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  • Health, wellness series scheduled at library

    Health, wellness series scheduled at library

    The Old Bridge Public Library will sponsor several upcoming health and wellness programs at the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. A free six-week workshop series titled “Diabetes Self-Management” is scheduled for 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 2-Sept. 6. The sessions will provide information on how to manage symptoms, communicate effectively with physicians, maintain…

  • Roadwork planned for South River through August

    Roadwork planned for South River through August

    SOUTH RIVER – Roadwork will be taking place on Montgomery Street between Johnson Place and Claremont Avenue through Aug. 19. The work, consisting of reconstruction of the curbing and sidewalks followed by the milling and resurfacing of the roadway, will take place during the daytime hours on weekdays, weather permitting, according to a statement prepared by…

  • South River to hold Restaurant Week

    South River to hold Restaurant Week

    The South River Economic Development Commission will present South River Restaurant Week July 24-28. Participants include La Tavola Cucina, Krakowiak Restaurant, Campozino, Portuguese Fisherman, Ria-Mar, Case Café Sical, Nossa Aldeia Bakery, Eddie’s Falafel, Brownstone Bagel Coffaro’s Pizza and Causeway Ice Cream. There will be free parking meters in the Obert Street lot. For updated information, visit…

  • Free concerts continue at Middlesex parks

    Free concerts continue at Middlesex parks

    The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders is sponsoring its free summer concert series with performances in four county parks. All events are free of charge and open to the public. Concertgoers are invited to bring their own lawn chair. The upcoming concert schedule is as follows: • July 24, 6-7:30 p.m. — George Krauss…

  • Edison Library offers program on Eleanor Roosevelt July 27

    Edison Library offers program on Eleanor Roosevelt July 27

    The Edison Public Library Foundation will serve as the host when Linda Kenyon  portrays Eleanor Roosevelt in “A Life of My Own: Meeting Eleanor Roosevelt” at 7 p.m. on July 27 at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. This event acknowledges her achievements as first lady. Tickets are $10 and are on sale…

  • Woodbridge man charged after alleged hit-and-run

    Woodbridge man charged after alleged hit-and-run

      WOODBRIDGE – A Woodbridge man was charged on June 24 following a serious hit-and-run incident. The Perth Amboy Police Department charged Pishoi Bakoom, 27, with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash as well as causing bodily injury, obstruction of justice and endangering an injured victim, according to a statement prepared by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and…

  • Schoolhouse Songwriters Series in Metuchen July 30

    Schoolhouse Songwriters Series in Metuchen July 30

    The Metuchen Arts Council will sponsor the Schoolhouse Songwriters Series, Summer Edition, on July 30 at The Old Franklin Schoolhouse, 491 Middlesex Ave. (Route 27), Metuchen. The evening of music is held by Metuchen-based singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; the show starts at 8 p.m. The cost is $10 ($5 for kids…

  • Plays in the Park  in Edison to present ‘South Pacific’

    Plays in the Park in Edison to present ‘South Pacific’

    Plays in the Park has announced the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, “South Pacific,” will be performed from July 27 through Aug. 6 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater at Roosevelt Park, 1 Pine Drive, Edison. There will be no performance July 31. Dates for special performances include: An audio description performance on July 29 (rain date July 30); a…

  • History of the Catskills and comedians on July 26

    History of the Catskills and comedians on July 26

    The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County (JCCMC) will serve as the host to Mort Segal, who will present, “The Rise and Fall of the Catskills and the Comedians Who Made Them Famous,” at 10:30 a.m., July 26, at 1775 Oak Tree Rd., Edison. The Catskills region has many large resorts where stand-up comedians perform. The area…