June 16-18
• Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Old Bridge Public Library, during regular library hours on June 16 and 17, until 2 p.m. on June 18, at the Old Bridge Main Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Hardcover and paperback books, records, CDs, DVDs, more. Material for children, adults. Proceeds go to library programming and materials. (732) 721-5600, ext. 5033.
June 17 & 18
• Help Corey Conquer Cancer Basketball Jamboree, to benefit East Brunswick student Corey Muniz, 11, 6-10 p.m. on June 17, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 18, at Churchill Junior High School, Norton Road, East Brunswick. Featuring eight teams of fifth- and sixth-graders playing in a round-robin format. Prizes, 50/50s, sports memorabilia, refreshments, chance to win a 2005 Pontiac. Dance performance by the First Position School of Dance. All proceeds will help Corey’s family with medical expenses. Call Eric or Jill Veit at (732) 432-8442. Donations may be made to Corey Conquering Cancer Fund, 51 Canterbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
June 18
• Foolish Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner and Wonderful Wacky Auction, featuring the Fools for Christ clown group of Jamesburg Presbyterian Church, dinner from 4-6 p.m., auction begins at 7 p.m., at Elks Lodge No. 2180, 74 W. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12; youngsters under age 5 admitted free of charge. All proceeds go to support the church’s upcoming mission trip to Cuba. (732) 521-1711.
• Car Wash, sponsored by the Sayreville War Memorial (SWMHS) High School Band Parents Association, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the high school parking lot, Washington Road. Donation is $4 for cars and vans, $10 for conversion vans. All proceeds benefit the SWMHS Marching Unit.
• Garage Sale, sponsored by NAMI-Middlesex, an affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, an organization for family and friends of the mentally ill, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 316 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Donations may be dropped off on the morning of June 17 at the sale site. Call Betty Golden at (908) 753-1753 or Dorothy Goldstein at (732) 846-9517.
June 19
• Father’s Day Breakfast, sponsored by Old Bridge Elks Lodge No. 2229, 9 a.m. to noon, at the lodge, 67 Old Amboy Road. Cost is $5.50 per person; each father receives a free drink. To reserve for large parties, call Alice Hans at (732) 679-4426.
June 21-25
• St. Ambrose School Carnival, 6-11 p.m. June 21-23, 6 p.m. to midnight on June 24, 5-10 p.m. on June 25, on the school grounds, Throckmorton Lane, off Route 9, Old Bridge. Rides; games; food; entertainment; super 50/50; nightly 50/50s; bracelet nights (pay one price and ride all night), June 23 and 25; fireworks display, 9 p.m. June 24 — rain date June 25. (732) 679-5990, ext. 1.
June 22-25
• St. Stan’s Carnival 2005, 6-11 p.m., on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds, MacArthur Avenue and Main Street, Sayreville. Rides for children and adults; games of chance; “Las Vegas” wheel; nightly 50/50 drawings; fresh seafood area; homemade foods; nightly entertainment; beer garden; barbecue pit; desserts; June 24 (St. Stan’s Alumni Night), fish fry beginning at 5 p.m. Call the parish office at (732) 254-0212.