• Carter leads flood of support in Union Beach

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Former President Jimmy Carter helps to rebuild a Union Beach home destroyed by last year’s superstorm Sandy. President Carter and his wife Rosalynn joined some 150 Habitat for Humanity volunteers who made repairs to, or rebuilt, 16 Sandy-damaged homes throughout the borough on Oct. 12. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The…

  • Event seeks solutions for addiction ‘epidemic’

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Aaron Kucharski (second from left) and Devin Fox (right), both advocates for addiction recovery, talk with attendees after speaking on the panel at a Sept. 26 event for National Recovery Month. The event was held at Metuchen Borough Hall. JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF The No. 1 health crisis in America is not…

  • Ladies auxiliary to host craft show

    The Milltown Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host a craft and vendor show 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at the American Legion Joyce Kilmer Post 25, 4 JF Kennedy Drive, Milltown.

  • Veterans panel separates fact from fiction

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Military service is lauded by some and criticized by others, but few besides the men and women who have served know what the military really has to offer. “Everyone bases their conception of what the military is like based on what the media tells you and what you see on…

  • Youngsters invited to Halloween play, party

    Kidworks, the children’s theater arm of the Main Street Theatre Company, will present “Which Witch Is Which?,” a family Halloween musical, noon and 3 p.m. Oct. 19 and 26, and 3 p.m. Oct. 20, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Tickets cost $6 at the door. An 8 p.m.…

  • EBHS will sponsor marching-band event

    The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Marching Band, with support from the East Brunswick Band Booster Association, will present its annual Marching Band Festival 5-9:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the high school’s Jay Doyle Field, Cranbury Road. In addition to the EBHS Bears Marching Band, 14 other bands representing a variety of schools in New…

  • Parade, costume contest set in Monroe

    The Monroe Township Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest for township residents beginning at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at the Monroe Township Community Center, Monmouth Road. The event will take place rain or shine. Registration is set for 10:30 a.m. Judging of costumes will take place at 10:45 a.m. The…

  • Grounds for Sculpture founder to join New Jersey Hall of Fame

    Grounds For Sculpture founder and internationally renowned sculptor Seward Johnson will be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame next week. Johnson, 83, whose lifelike bronze and monumental figures are familiar sights around New Jersey, is admired for his many philanthropic and pro-New Jersey acts, such as founding the 42-acre Grounds For Sculpture and…

  • New Jersey native makes his return to ‘Bar Rescue’

    Steve Smith, co-owner of New Orleans bar, gives Queens bar a boost on Oct. 27 show By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Steve Smith Steve Smith and Brad Bohannan are made of tough stuff. Smith is a native of Freehold Borough, and Bohannan, who is Smith’s business partner, is a native of Missouri. They live…

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