• Cheesequake to offer Kayak Eco Tours

    Registration is underway for Cheesequake State Park naturalist-guided Kayak Eco Tours set for May-July on Cheesequake Creek, Old Bridge. Participants, who must be age 14 and above and in good physical condition, will explore the salt marsh. Cost is $15; equipment and lesson are included. For more information or to register, call 732-566-3208.

  • Herb Day celebration includes plant sale

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will celebrate National Herb Day with the Ask a Master Gardener event and plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3, rain or shine, at the 4-H Youth Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Attendees should use the Fern Road entrance. This event is an opportunity…

  • Three siblings are among qualifiers for SteelFit finals

    The Super SteelFit Championships, a series of intense, qualifying fitness competitions leading up to the championship on the Jersey Shore, held its first qualifier at the Toms River National Guard Armory on April 26. Sixty-five athletes from New Jersey and Pennsylvania competed in four workouts, which included deadlifts, thrusters, burpees, rowing and a bear complex…

  • Boy advocates for children with rheumatoid arthritis

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Donnelly family — Candice, John, John III and Ryan, left to right — stand in front of the Capitol building during their time at the Arthritis Foundation’s Advocacy Summit. I n an effort to get the word out that children also get arthritis, 14-year-old Ryan Donnelly, who has juvenile…

  • Star search

    PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHLEEN MAZUR Alexis Vanore, left to right, Katelyn Barbosa and Eliza David entertained fellow students, staff and parents at the annual talent show at Sayreville Middle School on April 11.

  • Ceremony brings attention to safety in the workplace

    Ron Rios Local officials met last week for a solemn ceremony to recognize those who have been injured or killed on the job, and to focus on the need for better health and safety conditions in the workplace. Workers Memorial Day was established nationally in 1989 and is recognized each year on April 28 to…

  • Towns seek to use housing funds for Sandy recovery

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A growing bipartisan group of local and state officials is seeking access to more than $150 million in affordable housing trust funds, which they say could aid reconstruction in Sandy-impacted towns. State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. (R-Monmouth) plans to introduce legislation in the coming weeks that would allow a partial…

  • Congregation Beth Ohr seeking vendors

    Congregation Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, is seeking vendors for its flea market and rummage sale set for May 18. Tables are available for $18 each. Call 732-257-1523 for more information or to reserve a table.

  • Congressman Holt to provide office hours

    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) recently announced an upcoming series of community office hours in towns throughout central New Jersey. Members of Holt’s staff will be available to assist residents who are having problems with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services or any other federal agency. Staff also will…

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