• Humane Association will collect cat food

    The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a cat and kitten food drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 at Katie’s Pet Depot, 416 Renaissance Blvd., off Route 130 south, North Brunswick.

  • Bereavement group will meet May 13

    The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice Office, 49 Veronica Ave., Suite 206, Somerset, is offering a bereavement support group at 4 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month for anyone struggling with the loss of a loved one. The group’s next date is May 13. Stein Hospice bereavement coordinator and social worker Lori Dillon…

  • FEMA offers guidance on repairs to homes

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has produced materials to give technical guidance to homebuilders and property owners planning post-Sandy construction or repairs in coastal areas. For residential builders and do-ityourself ers, FEMA offers a series of fact sheets — available for free at www.fema.gov — that provide technical guidance and recommendations concerning the construction…

  • Springtime

    Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, right, helped plant a tree on the grounds of the Goddard School on Route 1 in North Brunswick to celebrate Root for Earth Week, along with on-site owner Bruce Goodarz, left.

  • Living Legacies

    Students from South Brunswick High School presented “Living Legacies: South Brunswick Heroes and Heroines” April 30 at the South Brunswick Senior Center. Under the direction of Shawn Doremus, a public speaking teacher at the high school, students interviewed local residents and presented a program portraying them and their accomplishments to the community, state and country.…

  • Seniors to offer June visit to Lake George

    Our Lady of Victories Seniors will sponsor a June 16-19 trip to Lake George, N.Y. The excursion will include three nights’ lodging, three Adirondack breakfasts, three dinners, a dinner show and a welcome reception. Room accommodations, bus transportation, bus gratuity, taxes and meal gratuities are included. There will be guided tours of Saratoga Springs, Lake…

  • Call for artists at East Brunswick festival, show

    East Brunswick and the Fine Arts Festival Committee will sponsor the 12th annual Fine Arts Festival, an outdoor juried show and sale of fine arts and handmade crafts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 around the pond at the East Brunswick municipal complex, Jean Walling Civic Center, Ryders Lane. Rain date is June 8.…

  • Township to celebrate anniversary with gala

    North Brunswick will celebrate its 235th anniversary with its third Community Gala June 6 at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick. The North Brunswick Historical Society is sponsoring the event. The evening will include a cocktail reception with an open bar, dinner, entertainment, an awards program and a commemorative video presentation. The event will honor…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    ‘Today’s like your birthday, but not really’ Lori Clinch A s you might imagine, my Mother’s Day celebrations don’t really involve any theatrics or marching bands. Last year was one for the memory banks. It started when I told Pat, my beloved spouse of many years, that all I wanted was a clean house. Do…

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