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  • Long Branch native helps supply USS Ross

    Long Branch native helps supply USS Ross

    SOUDA BAY, Greece — Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Tomas Castano from Long Branch recently passed supplies during an on-load aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) on Sept. 5, 2016. The USS Ross, which is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Operations…

  • Milltown returns to county recycling program

    Milltown returns to county recycling program

    MILLTOWN — As of Sept. 1, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s (MCIA) Recycling Division added Milltown to its schedule of curbside stops. Milltown became the 15th municipality to have an interlocal agreement with the MCIA for its curbside recycling program, according to information provided by the agency. That program, established in 1995, was credited with sparing local…

  • Event to focus on issues of drug use, addiction and recovery

    Event to focus on issues of drug use, addiction and recovery

    MIDDLETOWN — September is National Recovery Month, and The Middletown Arts Center will host the second annual New Jersey Celebrates Recovery from 1-6 p.m. Sept. 18 at 36 Church St., Middletown. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at www.CelebrateRecoveryNJ.com. The event seeks to remove the stigma associated with…

  • Middlesex 4-H plans Oct. 2 open house

    Middlesex 4-H plans Oct. 2 open house

    The Middlesex County 4-H Open House is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Oct. 2 at the 4-H Youth Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. There are more than 30 4-H clubs within the county. The clubs focus on citizenship, healthy living, science, engineering and technology programs, in addition to agriculture. Guests at the event will have…

  • ‘How to Succeed’ to run through Sept. 24

    ‘How to Succeed’ to run through Sept. 24

    GB Productions will present its production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” 8 p.m. Sept. 15, 17, 22 and 24 in the auditorium at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Tickets, which will be sold at the door, cost $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, students and children. For…

  • Community invited to Sept. 17 Health Fair

    Community invited to Sept. 17 Health Fair

    The Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Fitness and Wellness Center, 1044 Route 9, Old Bridge, will host its free Community Health Fair 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17. The event will feature wellness screenings and information, classes and demonstrations, children’s activities, healthy food, and information displays hosted by a range of local businesses and vendors. Admission is…

  • Community-education classes set in Monroe

    Community-education classes set in Monroe

    Registration is open for Monroe Township Community Education Program fall evening classes scheduled to run Sept. 20-Dec. 6. In addition to the traditional eight-week courses, registration will be ongoing for several one- to three-week classes designed to enrich lives professionally and personally. The fall program includes more than 40 courses and features many new offerings.…

  • Vendors welcome at fall fest, craft show

    Vendors welcome at fall fest, craft show

    The Immaculate Conception Rosary-Altar Society Fall Festival/Craft Show (formerly Granny’s Cellar) is set for Nov. 26 at Immaculate Conception Church, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Vendors are sought. To reserve a table/space, call Jay at 609-409-0199 or Maria at 732-254-1775.

  • Church seeks vendors for indoor yard sale

    Church seeks vendors for indoor yard sale

    The Aldersgate United Methodist Church Indoor Yard Sale is planned for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 22 in the church gym, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. A church bake sale will be held during the event. Yard-sale vendors are sought. Tables are available at a cost of $20 for one, $35 for two. A donation of…