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  • Robert Zagata

    Robert Zagata

    Robert “Bob” Zagata, 69, died suddenly at his home on Aug. 23. Born in Perth Amboy, on June 28, 1947, he resided in Easton, Pa., since 2006, where he lived with Mary Zagata, devoted wife and best friend of 20 years. He was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School and lived many years in…

  • Veterans memorialized with street signs in North Brunswick

    Veterans memorialized with street signs in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of North Brunswick’s Veteran Street Sign Program allows township residents who were wartime veterans to be recognized with a secondary street sign on an existing municipal road. On Aug. 29, Linwood Place and Waksman Place were designated as Pacia Way, while Willow Avenue and Cypress Avenue were renamed Krauss Way. The late Francis Pacia…

  • Seminars to focus on the meaning of life

    Seminars to focus on the meaning of life

    “You Live By Choice, Not By Chance” will be presented at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Student Center, Rutgers University, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Sunandaji, daughter-disciple of Swami Parthasarathy, will speak about “The Bhaja Govindam” text that provides the basic instructions on life from 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Swami Parthasarathy will offer his thesis…

  • Blood drive set for Oct. 24

    Blood drive set for Oct. 24

    East Brunswick Township will sponsor a Community Blood Drive from 3-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. For more information, call 72-390-6819.

  • Monmouth Arts executive director to step down, take new position

    Monmouth Arts executive director to step down, take new position

    RED BANK — After 19 years at Monmouth Arts, 17 as executive director, Mary Eileen Fouratt will be stepping down to take a position with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Fouratt began as the community arts director in 1997 and became executive director in 1999 when the Monmouth County Arts Council and…

  • Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 8

    Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 8

    • St. Aloysius Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, offers support groups to help people better understand their feelings and to meet others who are dealing with the same life issues. A bereavement support group meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. and a divorced and separated support group meets on the fourth…

  • News Transcript Datebook, Sept. 7

    News Transcript Datebook, Sept. 7

    Collier Youth Services will host its 22nd annual golf classic at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Howell, on Sept. 19. Cost is $350 per person and includes golf, contests, barbecue lunch, cart, practice range, locker, on-course refreshments, open bar cocktail hour and dinner. Corporate and individual sponsorship packages are available. Details: 732-946-4771, ext. 213.…

  • Examiner Datebook, Sept. 8

    Examiner Datebook, Sept. 8

    • The Ladies of St. Joseph, Millstone Township, will sponsor a bus tour of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on Oct. 11. The cost is $99 per person and includes a buffet lunch at the Thayer Hotel. Bus will leave from St. Joseph Church at 8:15 a.m. and return at 8…

  • Friends and Neighbors in Action 10th annual event

    Friends and Neighbors in Action 10th annual event

    Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA) will hold its 10th annual FNA 5K and 1 mile fun walk on Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. at Thompson Park, Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township. FNA is partnering with Rutgers Veterans Home to fund the launch of a service dog program designed to reduce the suicide rate in military…