• Raiders expect to be part of volleyball White Division race

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent NORTH BRUNSWICK N orth Brunswick Township High School’s girls volleyball team returns several key players from a team that went 15-9 a year ago, and coach Jim Biolsi expects his team to contend for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division title this fall. The Raiders ended the regular season on…

  • Open-door policy

    South Brunswick Police Officer Bryan Sites shows children the inside of a police cruiser during National Night Out, held at Rowland Park in South Brunswick on Aug. 5.

  • Proud to be an American

    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12), right, presents Frank Puleio Jr. of North Brunswick with eight medals he earned for his service in World War II but had since lost during a ceremony on at VFW Post 5700 in Hightstown on Aug. 14. Puleio received the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle…

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    Sabiha Malik speaks to the crowd during the “Meet Your Muslim Neighbor” program at the South Brunswick Public Library Aug. 4. Malik emigrated from India to New York in 1967 and has lived in South Brunswick since 1979. In 2010, she organized the Senior Ladies Citizens Program at the Islamic Center of Central New Jersey…

  • Palestinian, rabbi to hold open dialogue

    A dialogue between a Palestinian activist and an Orthodox rabbi settler will take place at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Congregation Beth Mordecai, 224 High St., Perth Amboy. The discussion is free and open to all. For more information, visit www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-and-palestiniansbreak their-fast-together.

  • Meeting will focus on Berdines Corner section

    North Brunswick Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack and North Brunswick Township Council members will hold a community meeting 7-9 p.m. Aug. 28 in the court room of the Municipal Complex, 710 Hermann Road. The meeting will concentrate on the neighborhoods surrounding the municipal building and in the Berdines Corner section of the township. Representatives from the…

  • CPR training required for high school students

    Two new state laws that go into effect this fall will make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillators (AED) training mandatory in high schools. About 2,000 Americans under age 25 die of sudden cardiac arrest each year, according to a 2012 study in the journal “Pediatrics.” The American Heart Association estimates that there are…

  • Summer contest showcases writing talents of local teens

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Barnes & Noble offered local teens a chance to show off their writing skills through a new contest this summer. “We felt it was a way that we could get started, and we got a good response,” said Miriam Libove, community business development manager at Barnes &…

  • Celebrate suffrage on Women’s Equality Day

    A ug. 26 was Women’s Equality Day. Let’s celebrate the fact that women can vote. The late Bella Abzug introduced this resolution in 1971 to commemorate the passing of the 19th Amendment granting the right to vote, regardless of sex. Also, make sure your voter registration is up to date. Georgia Blair Shrewsbury

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