• Fundraising with a kick

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top left: Instructors warm up at the Family Karate Super Center of North Brunswick just before the fourth annual Kicks 4 Kids kick-a-thon on Nov. 14 to benefit the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund. Above: Nathan Leiby, 8, of Milltown, puts on an exhibition. Left: Youngsters practice their moves.

  • Senior center to throw December birthday bash

    South Brunswick seniors age 55 and older are invited to celebrate a birthday luncheon at 11 a.m. Dec. 23 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction. There will be games, a special lunch menu and birthday cake. Any resident whose birthday is in the month of December should sign up by Dec.…

  • Pierogi, blintz sale underway in Sayreville

    St. Stanislaus Kostka Rosary Altar Society, Sayreville, is holding its Fresh Pierogi and Blintz Sale for the holidays. Many varieties of pierogi, including cheese, cottage cheese, potato, potato and cheddar cheese, potato and onion, sauerkraut, sauerkraut and mushroom, are available. Cheese, apricot, blueberry, cherry and strawberry blintzes are offered. Cost is $4.95 per dozen for…

  • Agricultural scholarship available for students

    New Jersey residents who are seniors in high school and are planning a career in agriculture or science may apply for the New Jersey Agricultural Achievement Award. One winner will be selected and awarded a scholarship to honor their achievements. The New Jersey Agricultural Achievement Award, sponsored by Amy Butewicz, a former New Jersey Equestrian…

  • ON CAMPUS

    The following students have been named to the president’s list at Berkeley College for the summer 2014 semester: Paul Martens of Dayton, Dover campus; Mike Fu of Monmouth Junction, Woodbridge campus; and Gabriela Romero of North Brunswick, Woodbridge campus. The following students have been named to the dean’s list at Berkeley College for the summer…

  • National Merit Scholarship program commends North Brunswick students

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Eight students from North Brunswick Township High School have been commended in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Misbah Alam, Huafeng Fan, Moksh Gudala, Kangmin Lee, Taylor Lodise, Nimisha Nandankar, Katrina Shelton and Akhil Yerra received letters of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corp., which conducts the program. The students placed…

  • 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…

  • Writer says group ‘creates fear’

    Clean Ocean Action (COA) is trying to stop off-shore oil exploration by stopping the use of seismic airguns. In addition to research for oil, the same technology (airguns) is a key tool for studying the earth. A current project is for a consortium of academics — led by Rutgers University — to use airguns to…

  • Legislator supports later breakfast

    Students who eat a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast tend to be healthier, have longer attention spans and are more likely to succeed in school. For this reason, I have sponsored legislation that was recently signed into law that would encourage schools to move their breakfast programs to after the first bell of the day in order…

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