• On Campus

    On Campus

    Courtney Brennan of Old Bridge has been awarded the Jane Addams Ethics and Justice Scholarship from Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont. The college for environmental-, social- and economic sustainability-based education, Green Mountain grants this scholarship to selected students with an interest in the study of social issues through the lens of social justice.    

  • Jersey girl celebrates her roots in song

    Jersey girl celebrates her roots in song

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With three clicks of her red heels, Lauriana Mae, an American pop and R&B singer, is channeling Dorothy from the movie classic “Wizard of Oz” and taking it back home as she gears up for her first show debuting an album that is all about her roots. “This project “Can’t…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    City Wide, the nation’s premier management company in the building maintenance industry, opened a new office serving commercial properties throughout Central New Jersey. Local entrepreneur Tom Bridgeforth and his wife Marie will own and operate the new location at 28 Kennedy Blvd., Suite 250, East Brunswick, which opened for business on March 6. City Wide…

  • Millstone horseman’s association slates Poker Run

    MILLSTONE – The Horseman’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will host its fifth annual equestrian event, the HAMT 2017 Poker Run, in the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area adjacent to Robbinsville and Roosevelt, on April 30. The rain date will be May 7, according to a press release. The course will be run through the hills,…

  • Millstone school staff saddened by retired teacher’s passing

    Millstone school staff saddened by retired teacher’s passing

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Administrators and staff members in the Millstone Township K-8 School District have paid tribute to a teacher who served the district for more than two decades. Marcelle Mele, 61, a retired special education and language arts teacher who taught at the Millstone Township Middle School for 25 years,…

  • Historical Society looking for World War I artifacts

    Historical Society looking for World War I artifacts

    The East Brunswick Historical Society is preparing a program on “The Effect of World War I” slated for Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Historical Society building. The Historical Society is looking for memorabilia to display, such as souvenirs, stories from relatives and friends, photographs, uniforms, postcards, newspaper clippings and more. If you have materials that…

  • ‘Kasino Knight’ to support Old Bridge High School Marching Band

    ‘Kasino Knight’ to support Old Bridge High School Marching Band

    The Traveling Knights of Old Bridge, an Old Bridge High School band parent association, is holding a “Kasino Knight” fundraiser from 7-11 p.m. on April 28 at the Columbian Club of Spotswood, 30 Crescent Ave., Spotswood. Tickets are $55 and must be purchased in advance. You will receive $150 back in play money and three raffle tickets.…

  • Funding should go to wind and solar projects

    Funding should go to wind and solar projects

    The Jersey Central Power and Light Reliability Proposal (10 miles of high tension wires on Statue of Liberty size poles) is another example of 19th century thinking in the 21st century. If JCP&L planned like a 21st century company, it would invest the $111 million cost in solar and wind projects. The stated purpose of…

  • Two River Theater announces lineup of productions

    Two River Theater announces lineup of productions

    RED BANK — Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, have announced the lineup of 2017/18 productions that will launch in September. The season will kick off with Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” featuring Brandon J. Dirden as Walter Lee Younger and Crystal A. Dickinson…

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