• Going for two

    South Brunswick High School’s Jaier Garrett goes up for two points against Monroe Township High School during the Monroe Sports Complex High School Summer League game played on July 3. The Raiders squeaked out a 42-40 win.

  • Rugged Maniac 5K coming to Raceway Park July 12-13

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The 50-foot waterslide is one of the highlights of the Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race coming to Raceway Park on July 12-13. Competitors will tackle 25 obstacles, including a tunnel and fire, during the 5K race. Raceway Park has been witness to legendary races over the years, but nothing quite…

  • Matawan teen graduates to featured role in ‘Grease’

    Ian Laudano of Matawan will play Kenickie in Phoenix Productions’ rendition of “Grease.” I an Laudano of Matawan will play Kenickie in Phoenix Productions’ revival of the Broadway musical, “Grease,” coming to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank starting July 11. A June graduate of Matawan Regional High School, Ian will begin attending Montclair…

  • Bubble Palooza

    Runners get lathered up with bubbles during Bubble Palooza, a 3-mile “bubble race” held at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick on June 28.

  • ‘Bar Mitzvah’ has no guest of honor, but plenty of laughs

    By DAVID MICHAEL LIEBERFARB David Michael Lieberfarb appears verklempt at his own bar mitzvah in 1961. The first thing you need to know about “David Michael Finkelstein’s Bar Mitzvah” is that the title character never makes an appearance. Nor do any other 13-year-olds. “David Michael Finkelstein’s Bar Mitzvah,” now playing at the Forum Theatre in…

  • Carey sworn to five-year term as county prosecutor

    Andrew C. Carey A fter serving for more than a year in an acting capacity, Andrew C. Carey has officially been named prosecutor for Middlesex County. Carey was sworn in to begin a five-year term June 27 during a ceremony at the Middlesex County Administration Building in New Brunswick. State Superior Court Judge Travis L.…

  • Theater camp urges youth to reach for stars

    By AMY ROSEN EDISON — As a child, when all the other kids were playing Little League, Michael Taubenslag was performing in theater productions with his family. His father, Elliot Taubenslag, was the first professional children’s theater director in New York City and the founder of Taubenslag Productions, according to Michael. The company began its…

  • Candidate kits ready for Board of Education

    The North Brunswick Township Board of Education will have three vacancies in the Nov. 4 school election. A full term on the school board runs for three years. Prospective candidates can obtain a “School Board Candidate Kit” online at www.njsba.org. The kit includes a nominating petition, information about legal qualifications for school board candidacy, the…

  • Veteran and volunteer saluted with ‘Adamo Way’ sign

    By KATHY CHANG Rocco Adamo NORTH BRUNSWICK — The idea of the Wartime Veteran Street Sign Program has been in the works for many years. “We wanted to honor as many veterans who came from North Brunswick and served in harm’s way,” said Councilman Bob Davis, who served in the U.S. Army Reserve 11th Special…

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