• Managing editor honored with American Legion Journalism award

    Managing editor honored with American Legion Journalism award

    Jennifer Amato, a managing editor for Newspaper Media Group, received the American Legion Department of New Jersey Journalism Award for 2017 at the organization’s 99th annual Department Convention held on June 8 in Wildwood. Pictured with Amato is Gary Cooper, commander of American Legion Post 401 in South Brunswick, who is also the Middlesex County…

  • Guisseppe’s Pizza in Old Bridge will benefit JAR of Hope on June 17

    Guisseppe’s Pizza in Old Bridge will benefit JAR of Hope on June 17

    Giusseppe’s Pizza in Old Bridge will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a celebration on June 17. From noon to 3 p.m., the pizzeria, located in the Bilow Park shops at 2581 Route 516 in Old Bridge, will offer games, free food, a dunk tank, a ribbon-cutting by Mayor Henry Owen, a pie-toss with Owen, a…

  • Joe Piscipo to headline Middlesex County Republican fundraiser

    Joe Piscipo to headline Middlesex County Republican fundraiser

      The Middlesex County Republican Organization will hold a fundraiser from 6-8 p.m.on  June 21 at the Grand Marquis, 1550 Route 9, Old Bridge. The fundraiser will be headlined by entertainer Joe Piscopo. Many state and local officials and candidates will be in attendance. To RSVP, contact Tonia Kulberda at 973-885-1930 or [email protected].  

  • Woodbridge Mayor’s Fluke Fishing Tournament June 17

    Woodbridge Mayor’s Fluke Fishing Tournament June 17

    The 11th annual Woodbridge Mayor’s Fluke Fishing Tournament will be held 6 p.m. on June 17 at the Sewaren Boat Launch, Sewaren. Weigh-In is at 5 p.m. The annual fishing tournament raises funds for Woodbridge Township physically or developmentally challenged youngsters. This year, proceeds will go to Shyam Venkatesh, a five-year-old from Woodbridge diagnosed with…

  • Vintage baseball game will celebrate Father’s Day in Middlesex County

    Vintage baseball game will celebrate Father’s Day in Middlesex County

    The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage will hold a special celebration for Father’s Day weekend that combines sports and history. To commemorate 160 years of baseball in Middlesex County, the county will present a free baseball game using 1857 rules and regulations from 1-3:30 p.m. on June 17 in the fields adjacent to…

  • Niecy Nash is tough as nails in TNT’s wickedly dark dramedy “Claws”

    Niecy Nash is tough as nails in TNT’s wickedly dark dramedy “Claws”

    By Barb Oates It’s a sunny afternoon in Pasadena and a blinding glare is cast across a closed hotel bar, making it hard to see the entourage approaching. Niecy Nash struts purposely across the dimly lit room. She extends her exquisitely manicured hand — her nails are a bedazzled work of art — and greets…

  • Celebrating 20 Years of New Music for Band June 16

    Celebrating 20 Years of New Music for Band June 16

    The Legends of New Jersey Big Bands featuring Diane Moser’s Composers Big Band celebrating 20 Years of New Music for Big Band  will be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 16 at Woodbridge High School School, 1 Samuel Lupo Place, Woodbridge. The event is free.

  • East Brunswick council restores redevelopment agency

    East Brunswick council restores redevelopment agency

    EAST BRUNSWICK Aiming to better handle future reconstruction projects, the Township Council approved an ordinance amending the township code to update and reestablish the East Brunswick Redevelopment Agency. In 1983, the council at the time adopted a code to establish a redevelopment agency for the township, but it was never active. The current code was out…

  • Metuchen considers revamping schools

    Metuchen considers revamping schools

    METUCHEN — Facing the inevitable growth of the downtown area, the Board of Education is in the midst of contemplating how to prepare the district for the development in the next five to 10 years. EI Associates, a Cedar Knolls-based architectural design and engineering firm, presented a district wide feasibility study, which laid out suggestions…

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