• Brain tumor support group available for residents

    The following is in response to Laura Muñoz’s column on her son’s brain tumor experience, “Hope Exists for Those with Brain Tumors,” published May 8. She may want to consider attending a brain tumor support group meeting with her son to experience the challenges other brain tumor survivors have faced. Monthly support group meetings are…

  • Diversity walk aims to combat discrimination

    Lace up your walking shoes and join hundreds of individuals, corporate and community leaders, educators, clergy and families on June 14 in the American Conference on Diversity’s Annual Diversity Stride Walk-a-Thon. The fun-filled day will begin at 10:30 a.m. — with the step-off at 11:30 a.m. — at Buccleuch Park, in one of the nation’s…

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    A double rainbow is visible in the sky over Manalapan following a rainstorm on May 19. AMY ROSEN/STAFF

  • EMS volunteers have served N.J. well

    I n response to the growing need for trained emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, Charles R. Measure — a former ambulance driver in France during World War I and a volunteer fireman in Belmar — started the Belmar First Aid and Safety Squad in 1928. It was the first volunteer first aid squad in the…

  • Behind the scenes

    Community theaters provide a home away from home for actors and volunteers, according to Bernice Garfield-Szita. Garfield-Szita serves as artistic director of the Center Players, Freehold, and co-directs the Contemporary Counseling Center and ActionArtz Training Institute, Marlboro, with her husband Robert Szita. Center Playhouse in downtown Freehold seats 49 patrons, allowing for an intimate experience.…

  • Mental health support group will meet June 5

    SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Awareness of Jersey) will hold its monthly support group meeting 7-9 p.m. June 5 at the NAMI NJ office, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. Those with mental health disorders and their loved ones are invited to attend. For more information, email [email protected], call 732-940-0991 or visit www.naminj.org/programs/multicultural/ samhaj.

  • Flapjack fundraiser supports food bank

    The Knights of Columbus Council 11378 of North Brunswick will hold a flapjack fundraiser breakfast from 8-10 a.m. June 7 at Applebee’s, 324 Ryders Lane, Milltown. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs and a beverage. Tickets are $10. Proceeds will support the North Brunswick Food Bank. For information, call 732-322-0765 or email [email protected].

  • Youth Sports Festival returns next month

    The North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival will be held June 5-15 near DeVry University, 630 Route 1 North. Hours are 6-10 p.m. weeknights, 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays, 1 p.m. to midnight Saturdays and 1-11 p.m. Sundays. There will be rides by Strates Shows, Rosaire’s Pig Racing, Maneuver Motorsports, Commerford Zoo, Ditsy the Glamorous Clown,…

  • T-shirt design provides hope for cancer survivors

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — For North Brunswick Township High School junior Anthony Medina, the Wings of Hope contest was a challenge for a great cause. For the contest, Medina designed a logo that would be placed on a T-shirt for the Cancer Support Community of Central New Jersey’s annual Wings of…

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