• Anniversary gala celebrates the efforts of volunteers

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — With entertainment by the Full Count Big Band, North Brunswick officials celebrated the township’s 235th birthday with pomp and circumstance. The third annual gala was held at New Brunswick’s Heldrich Hotel on June 6. The anniversary galas were established 10 years ago with a simple premise: take…

  • Sayreville students seek sweet success

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Students at Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville make the case for naming saltwater taffy as the official state candy. The students lobbied the state Assembly’s Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee in Trenton on June 5 alongside state Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), who introduced a bill in January…

  • Nonprofit sues schools, citing discrimination

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer North Brunswick, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy are among seven school districts in New Jersey being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) for alleged discriminatory practices against immigrant families attempting to enroll their children in school. The seven districts, located in Middlesex, Camden and Atlantic…

  • The sounds of summer

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Free outdoor concerts are attracting a growing number of music lovers to local Main Streets every year, and towns are responding by expanding their summer lineups. While central New Jersey towns such as Freehold and Long Branch present outdoor concerts on a weekly basis each summer, Woodbridge goes even further,…

  • Freehold Dodge Ram Subaru will celebrate 50th anniversary June 14

    I n a world where we read about businesses that are started and folded in record numbers and others that cannot weather through tough financial periods, every now and then it’s nice to read about a family business that has prospered and flourished against what is arguably the toughest business sector to succeed in ……

  • Q&A

    Hot airbags with Sharon Peters Q: I read in one of your recent columns about how so many carmakers are using eight or 10 airbags. I’m wondering if this is just a game of one-upsmanship or if they really save lives? A: Determining whether a non-fatality in a wreck was definitely attributable to seatbelt-wearing (or…

  • Join MCAR for a Day at the Races June 20

    The Middlesex County Association of Realtors is hosting A Day at the Races on June 20 from 11:30-4:30 p.m. at Monmouth Park Racetrack, 175 Oceanport Ave., Oceanport. The lunch/outing will take place in The Grove area; enter through the Clubhouse gate. Cost is $25 per person and includes admission and lunch. Parking is not included…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    The East Brunswick office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces that four of its sales associates — Annette Verona, Barbara Preville, Carolyn Barszcz and Cynthia Blumberg — have been honored by New Jersey Monthly Magazine as outstanding “Five Star Real Estate Agents.” This level of excellence has been achieved by fewer than 2 percent of…

  • Quick and quiet: What to know about pocket listings

    You won’t always find every for-sale home on the MLS. Here are the pros and cons — for seller and buyers — of off-market listings. By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Contrary to popular belief, not every home sold through an agent or broker has to be posted on the Multiple Listing Service. Some sellers…

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