• Line Dancing at JCC in May and June

    Line Dancing at JCC in May and June

    Line dancing with instructor Debbie Bjornstad will be held from 9-10 a.m. in May and June at the Jewish Community Center, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Dances are choreographed to all types of music. The dates of the line dancing instruction are May 1,8, 15, 22 and June 5 and 12. Registration is a must…

  • Exercise program sparks new life in aging adults

    Exercise program sparks new life in aging adults

    For octogenarians Ruth Gottlieb and Jean Timper, exercise is the high point of their day. What gets the East Brunswick Senior Center members most excited? Line dancing. “I even dance around the house. When I’m vacuuming or cooking, I just stop and dance around and stretch. I like to be flexible,” said Gottlieb, 82, a…

  • Young woman uses assistive technology to achieve her goals

    Young woman uses assistive technology to achieve her goals

    SAYREVILLE – A young woman from Sayreville has been honored for her courage, determination, confidence and spirit while coping with her disability. Rutgers University student Carly Hewitt was honored by Advancing Opportunities, Inc. at its annual spring hoedown in April, receiving the Andrew J. Murphy Award. Hewitt has spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disease that…

  • Adopt-A-Mom program will help keep babies safe

    Adopt-A-Mom program will help keep babies safe

    This Mother’s Day, the Anshe Emeth Community Development Corporation, Inc. (AECDC) is asking residents to participate in the Adopt-A-Mom program by offering a monetary donation to be used to provide diapers, formula, clothing and equipment for low-income families. As the only diaper bank in Central New Jersey, AECDC provides basic goods needed by low-income neighbors…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

    Nicole Hillen of East Brunswick was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Hillen was initiated at The College of New Jersey. Hillen is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.…

  • Freehold Regional budget will raise taxes in 7 towns

    Freehold Regional budget will raise taxes in 7 towns

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has adopted a $201.9 million budget for the 2017-18 school year that will be supported by the collection of a combined $135.75 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners in the district’s eight sending municipalities. Taxpayers in seven of the…

  • Marlboro school board cuts tax levy by $220,000

    Marlboro school board cuts tax levy by $220,000

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a 2017-18 budget that reduces the amount of money to be collected in local taxes from 2016-17. The 2016-17 budget totaled $90.91 million and was supported by a tax levy of $75.12 million paid by Marlboro’s residential and…

  • North Brunswick school board seats up for grabs

    North Brunswick school board seats up for grabs

    The North Brunswick Township Board of Education will have three, three-year vacancies in the Nov. 7 school board election. Prospective candidates may obtain a “School Board Candidate Kit” online at www.njsba.org. Published by the New Jersey School Boards Association, the kit includes a nominating petition, information about legal qualifications for school board candidacy and the role…

  • Photo of Piscataway at East Brunswick boys’ tennis

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