• Apps can enhance outdoor fun and safety

    A ny time is a good time to explore New Jersey’s great outdoors, and fall is especially glorious. If you want to find out where to hike, bike, paddle, fish, bird-watch, hunt or visit historic sites, check your phone. Over 60 percent of mobile phones are smartphones, and there’s been an explosion of new apps,…

  • Resident supports Republicans

    On Nov. 5, Election Day, you get to vote for the people you will entrust with your money, your safety, the value of your home — everything about your quality of life. I am voting for the Republican candidates who will bring balance to our government at the local, county and state level: North Brunswick…

  • Sandy bills keep piling up

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A rguably the most devastating storm to hit New Jersey’s shores, Sandy claimed more than three dozen lives and pushed hundreds of thousands from their homes across the state. Cleanup and repair expenses totaled more than $36 billion, according to Gov. Chris Christie, and the storm’s long-term effects on local…

  • Still trying to go home, one year after Sandy

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Union Beach resident Bart Sutton has been living with his family in a Keyport apartment since Sandy’s massive flood surge ravaged his home a year ago. He wanted to make the necessary repairs to his house, elevate it to a new 14-foot flood elevation and move back in, but the…

  • Crafters needed for Dec. 7 show at church

    The Elizabeth Circle of Spotswood Reformed Church is seeking crafters for its annual Craft Show set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7 at the church, 429 Main St., across from the post office. Rental cost is $25 per table for handmade crafts only. For more information or to reserve, call the church at 732-251-9277 and…

  • Pumpkin decorating contest held at library

    All residents are invited to carve, paint and decorate a pumpkin and enter it into the North Brunswick Library’s Great Pumpkin Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the North Brunswick Library. Entries will be judged on creativity and imagination. Entry levels include preschool, grades 1-3, grades 4-6, grades 7-12 and adult. Participants can bring their…

  • Website provides educational listings for students

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Sandy Henry had a difficult time finding a preschool for her son four years ago. While researching online, the Spotswood resident found that many listings were incomplete or inaccurate; others did not include programs without websites or completely missed some other programs. Four years later, Henry launched a…

  • Two Republicans seek to oust incumbent Democrats

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ralph Andrews NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two Democratic incumbents will face a challenge on Nov. 5 from two Republicans for the two available three-year terms on the Township Council. Democrats Ralph E. Andrews and Catherine “Cathy” Nicola are vying with Republicans Carmine Genovese and Gina Di Venuto, who are seeking their…

  • Exhibit takes viewers into ‘The Mind’s Eye’

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Above: Nadine Heller, gallery director for the exhibit, examines one of the photographic works. Right: The process used to shoot the photographs in “The Mind’s Eye” exhibit involves darkness, an open camera lens and a slow shutter speed. PHOTOS BY AMY ROSEN/STAFF I n “The Minds’ Eye” exhibit by the…

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