Tag: New Brunswick
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Local restaurants cited for halal violations
The state attorney general has cited 15 businesses for failing to disclose practices relating to food served as halal as the holy month of Ramadan approaches. N.J. Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced on May 22 that the Division of Consumer Affairs has issued Notices of Violation (“NOVs”) for allegedly failing to properly disclose practices…
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Senior Citizens Law Day set for June 6
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will hold Senior Citizens Law Day from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 6 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, New Brunswick. Attorney Martin Friedman will lead a panel discussion related to topics important to senior citizens, including wills, taxes, nursing homes, estate planning, Medicaid,…
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Anshe Emeth to honor cantor with Crown of Torah
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple will host its annual Crown of Torah honoring the contributions of Cantor Anna Ott on May 21 at the temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Crown of Torah is the highest honor the temple bestows to those who have gone above and beyond in service to the temple community. Ott is…
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Middlesex County foster children benefit from annual fundraiser
NEW BRUNSWICK – About 200 community members, local and state leaders and child advocates helped raise funds to help Middlesex County foster children. Held at Steakhouse 85 in New Brunswick on May 7, Toast 2017 raised much-needed funds to recruit, train and support more Court Appointed Special Volunteers (CASA), who look out for the best…
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South Brunswick student-athletes add color to the lives of hospitalized children
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – To continue the tradition of the Krayons for Kids fundraiser through 2017, a group of young student-athlete volunteers from South Brunswick High School (SBHS) collected donations for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson in New Brunswick. “This hospital is one of many who truly care for their patients, and…
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Families of the missing can gather to heal, network, keep hope alive
Residents who may have a loved one gone missing are encouraged to attend the “Missing in New Jersey” event that will be held by the New Jersey State Police from 1-5 p.m. May 20 at the Rutgers University College Avenue Student Center, 126 College Ave., New Brunswick. Families and friends of the missing can gather…
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Adopt-A-Mom program will help keep babies safe
This Mother’s Day, the Anshe Emeth Community Development Corporation, Inc. (AECDC) is asking residents to participate in the Adopt-A-Mom program by offering a monetary donation to be used to provide diapers, formula, clothing and equipment for low-income families. As the only diaper bank in Central New Jersey, AECDC provides basic goods needed by low-income neighbors…
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Free tickets available to Shout Down Drugs concert
Free tickets are available for the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s 13th annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs Prevention Concert. Presented by the New Jersey Broadcasters Association, 14 musical acts comprising 31 New Jersey high school students will perform at 7:30 p.m. on May 19 at the Rutgers University Nicholas Music Center in New…
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Bike ride celebrates 10 years of helping women with breast cancer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A legion of family, friends, coworkers, healthcare professionals, breast cancer survivors and volunteers have come together to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to educate and help uninsured and underinsured women receive early detection procedures for breast cancer over the past 10 years. “This was so important to her,” Arie Behar said…
