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Clockwise from above: Jayda Pichardo of North Brunswick meets Tinkerbell, owned by Gail Kotter of Sayreville, during the North Brunswick Humane Association’s 12th Annual Dog Walk-a-Thon and Adoption Day event at North Brunswick Community Park on Oct. 11. Edith Goldberg of East Brunswick shows off Zorro, left, and Bijou. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Salah Andrews of Milltown, left, and Madgi Youssef of South River serve up some shawarma during the 38th annual Egyptian Festival at St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in East Brunswick on Oct. 11. Parishioners serve homemade desserts. Members of the youth group of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church peel sugarcane for…

TOP PICK Lighthouses and selected museums throughout the state will hold the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey Oct. 17-18. Begin the challenge at any of the 11 participating New Jersey landbased lighthouses, one museum and two lifesaving stations. Purchase a $1 souvenir that will be proof of one’s visit. During the weekend, those age 11…

Middlesex County residents can learn about the many services, programs and opportunities available to them during the first county Services Fair. The event, sponsored by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Student Center at Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave. in…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer October marks domestic violence awareness month. In New Jersey, the call to action to combat domestic violence was marked in part by the renaming of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women to the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence. On Oct. 1 at the steps of the New…

Volunteer firefighters prepare for a friendly competition during Middlesex County’s first Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Appreciation Day on Sept. 27 as county officials look on. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY SAYREVILLE – Middlesex County recently held an event to celebrate and applaud the efforts of fire and EMS volunteers throughout the county. “Middlesex County Volunteer…

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM KRANZ Chelsea Senior Living raised $25,000 to benefit volunteer first responders in the New Jersey municipalities where it has residences during its annual golf outing, held at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster on Sept. 28. Belvidere, Brick, Bridgewater, East Brunswick, Fanwood, Manalapan (Englishtown), Marlboro, Monroe, Montville, Tinton Falls, Toms River,…

Top: Bob Wisniewski, a 50-year veteran who previously served as South River Fire Chief and is now part of the East Brunswick Fire Department, takes part in a parade to celebrate the South Amboy Fire Department’s 125th anniversary on Oct. 3. Above: Dawn Slingerland cheers on the East Brunswick Fire Department as a truck makes…

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON PULLARO Cub Scout Pack 223 of East Brunswick completed a fall service project at Rutgers Gardens on Sept. 26. Scouts and their families planted trees and other plants to reduce erosion and beautify the Rhododendron Garden. Pictured are Matt Pullaro, Nicholas Anastasio, Christopher Anastasio, David Saperstein, Owen Mahler and Dan Pullaro.