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  • Good Friday Dinner to be served at VFW

    Good Friday Dinner to be served at VFW

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 133 will host its Good Friday Dinner 5:30-8 p.m. March 25 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The menu will feature a choice of fried flounder, crab cakes, fried shrimp or sole Florentine, served with roasted potatoes and mixed vegetables or spaghetti with red sauce.…

  • Kingston Greenways seeks workers for Earth Day cleanup

    Kingston Greenways seeks workers for Earth Day cleanup

    The Kingston Greenways Association seeks volunteers for its Earth Day cleanup from 2-4 p.m. on April 23 in the vicinity of Railroad Avenue in Kingston. Greenwood Avenue, Division Street, Mapleton Road and Ridge Road will be cleared of litter, larger trash and anything that poses a hazard to wildlife. Wear work boots and sturdy gloves. Grabbers and…

  • New Brunswick Library offers books for less than $1

    New Brunswick Library offers books for less than $1

      The annual Spring Book Sale will take place from 1-7 p.m. April 15 and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16 at the New Brunswick Free Public Library, 60 Livingston Ave. New Brunswick. There will be great prices on books, videos, audio books, puzzles, DVDs and CDs. Book prices range from 50 cents to $1.

  • Park System slates annual arts and music festival

    LINCROFT — The Monmouth County Park System will host its annual Creative Arts and Music Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 30 and May 1 at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road. The juried arts festival will feature specially selected artists’ works of pottery, photography, jewelry, paintings and other mediums. Besides the artwork, visitors will…

  • Birthday bash to feature readings of Shakespeare’s works

    LINCROFT — Brookdale Community College will celebrate the 452nd birthday of William Shakespeare with the sixth annual Shakespeare Read-a-Thon from 6-8 p.m. April 21 at its Performing Arts Center, 765 Newman Springs Road. Residents of all ages are invited to dress as their favorite Shakespearean character and join friends, family and fellow community members in…

  • ‘Mermaid Jr.’ rehearsal camp set

    ‘Mermaid Jr.’ rehearsal camp set

    Phoenix Productions’ Rising Star Academy will hold a rehearsal camp for “The Little Mermaid Jr.” from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 28-April 1 at the Phoenix Performing Arts Center, 59 Chestnut St., Red Bank. The camp will provide a unique opportunity for performers in grades 1-12 to learn from the same directors of Phoenix’s main-stage production. Placement auditions…

  • Church to host annual men’s breakfast March 19

    Church to host annual men’s breakfast March 19

    Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank will host its 27th annual Men’s Community Breakfast at 8 a.m. March 19 at 172 Shrewsbury Ave. Doors open 7 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, will speak during the breakfast. All are welcome. For tickets or more information, call 732-747-2343.

  • Environmental Day set for March 19 in Little Silver

    Environmental Day set for March 19 in Little Silver

    Little Silver’s Environmental Day will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 19 at the Women’s Club, 111 Church St. The event will feature a document-shredding truck, electronics recycling, clothing collection, composting workshop, beekeeping talk, “green” displays and more. Composting bins can be preordered by contacting Bonnie Akey at [email protected]. For more information, visit www.littlesilver.org.

  • Chamber schedules networking dinner

    The Chamber of Commerce serving Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy will hold its next monthly networking dinner 5:30-7 p.m. March 23 at the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh, Old Bridge. Guest speaker will be Milton Paris, a marketing and business consultant and president of Getting Ahead in Business. Cost is $25 for members and…