Month: July 2011

  • Vendors welcome at Giant Flea Market

    The St. Thomas Rosary Society, Old Bridge, is seeking vendors for its 21st annual Giant Flea Market set for 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Aug. 20 in St. Thomas the Apostle Church parking lot, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Rain date is Aug. 27. Spaces cost $15 each, $25 for two. Table-rental fee is $5 per table.…

  • Craft club meets on Mondays, Thursdays

    Crafters, knitters and crocheters of all kinds are welcome to attend meetings of the Old Bridge Public Library Crafting Club 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and 1 p.m. on Thursdays at the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. For more information, call 732-721- 5600, ext. 5033, or log on to www.oldbridgelibrary.org.

  • Leprechauns to host picnic and fundraiser

    The Sayreville Leprechauns Football and Cheerleading Association will kick off the season and celebrate its 50th anniversary with a picnic and fundraiser set for 1-6 p.m. Aug. 13 at Burke’s Park, 777 Washington Road, Sayreville. Activities will include a “bouncy house,” a rock-climbing wall and a dunk tank. There will be a punt/pass and kicking…

  • Senior art

    Marckervin Janvier of North Brunswick, an art major at Middlesex County College, Edison, admires the work of Monroe resident Manny Bar, who won first place in the non-professional sculpture category of the Middlesex Senior Art Contest. The exhibit, presented by the Middlesex County Department of Senior Citizens, is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

  • Shop owners: Business cools off in record heat

    For some ice cream sellers, rising temps bring sales down BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer I t seems last weekend’s record- breaking temperatures didn’t have local residents screaming for ice cream. Some area ice cream shop owners said sales have cooled off during the brutal heat wave that saw temperatures rise to triple digits around…

  • AARP sponsoring trip to Williamsburg

    Old Bridge AARP Chapter No. 4854 will offer an Oct. 7-10 trip to Williamsburg, Va. The excursion will include three nights’ accommodations; admission to Colonial Williamsburg; guided tours of Jamestown, Yorktown and Fredericksburg; three breakfasts; one lunch; one dinner; and transportation. Cost is $436 per person, based on double occupancy. To reserve or for more…

  • Free summer concerts coming to two parks

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders free summer concert series will continue with upcoming performances in county parks. All concerts are free of charge and open to the public. The schedule is as follows:  July 31, 6-7:30 p.m. — The Great American Rootin’, Tootin’, High Falutin’, Puttin’ on the Ritz Novelty Band, Warren…

  • Tickets available for trip to Atlantic City

    Polish National Alliance Lodge No. 1728 will sponsor anAug. 14 bus trip to the Golden Nugget, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the Sayreville Borough Hall parking lot, 167 Main St. Refreshments will be served. Cost is $25; the casino will provide participants with a $25 play return and a $5…

  • Juniors to stage ‘Tumbleweeds’

    Main Street Juniors, the young-adult subsidiary of the Main Street Theatre Company, will present “Tumbleweeds,” a musical based on the popular comic strip by Tom K. Ryan, July 30-Aug. 7, noon on Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The show, an irreverent look at…