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  • Community theater plans ‘1776’ auditions

    Community theater plans ‘1776’ auditions

    Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s community theater, will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of “1776” March 6 and 7 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Two audition blocks, 6:30-8 p.m. and 8-9:30 p.m., are set for both evenings. Actors will be seen in order of their arrival. To schedule an…

  • Collection to aid O.B. Food Bank

    The Route 516 Animal Hospital, 2117 Route 516, Old Bridge, will conduct an Easter Food Drive through March 22 to benefit the Old Bridge Food Bank. Donations may be dropped off at the hospital during regular business hours, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. The most needed and requested food items include cereal,…

  • Legion offers trip to Tropicana, A.C.

    Legion offers trip to Tropicana, A.C.

    American Legion Post No. 253, 60 DeVoe Ave., Spotswood, will offer a March 20 fundraising bus trip to the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the post home. Return will be at approximately 8 p.m. Cost is $30 and includes a $25 return in casino cash, a light continental…

  • Scouts will host Spaghetti Dinner

    Scouts will host Spaghetti Dinner

    Milltown Boy Scout Troop No. 33 will sponsor its annual fundraising Spaghetti Dinner March 5 at American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. Early-bird dinners will be served 4-5 p.m.; cost is $6. Regular-dinner seatings are set for 5-7 p.m.; cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children under age 9, $7 for…

  • ‘Little Women’ coming to EBHS stage

    ‘Little Women’ coming to EBHS stage

    The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Drama Club will present the musical “Little Women” 7 p.m. March 4, 5, 11 and 12, and 3 p.m. March 6, at the high school, 380 Cranbury Road. Tickets, which cost $14 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens, may be purchased online at https://ebhs.booktix.com/. Any remaining…

  • Lions to sponsor Pancake Breakfast

    Lions to sponsor Pancake Breakfast

    The South River Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.-noon Feb. 28 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1451, 31 Reid St., South River. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 12 and under. The menu will include pancakes, eggs, sausages, home fries, doughnuts, coffee, tea and orange juice.…

  • VFW auxiliary sets fish fry for Feb. 27

    VFW auxiliary sets fish fry for Feb. 27

    The Ladies Auxiliary of East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will hold its next Friday-Night Fish Fry 5-7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology. The menu will feature a fish dinner with soup, salad and more. Cost is $12 per person. For more information, call…

  • Buddy Ball Game scheduled for Feb. 27

    Buddy Ball Game scheduled for Feb. 27

    East Brunswick Fast Break Basketball will hold its annual Findley Urban Buddy Ball Game Day 2-4:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. Both the program and the game day offer special-needs players (children and adults), referred to as “buddies,” a chance to interact with “pals,” or volunteers who…

  • Hudson trail will be extended in Freehold Borough

    Hudson trail will be extended in Freehold Borough

    A grant application for $24,000 to the Monmouth County Park System has been approved by the state. The funds will be used for a 1,300-foot-long extension of the Henry Hudson Trail in Freehold Borough. The paved 10-foot-wide, 24-mile-long Henry Hudson Trail has been developed on a former railroad right-of-way in portions of western and northern…