• Pharmacist wins award for political involvement

    Ritesh Shah SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Pharmacist and business entrepreneur Ritesh Shah will receive the 2014 Andrew J. Preston Political Action Award. The award is presented to New Jersey Pharmacists Association members who exhibit an outstanding effort in the political arena to benefit their profession and patients within the community. The award will be presented to…

  • All aboard

    Patrons watch trains circle the track during the Raritan Valley Hi-Railers’ exhibit at Our Lady of Peace in North Brunswick on Sept. 6.

  • Back-to-school week brings optimism

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Schools opened for the new school year in North and South Brunswick last week. Students in both districts headed back to school on Sept. 4. In South Brunswick, new Superintendent of Schools Jerry Jellig — who replaced the retired Gary McCartney — welcomed more than 9,000 students back into the…

  • Largest Networking Party a ‘phenomenal showcase’

    The 22nd annual Largest Networking Party sponsored by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce is set for 5-8 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. Every year for more than two decades, the Middlesex chamber has hosted the Largest Networking Party (LNP), a networking tour de force intended to…

  • Photo

    Bill and Anna Scruggs check out the trains rolling by during the Raritan Valley Hi-Railers’ exhibit at Our Lady of Peace Parish in North Brunswick on Sept. 6.

  • Bulletin Board

    – Environmental bike tour set for Sept. 21 The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will sponsor its 14th annual Water Wheels Bicycle Tour beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership Headquarters, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. Registration is set for 8:30 a.m. The event will take place rain or shine. The…

  • Middlesex County WCR’s Bras for a Cause event to be held Sept. 19

    The Middlesex County Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) is partnering with the American Cancer Society to pursue a cure for cancer with the Third Annual Bras for a Cause, to be held Sept. 19 from 6-10 p.m. at Ria Mar, 100 John St., South River. Cancer touches the lives of everyone; each…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Southwind Cartier reached the winner’s circle for the first time in her young career in the $35,000 Marion Dancer Trot on Sept. 4 at Freehold Raceway. The daughter of Muscle Hill had the lead at every call and won by a half-length over Rules of the Road (Muscle Hill), and it was two lengths to…

  • Edison football hopes to build off last year’s success

    By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Edison High School’s Joe Kim tries to run past Woodbridge High School defenders in a scrimmage in Edison on Aug. 26. The Eagles’ season kicks off this weekend. EDISON T he 2013 season represented one of the few times in head coach Matt Fulham’s nine-year career that the Edison High School…

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