• K-12 artwork to be on display in South Brunswick

    K-12 artwork to be on display in South Brunswick

      The South Brunswick School District will hold its 13th Annual Student Art Gallery from 6-9 p.m. March 23 in the South Brunswick High School annex gymnasium. Artwork from students in the K-12 district will be on display. The public is invited to attend only during opening night on March 23. The event will be videotaped…

  • Rutgers opens clinic to address psychosis in young adults

    Rutgers opens clinic to address psychosis in young adults

    Psychotic illness affects approximately 100,000 young people nationwide, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But until recently, New Jersey had no clinics to help teens or young adults within their first two years of exhibiting symptoms when intervention is likely to be most effective. Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) recently opened a…

  • Engineering room to be created at New Egypt High School

    Engineering room to be created at New Egypt High School

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – The Plumsted Township School District Board of Education has hired an architectural firm to design space for the Warrior Engineering Academy that will enroll its first group of students at New Egypt High School in September. During a recent meeting, board members approved a contract with Tokarski and…

  • Deadline for student essay contest is April 15

    Deadline for student essay contest is April 15

    The South River Historical & Preservation Society is offering three scholarships as part of the 2017 Richard K. Meyers South River History High School Essay Contest. The submission deadline is April 15. Any graduating high school senior who lives in South River and is planning to continue his or her education is eligible. Awards are…

  • North Brunswick to recognize two veterans with street signs

    North Brunswick to recognize two veterans with street signs

    The Township of North Brunswick’s Wartime Veteran Street Sign Program is designed to recognize wartime veterans who have served the community and country by adding their name on a secondary honorary street sign to an existing municipal road. U.S. Army veteran and former North Brunswick Police Detective Jason Hatez will be honored at 5:30 p.m. on March…

  • High school academy is preparing teachers of tomorrow

    High school academy is preparing teachers of tomorrow

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Members of the Plumsted Township School District Board of Education were pleased to learn the Warrior Teachers for Tomorrow Academy is having a successful first year of operation. Superintendent of Schools Gerald North introduced Lynn Pryzbylkowski to members of the board during a recent meeting. Pryzbylkowski is directing…

  • Senior ‘Chopped’ champions crowned at Applewood

    Senior ‘Chopped’ champions crowned at Applewood

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Residents at Applewood, a continuing care retirement community in Freehold Township, competed head-to-head in a Food Network-style “Chopped” competition over a period of several weeks. The event challenged seniors to create their own custom recipes, based upon an eclectic assortment of “mystery basket” ingredients of avocados, Peruvian potatoes, chicken breasts and fennel,…

  • Organization provides food, self-sufficiency for those in need

    Organization provides food, self-sufficiency for those in need

      Bentley Community Services, a designated 501 (c) 3 charitable organization, has been helping working families in financial crisis regain self-sufficiency by providing a full range of grocery provisions and more each week, offsetting grocery bills. Bentley creates access to healthy foods, facilitating healthy diets and nutrition for these families. The crucial monies that families…

  • Plumsted officials introduce $3.76M budget for 2017

    Plumsted officials introduce $3.76M budget for 2017

    By Michael Benavides Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A $3.76 million budget which will fund the operation of Plumsted Township in 2017 has been introduced by the Township Committee. Members of the governing body introduced the budget on March 1. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled to be held at the committee’s April 5…

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