• Italian American Club to hold spaghetti meal

    The Italian American Social Club of North Brunswick will hold a spaghetti dinner from noon to 4 p.m. March 23 at the Italian American Club, Cozzens Lane. Dinner includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, coffee, tea and dessert. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children 5 and under. To purchase tickets, call Tony Puleio at…

  • JCC Nursery School to hold open house

    The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of North & South Brunswick Nursery School, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick, will hold an open house from 6:30-8 p.m. March 12. Artwork created by students from the 2013-14 school year will be on display, and the preschool wing and gym will become an interactive art gallery featuring plate making,…

  • Safety, going ‘green’ are goals for South Brunswick schools

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Superintendent of Schools Gary McCartney said the school district is “extremely well-positioned to deal with the challenges” of implementing new state and federal mandates. During the ninth annual Education Summit at Crossroads Middle School on Feb. 24, South Brunswick Public Schools administrators discussed topics including the new…

  • Females still in minority in coaching

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Marilyn McNeil, vice president and director of athletics at Monmouth University, talks about women in sports during a Feb. 26 presentation at Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, in recognition of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Women are still being passed over for…

  • Lieutenant gets 3-year sentence in death of fellow officer

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Keith Buckley Former North Brunswick police Lt. Keith R. Buckley has been sentenced to a three-year prison term in connection with the 2008 vehicular death of police Lt. Christopher Zerby. During his Feb. 27 sentencing in New Brunswick, Buckley, 45, tearfully apologized to the Zerby family and to his own…

  • Cold snap fuels hot real estate market

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A lthough the winter and its numerous storms have been tough to weather for many in the region, the conditions carry at least one positive outcome — helping to create the perfect storm for buyers and sellers in the real estate market. “The American dream is back; it really is,”…

  • New cars that hold onto their value

    Here are the models that are predicted to return the highest percentage of their original prices at trade-in time. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Depreciation is typically one of a motorist’s largest ownership expenses and it pays off down the road to choose a model that’s predicted to have the highest resale value in its…

  • Q&A

    Compact takeover with Sharon Peters Q: It seems to me that there’s an exorbitant amount of attention given to compact SUVs compared to sedans and other types of vehicles that appear, when I’m driving around town, to be a lot more popular. So tell me, what percentage of vehicles that are sold every year fall…

  • REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

    Raritan Bay Realty, Old Bridge office, announces that Kathleen Stanavitch, broker/ sales associate, was recognized for being top lister for February. She can be reached on her cell at 732-213-1159. Melissa Saludez Pouliot, Certified Negotiation Expert, was recognized as top producer for February. She can be reached on her cell at 908-415-5814. Stanavitch and Pouliot…

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