• Auxiliary seeks aid for McDonald House

    As part of its efforts to help Ronald McDonald House, New Brunswick, the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Unit No. 25, Milltown, has organized a Wish List donation drive. Ronald McDonald House operates through the generous support of area businesses, organizations, civic groups, schools and individuals, as well as through fundraising and special events. Donations…

  • East Brunswick woman joins AmeriCorps service team

    Elizabeth Bailey of East Brunswick was inducted into a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), an AmeriCorps program, on Nov. 13. AmeriCorps NCCC is a residential national service program that supports disaster relief, the environment, infrastructure improvement, energy conservation, and urban and rural development. Bailey arrived at AmeriCorps NCCC’s Pacific…

  • New drug approved for pancreatic cancer

    I was excited to learn that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the chemotherapy drug Abraxane to treat metastatic pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine, another chemotherapy drug. This is the first new treatment to be approved for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer, in nearly eight years. With a…

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  • Blue Hawk Records making waves in music

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer James Porricelli performs at a recording session for an album being produced by Monmouth University’s Blue Hawk Records. PHOTO COURTESY OF KATE LATKOVICH WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Blue Hawk Records started as an idea by some unhappy students and a new professor willing to think outside the box…

  • Vietnam vet develops athletic programs to help others cope

    Operation Beachhead will bring adaptive equipment to Old Bridge Dec. 4. By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Vietnam veteran Michael Ricci, 68, helps disabled veterans and children participate in athletic activities through the mission of Operation Beachhead. The horrors of the Vietnam War took a serious toll on Michael Ricci, but nothing could stop the combat-decorated…

  • Band and its many helpers spread holiday cheer

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Rita Jones, Cindie Dnistrian and Dee Wallace, left to right, help their fellow “elves” box up goodies at the Holiday Express warehouse in Tinton Falls on Nov. 20. Right: Kevin Harjes boxes up gift bags and supplies in preparation for a party the following day. Holiday Express has evolved over…

  • Waste contract expected to save $500,000 over 5 years

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer East Brunswick officials have accepted a bid for solid waste and recycling services that could lead to $500,000 in savings over a five-year contractual agreement, according to Mayor David Stahl. The township received three bids for the services and awarded a $9.6 million contract to Central Jersey Waste & Recycling,…

  • Mascots comfortable in disguise

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Julia Linger, dressed as the Wardlaw-Hartridge School mascot Rambunctious, celebrates during a 2013 middle school soccer game in Edison. PHOTO COURTESY OF WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE SCHOOL The first time Angelica Franco donned the Cougar costume and became the Colts Neck High School mascot, she knew it was something she was going to…

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