• Workshop to explore job search techniques

    The South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will hold a workshop on effective job search techniques from 1-3 p.m. April 2. Staff from the Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board and One Stop Career Centers will help those who are unemployed or need a career change. To register, call 732-329-4000, ext. 7286 or…

  • Democrats accepting candidates for election

    The North Brunswick Democratic Organization is accepting résumés to screen for the two council seats up for election in November. Each potential candidate must be a North Brunswick resident and a registered Democrat. Résumés should be limited to two typed pages and include the candidate’s name, home address, home telephone number and present occupation. The…

  • Dominick T. DiSalvo

    Mr. DiSalvo, 91, of Holmdel, died March 2, 2014, at the Bayshore Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Holmdel. He was born Aug. 20, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he grew up. He and his wife, Jeanette, had lived in Newark and Hazlet before settling in Holmdel in 1967. He served in the U.S. Army during…

  • Marjorie Barlow Post

    Mrs. Post, 92, formerly of North Brunswick and Edison, died March 11, 2014, at the Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. She was the owner of Mud Hut Ceramics in Edison for 20 years. Prior to that, she had worked at Westinghouse Electric in Edison. After her retirement, she worked as a receptionist at the South…

  • Firefighters mourn the loss of one of their own

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Joseph Bove SPOTSWOOD — Joseph Edward Bove III was a well-liked man who was a big asset not only to his family, friends and fellow firefighters at the Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department, but to the community as a whole. Some 500 people came out on March 18 to pay their…

  • Those affected by cancer eligible for scholarship

    One New Jersey student who lost his mother to cancer while in college is helping other students in a similar situation. Marna’s Pals is currently accepting applications from New Jersey students whose families have been affected by cancer. The deadline is March 31. David Pal’s mother died from pancreatic cancer in 2008, just two years…

  • Food needed for contest

    The South Brunswick Food Pantry has partnered with the Feinstein Foundation for the foundation’s 17th annual Challenge to Fight Hunger. Each year, from March 1 to April 30, each food item donated to the pantry will be valued at $1. The more items that are collected, the larger the percentage of money the pantry will…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Suzanne Young of Woodland Park has launched Sassy Strapps, a women’s shoe accessory that solves a common problem for high-heel wearers. The elastic strap slides over an existing shoe while the foot is inside to act like a “seatbelt” for the foot so that it does not slip out. Designs of the straps include rhinestones,…

  • Helping hands

    Cindy Manrique, a student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Resilient Design, works with school staff and volunteers from The Provident Bank to help construct beds as part of the school’s Alternative Spring Break effort at the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group headquarters in Wall Township on March 19. The effort…

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