• VSA New Jersey seeks writers for competition

    The Unlimited Potential Theater Co., a project of VSA New Jersey, is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays for its 21st annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all New Jersey writers age 18 and over. Submissions by writers with disabilities are encouraged. All works will be juried by…

  • Cooperative Extension to celebrate centennial with garden field day

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Rutgers Cooperative Extension will celebrate its centennial in 2014 by commemorating the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, which established a system of cooperative extension services. The anniversary will be marked 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Aug. 16 as part of the Rutgers orga- nization’s garden field day and open house at the Middlesex…

  • Seniors offering trip to Chicago, Pittsburgh

    The St. Stan’s Senior Club, Sayreville, will sponsor an Oct. 2-9 trip to Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Pittsburgh. The excursion will include seven nights’ lodging and 11 meals. Cost is $1,050. The Chicago portion of the trip will feature a guided tour of the city and a dinner show. Participants will tour the University…

  • Male volunteers needed for camp

    The Muscular Dystrophy Association is searching for 20 men to volunteer at its Summer Camp for one week in August. The camp will be held Aug. 16-22 at Happiness is Camping in Hardwick. Volunteer counselors are needed to assist young people with neuromuscular diseases and help them enjoy a week at the camp. Volunteer applicants…

  • ‘Super-bug’ threat spurs push to limit antibiotics for livestock

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Dr. John Sensakovic, an infectious disease specialist, speaks about the potential danger of the overuse of antibiotics. Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin stands at right. KATHY CHANG/STAFF State Assemblywoman Nancy J. Pinkin (D-Middlesex) is calling on Congress to curb certain antibiotics in livestock feed and ban feeding antibiotics to healthy animals. The…

  • Big-band music next up at concert series

    The Old Bridge Cultural Arts will continue its free Summer Concert Series 2014 with a big-band performance by the Old Bridge Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. July 30 at Geick Park, off Route 516. In the event of rain, the concert will be canceled. Audience members should bring a lawn chair and blanket. Admission is…

  • Jimmy Fund Golf extends their thanks

    Jimmy Fund Golf extends its sincerest thanks to the organizers and sponsors of the Edison branch’s annual Charity Golf Outing held June 16 at Beacon Hill Country Club, Atlantic Highlands. Special recognition and appreciation goes to Allison Spiro, Ted Beal Jr. and the committee that organized the event. The dedicated sponsors, participants and volunteers helped…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Yellow daisies add sparkle to a summer day.

  • Fantastic New Jersey ‘firsts’

    YOUR TURN MICHELE S. BYERS GUEST COLUMN A lthough New Jersey is not our “First State” — that honor goes to Delaware — this state we are in has an amazing roster of “firsts.” As we celebrate 350 years, it is a great time to look back on some of these firsts. Perhaps the best-known…

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