• Folk dance

    The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission presented its “Folk Dances of India” program at the Monroe Senior Center on Dec. 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Garbage pickup will resume Jan. 2

    There will be no garbage or recycling picked up in South Brunswick on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. All material will be picked up on Jan. 2.

  • Youth organization to meet at Town Hall

    The Middlesex County chapter of DYNO will hold a Town Hall meeting open to the public from 7:30-9 p.m. Jan. 9 in the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road. DYNO is a youth grassroots organization founded by high school and college students in New Jersey to make elected officials and candidates for public office…

  • Auditions for ‘Young Frankenstein’ slated

    Vocal and dialogue auditions for the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services’ production of “Young Frankenstein” will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 2 in the music room at North Brunswick Township High School, Raider Road, for only the 10 principal and featured roles, which include Dr. Frankenstein, The Monster, Igor, Inga,…

  • Military measures advance

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) touted two provisions passed by the House of Representatives that address what he called separate but equally pressing issues — the ongoing military suicide epidemic and the need to recruit scientific talent to address current and future threats to the nation. The first provision would…

  • End of Boy Scouts council shouldn’t affect local units

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After 14 years, the Boy Scouts of America Central New Jersey Council is dissolving due to financial challenges over the past several years. A volunteer subcommittee presented a final Scout-unit territory transfer plan to the executive council board on Dec. 19 with the goal of completing all…

  • New Jersey’s birthday bash will kick off in Red Bank

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A crowd, at top, anxiously awaits a screening in the lobby of the Carlton Theater in Red Bank in 1956. The Carlton would eventually become the Count Basie Theatre in 1984. COURTESY OF DORN’S CLASSIC IMAGES From Monmouth Battlefield to Sandy Hook to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank,…

  • Bloomberg expands into South Brunswick

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The Bloomberg LP company is expanding into South Brunswick on the former IBM site. The Planning Board voted in favor of the company’s application for preliminary site plan approval with submission waivers at its Dec. 18 meeting. The plan calls for six buildings totaling 312,000 square feet on a 64.8-acre…

  • Bingo players enjoy camaraderie

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Margaret Simonovich of Edison enjoys a round of bingo at Congregation Beth-El, Edison, on Dec. 18. The temple is one of many locations in central New Jersey that attract dozens of players to their bingo nights. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Some people enjoy a cocktail to relax, others choose…

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