Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Blood drive is slated for Jan. 11 at St. Thomas

    Blood drive is slated for Jan. 11 at St. Thomas St. Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will hold a winter blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 11 in the parish auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Donors must be between the ages of…

  • O.B. education panel will host Casino Night

    The Old Bridge Education Foundation (OBEF) will sponsor a Casino Night from 7:30-11:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at Sunny Palace, Route 18, East Brunswick. Tickets cost $30 each, $50 per pair. Admission charge includes hors d’oeuvres and $25 per person in chips. The Old Bridge Education Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that awards grants…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Kathy Chiapaikeo, 15, of Old Bridge, found some time in between snowstorms recently to practice tennis with the hope of making the varsity team at school.

  • Cheesequake Park sets ‘Women in the Outdoors’

    A program titled "Women in the Outdoors" will begin at 1 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Cheesequake State Park Interpretive Center, 300 Gordon Road, Old Bridge. Guest speakers will offer information on how organizations such as the Outdoor Women’s League and Becoming An Outdoor Woman can offer opportunities for women to be more active.…

  • Woodland Ave. ball field

    drainage to be improved Woodland Ave. ball field drainage to be improved SAYREVILLE — No more muddy cleats or wet grass stains on uniforms. Well, at least these pesky messes will be kept to a minimum during next spring and summer’s baseball season. The Borough Council approved a resolution awarding a contract for improvements to…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Hebrew speakers clubslates Jan. 6 meeting Hebrew speakers club slates Jan. 6 meeting The next meeting of Chug Ivrit club for intermediate and advanced Hebrew speakers will take place at 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 6 at a private home in Highland Park. The event will feature guest speaker Jennifer Zelaz, a South African-born Jew who…

  • Bulletin Board

    Atlantic City bus tripto benefit school band Atlantic City bus trip to benefit school band The Sayreville War Memorial High School Band Parents Association is sponsoring a bus trip to the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on Jan. 18 to benefit the high school marching band. The bus will depart from the high…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    Back-issues being soldto benefit E.B. Library Back-issues being sold to benefit E.B. Library The fifth annual Back-Issue Magazine Sale will take place at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, from Jan. 9-12 during library hours. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 9; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.…

  • Fulbright scholar from O.B. looks at dying coral reefs

    Fulbright scholar from O.B. looks at dying coral reefs Longin Kaczmarsky OLD BRIDGE — The thought of coral reefs conjures up images of beautiful, underwater scenes for most people, but township native Longin Kaczmarsky has seen the precious natural resource devastated by disease while living on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kaczmarsky, who…