• Comedy show benefits Humane Association

    The North Brunswick Humane Association will present “Comedy for a Cause” April 6 at the Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. The fundraiser will support the association’s mission to end cruel, senseless and inhumane treatment of animals, and to find forever homes for the area’s homeless pets. A buffet dinner will be…

  • Cross-culture

    Ramya Ramnarayan of North Brunswick will star in the performance “Music and Dance Traditions of India” at 12:30 p.m. April 1 at William Paterson University in Wayne as part of the university’s fifth annual Cross-Cultural Arts Festival, which focuses on South Asia this year. Ramnarayan is the artistic director of the Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance…

  • Enjoy the area’s many recreational offerings

    Camp Excel Camp Excel is a specialized summer camp for children ages 5- 17 with ADHD and others with social skills challenges. At Camp Excel, they focus on developing social skills and the social awareness necessary for better relationships. They teach children problem-solving skills and build self-esteem.The comprehensive program includes academics with special education teachers…

  • Tea room steeped in Victorian ambiance

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Kathleen Hippeli, owner of One Steep at a Thyme, discusses different types of tea at a tasting held last month in the parlor of her Victorian-era home in Jamesburg. STELLA MORRISON/STAFF A group of women filled the back parlor of Kathleen Hippeli’s Victorianera home for the first of a four-part…

  • Construction will close section of Dutch Road

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer A portion of Dutch Road between Puritan Road and Concord Drive in East Brunswick will be closed for a period of three months, Mayor David Stahl said. The roughly 70-foot-long section of Dutch Road, a connector for those traveling between East Brunswick and Milltown, will be closed to all non-emergency…

  • Scam seeks money, threatens utilities

    The Middlesex County Division of Consumer Affairs is warning residents about a potential telephone scam in which individuals pretending to be from PSE&G threaten to discontinue electric or gas services if a payment is not made immediately. These callers often demand that customers make a payment within hours using a Green Dot Money Pak, a…

  • Class of 2016 to hold gift basket auction

    The North Brunswick Township High School class of 2016 will host a Gift Basket Auction at 6:30 p.m. March 21 in the High School Commons, Raider Road. General admission is $15 at the door, and value packs that include 25 blue tickets, 25 green tickets, five orange tickets and four tan tickets are $40.

  • American Legion to host meatloaf dinner

    American Legion A. Leigh Pardun Post 459, 1015 Linwood Place, North Brunswick, will host a meatloaf dinner from 5-8 p.m. March 22. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-12, and include salad, dinner, a beverage, a homemade dessert and a chance for a door prize. For tickets, contact the post at…

  • Workshop to explore organic gardening

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County is offering a free garden workshop, “Mastering Organic Gardening and Landscaping,” 1-3 p.m. April 5 at the EARTH Center, Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The workshop will introduce the concept of integrated pest management and examine how simple practices, such as monitoring for pests…

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