Tag: New Brunswick

  • State Theatre New Jersey appoints new board member

    State Theatre New Jersey appoints new board member

    NEW BRUNSWICK — State Theatre New Jersey has appointed Edison resident Luis O. De La Hoz, vice president of Intersect Fund, as a new member of its Board of Trustees. “We are thrilled to welcome Luis De La Hoz to our Board of Trustees,” said Scott Fergang, chair of the State Theatre Board of Trustees. “State Theatre…

  • Downtown recitals to include selection of international music

    Downtown recitals to include selection of international music

    The First Reformed Church of New Brunswick will hold its Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays at the church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick. On April 5, traditional Japanese music will be played on the shakuhachi by Glenn Swann. On April 19, the music of France and the Americas from 1900-1925 will be…

  • Local residents receive probation for stealing parking fees

    Local residents receive probation for stealing parking fees

    Four former employees of the New Brunswick Parking Authority will be placed on probation for stealing more than $500 in parking fees from the city agency. Karran Buchhan, 19, of the Somerset section of Franklin Township; Joshue Castillo-Mendoza, 25, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, and Ferrad West, 23, of East Brunswick, pleaded…

  • Professor to discuss political life of Israeli prime minister

    Professor to discuss political life of Israeli prime minister

    Professor Pnina Lahav from the Boston University School of Law will speak about Golda Meir, Israel’s fourth prime minister and the only woman to hold that post, at a public talk based on her current book project at 7:30 p.m. on March 27 at the Douglass Student Center, Rutgers University campus, 100 George St., New…

  • Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series begins March 22

    Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series begins March 22

      The First Reformed Church of New Brunswick will hold its Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesdays at the church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick. On March 22, “Star Crossed Love” featuring soprano Samantha Dango, tenor Jeremy Blossey and Lynda Saponara on piano will offer musical theater and opera selections regarding different aspects…

  • Man charged with damaging apartment building after eluding police

    Man charged with damaging apartment building after eluding police

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – A man who faces charges stemming from an incident earlier this year is one again the subject of a police investigation. A patrol unit attempted to stop a motor vehicle near Walmart in the Fashion Plaza Shopping Center on Route 1 south in North Brunswick around 8:03 p.m. on Feb. 24. The…

  • North Brunswick celebrates accomplishments of entire school community

    North Brunswick celebrates accomplishments of entire school community

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The community at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) is celebrating the accomplishments of its staff and students. Stephen Bitalla, school counselor, was promoted to assistant chief of the Milltown Fire Department on Jan. 1. He has been a firefighter for 16 years, having served four years as lieutenant and two years as captain…

  • Students collecting crayons for local children’s hospital

    Students collecting crayons for local children’s hospital

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Student volunteers at South Brunswick High School (SBHS) are once again bringing color into the lives of children being treated at a local hospital. “In our world today, children are limited in the ways they are able to express themselves. Art is one of the few options that has held throughout the…

  • Public lectures to discuss theology, zionism

    Public lectures to discuss theology, zionism

      Bildner Visiting Scholar Dr. Yakir Englander will deliver two public lectures at Rutgers University. On Feb. 28, his talk “Post-Holocaust Ultra-Orthodox Theology: A New Perspective” will throw new light on responses to the Holocaust within the ultra-Orthodox community, with a focus on the differences in reaction between men and women and between Hasidic and Lithuanian…