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  • Concert to benefit CUP Food Pantry

    Concert to benefit CUP Food Pantry

    The Community Of Hope Ministries (COHM)/Alice’s CUP (Churches United for People) Food Pantry, Spotswood, will sponsor its next fundraising COHM Acoustic Café Sunday Under the Stars concert 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 7 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 505 Main St., Spotswood. Special guest will be Painted Young. The series is presented by Sleepless Mind Entertainment. The…

  • Spotswood Taekwondo students excel at competition

    Spotswood Taekwondo students excel at competition

    SPOTSWOOD – Eight students from the Force One Competition Team, which trains at Fastkix Taekwondo in Spotswood, traveled with their instructor and head team coach, Master Charles Ferrone, to compete with more than 1,900 athletes in the 2016 AAU National Taekwondo Championships July 4-9 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This year, Force One competed in 26 events and earned 13…

  • East Brunswick teams up for food drive

    East Brunswick teams up for food drive

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Two East Brunswick High School (EBHS) teams traded in their pigskins and pom-poms for donation bags last week to help Middlesex County’s food bank during its usual summertime lull. At the onset of the season, the high school football team was more than 20 players shy of last year’s roster, leaving less…

  • Business brief

    Business brief

    The Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals and Cremation Services is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The funeral home is located at 3377 Route 9 in Old Bridge. For more information, call 732-679-4422 or visit www.HegartyScaliaFuneralHome.com.

  • The Wag to perform Aug. 13 at library

    The Wag to perform Aug. 13 at library

    Local band The Wag will present a concert at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The upbeat four-piece group, with a style that varies from blues to pop to rock and features three alternating lead singers, recently added an acoustic set to their repertoire.…

  • Old Bridge seeks to memorialize residents lost to addiction

    All families in Old Bridge who have suffered the death of a loved one who has succumbed to an addiction are urged to come forth and memorialize their dearly departed during Old Bridge Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 Anyone interested in attending should email [email protected] or [email protected]. Include the name of the person being…

  • South Amboy Boy Scout Troop 91 celebrates 100th anniversary

    South Amboy Boy Scout Troop 91 celebrates 100th anniversary

    SOUTH AMBOY — One of the oldest Boy Scout troops in the United States celebrated a milestone last month. Boy Scout Troop 91 of South Amboy celebrated its 100th anniversary on July 17 during their summer encampment in Clinton Township. The event took place at Camp Dill in Annandale, where the troop has been camping every summer for…

  • Temple to celebrate 70th anniversary of India’s independence

    Temple to celebrate 70th anniversary of India’s independence

    The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey will hold a celebration for the 70th anniversary of India’s independence from Britain from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, 329 Culver Rd., Monmouth Junction. There will be cultural and patriotic dance performances, music by DJ Darshan, food sampling and children’s activities. For…

  • Vendors sought for Nov. 19 Tricky Tray in North Brunswick

    Vendors sought for Nov. 19 Tricky Tray in North Brunswick

    Vendors are being sought for the North Brunswick Annual Tricky Tray/Vendor Show scheduled for Nov. 19 at Our Lady of Peace Family Center, Route 130, North Brunswick. For an application, call Maureen at 732-297-4838 or email [email protected].