• Riptide swim team sets records at state championship

    By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent With more than 150 swimmers on board, the Raritan Valley YMCA’s Riptide swim team completed a successful fall/winter season, with strong showings at the New Jersey YMCA championships and the SunKissed Junior/Senior Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. Coach Brian Rose’s boys team (combined junior and senior) finished second overall in the New…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Rutgers University Football will conduct several camps this summer for children and women. Players entering grades 1-12 will participate and improve their skills in a variety of ways, led by Rutgers coaches, as well as college and high coaches from around the country. Participants are divided into groups and will learn position skills and practice…

  • GMC Championships

    South Brunswick High School’s Dhruv Banerjee, right, and an Old Bridge runner race to the finish line in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Greater Middlesex Conference Track and Field Championships held on May 6 at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield. Banerjee finished seventh (58.40) in the event.

  • Cole Bros. Circus celebrates 130th anniversary

    Cole Bros. Circus, which is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, will bring its show to North Brunswick from May 16-18. North Brunswick Fire Co. No. 3 will host the performances on Route 1 north at Milltown Road, next to the DeVry University in North Brunswick. The Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars features Chris…

  • Humane Association will hold flea market

    The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a flea market/rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17, rain or shine, at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road. There is no charge for nonprofit rescue groups to have a vendor space, and they are encouraged to show dogs that are up for…

  • Consignment sale slated for May 15-17

    Jersey Kids Consignment will hold its annual sale from May 15-17 at North Brunswick Fire Co. No. 3, 1470, Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. There will be newborn, juniors/tweens and maternity clothes and baby furniture on sale. The presale event for volunteers and new parents will be 8-9:30 p.m. May 15. A limited number of presale…

  • Summer Kickoff benefit set at Elks

    A Summer Kickoff Night at the Elks fundraiser is planned for May 30 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge, 21-B Oakmont Drive. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. The menu will include baked chicken cutlet, red beans and rice, string beans, salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Admission is $15 per person. Reservations are required…

  • Man admits to fatally shooting fellow resident

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A 20-yearold North Brunswick man admitted to fatally shooting a rival gang member in New Brunswick in 2012 during a court hearing on May 12. Eduardo H. Escobar-Landaverde pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, saying he fatally shot Oswaldo Lozada, 21, also of North…

  • 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. Tickets are $10. Proceeds will support the North Brunswick Food Bank.

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