Category: Suburban Calendar

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Sayreville firefighter Jim Aleski talks with fourth-graders from Emma L. Arleth Elementary School about fire safety on Tuesday.

  • Antiques Appraisal Fair set at Spotswood Library

    The Friends of the Spotswood Public Library will sponsor an Antiques Appraisal Fair from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the library, 548 Main St. Appraisals will be conducted by Barbara’s Unique Boutique, Jamesburg. Furniture will not be accepted. Jewelry, china, artwork and artifacts may be assessed. Cost is $4 per item, with…

  • St. Mary’s School to hold clothing drive

    St. Mary’s School to hold clothing drive St. Mary Elementary School, Second Street, South Amboy, will hold its annual clothing drive on Oct. 15, 16 and 17. Donations of clothes, shoes, belts, blankets, quilts, etc., will be accepted. Items may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning Oct. 15 at the school’s…

  • ‘Stamp Art Fun’ youth program slated at library

    Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 10 for "Stamp Art Fun," set for 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants in the program, open to children in second-sixth grades, will decorate lunch bags, bookmarks, gift cards and stationery using rubber stamps,…

  • Bulletin Board

    O.B. rec slates Oct. 26Halloween Spooktacular O.B. rec slates Oct. 26 Halloween Spooktacular The Old Bridge Parks and Recreation Department will hold a Halloween Spooktacular from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Old Bridge Civic Center, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Highlights will include a costume contest, face painting, Halloween games,…

  • Foreign language grant awarded to Old Bridge

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The school district’s two middle schools will split an $18,400 federal grant designed to enhance world languages studies in the middle elementary grades, school officials reported. Old Bridge is one of only 18 districts in New Jersey to receive the grant…

  • Community Bulletin Board ‘Sick and Tired’ lecture

    slated for Oct. 24 Community Bulletin Board ‘Sick and Tired’ lecture slated for Oct. 24 The Wellness Education Foundation, East Brunswick, will sponsor a free community lecture titled "Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired" at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Borders Books and Music, MidState Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. Topics will…

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    PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Peter Heydon, left, admires the paintings and drawings on display during the Old Bridge High School Faculty and Student Art Show, held in the art gallery of the township library Monday night. At right, Sharon Piscitelli (l), an art teacher at Old Bridge High School, shows an original work on display…

  • Marion Smith recognized

    for contributions to O.B. By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Lifetime township resident and landowner Marion Smith was honored by the Township Council during its agenda meeting Monday night for her dedication to the community. Officials said Smith, who passed away Sept. 29 at the age of 91, was especially helpful in…