Tag: Rutgers University
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Kingston Greenways Association meeting to discuss tick-borne diseases
The annual meeting of the Kingston Greenways Association will include a presentation on ticks and tick-borne diseases at 7:30 p.m. on May 10 at the Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston section of South Brunswick. Alvaro Toledo, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at Rutgers University, will talk about Lyme disease, ticks and vector-borne…
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Early experiences in Venezuela shaped U.S. Marine’s career as HR director at casinos, host of WRSU radio show
EAST BRUNSWICK – Donald Buzney’s mission was to break an ambush at daylight and head to the river, sweeping through a hamlet of about 20 homes. It was 1968 in northern I Corps, just below the DMZ in the Cua Viet region of Vietnam. “We didn’t like the assignment because we had to walk across an…
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North Brunswick resident brings Palatine history to life
NORTH BRUNSWICK – For the last five years, a living historian of 18th century Colonial New Jersey has portrayed an 18th century Palatine emigrant. Georg Schaefer-Ebgert of North Brunswick has brought 18th century Colonial history to life throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. “Every time I act as an 18th century Palatine…
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Kendall Park man receives College Student Recognition Award
Logan Germano of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, a Middlesex County College (MCC) alumnus and current student at Rutgers University, received the College Student Recognition Award presented by the New Jersey Council for the Social Studies. The council is a statewide association of elementary, intermediate, secondary and college educators as well as other…
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Library hosts art lecture for asian-american heritage month
The East Brunswick Library will hold “From Perfumed Gardens to Industrial Landscapes: Artistic Engagements with Nature in Past and Present Asia” at 7 p.m. on May 7 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick. The presentation examines the rich histories of landscape in Asian art and how artists have been drawing…
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South Brunswick High School promotes mental health wellness
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Although South Brunswick High School has many well-developed programs and experienced staff to address adolescents’ mental health issues, Meryl Orlando was worried. “What about the students who don’t know where to go or are too afraid to knock on a counselor’s door when they feel sad or anxious?” Orlando said in a statement…
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Program at Monroe Library will address effects of early childhood education
United Way of Central Jersey will hold a talk about the beneficial effects of early childhood education from 1-3 p.m. on April 19 at the Monroe Township Library, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, will educate the public about the…
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Monroe scout documents the phonograph at Thomas Edison Center
Researching the history of Thomas Edison’s phonograph sounded like a great idea to a Monroe Eagle Scout candidate. Shankar Saikia, a sophomore at Monroe Township High School, chose to research, design and build a permanent exhibit highlighting one of Thomas Edison’s most significant inventions on the grounds of the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park…
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North Brunswick veteran uses his voice to help others
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Dennis Anthony Penny Jr. is using a new chapter in his life to pay it forward. The 35-year-old North Brunswick resident said he got into some trouble around his 17th birthday, and was enrolled in a pre-trial intervention program: either go into the military or go to jail, he said. He said…
