virtuoso performs at concert

    Piano virtuoso Neville Bharucha will visit North Brunswick from England on Dec. 13 for an evening of musical talent. Neville, 22, exhibited an inclination for classical music and started piano lessons when he was 4. By age 7, he was composing original short pieces. At age 9, he gave his first public piano recital at…

  • Catholic Charities launches fundraising campaign

    Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, will kick off the Champions for Catholic Charities campaign, a new fundraiser that replaces three annual fundraisers — the Flame of Charity Dinner, Bread & Roses Ball and Golf Classic — and is designed to attract the attention of a broader audience. Helping individuals and families in need through its…

  • Girl Scout receives Gold Award for recycling project

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — After two years of planning, researching and applying the finishing touches to her final Girl Scout initiative, Katie Kingsley has earned her Gold Award for an informative project on recycling. Kingsley, a 2014 North Brunswick Township High School graduate and a freshman at Texas A&M University, will…

  • Café owners hope residents hang out on the Corner

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Owners of the Corner Bakery Café at the Shoppes at North Brunswick want the location be more than a business in the township. That is why the café is accepting donations for parent teacher organizations (PTOs) at North Brunswick Township High School, Parsons Elementary and Livingston Park…

  • Former Club Bene demolished to make way for residences

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Councilman David McGill was not afraid to date himself when he recalled big names like Tony Bennett and Dean Martin visiting the former Club Bene at Route 35 and Old Spye Road. The club, which was slated for demolition on Nov. 25, was a national hotspot during…

  • Applications for art awards due next month

    The annual VSA/NJ Arts Achievement Awards, including the Student Arts Excellence Awards, will be presented to students with special needs who are ages 14-21 — not to exceed 12th grade — and show outstanding achievement in an art form. The Education in the Arts Awards will be presented to outstanding educators and administrators for establishing…

  • Scam seeks personal information via text

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Police Department is warning residents of a recent text-message scam. Recipients are contacted via text message by a fraudulent bank representative. The text indicates that there is an issue with a bank account and that certain personal information needs to be sent back via text or email to resolve…

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