Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Plays-in-Park continues summer musical season

    Middlesex County’s summer theater, Plays-in-the-Park, will continue its 40th season of musicals with a production of Crazy for You. The musical production is set to perform at 8:30 p.m. through Aug. 3 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater in Roosevelt Park, Edison. The box office will open at 5:30 p.m. on performance nights. Patrons must…

  • Board says time & money being saved on construction

    Board says time & money being saved on construction OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education has decided to use its own employees to oversee the construction of upcoming referendum projects at a reported savings of $622,000. The board, during its July 16 meeting, charged Dr. R. Gregory Quirk, assistant superintendent for business, with the…

  • Monroe resident earns natl. Hadassah prize

    Monroe resident earns natl. Hadassah prize Marilyn Shustak of the Alisa Chapter of Hadassah, Monroe, recently was named a recipient of the 16th annual Hadassah National Leadership Award. A resident of the Concordia adult community in Monroe, Shustak was honored for her accomplishments within Hadassah and for volunteering her time and effort on behalf of…

  • Tree grant awarded to historic village panel

    The Urban Forestry Advisory Committee of Middlesex County has awarded a $3,000 grant to the Historic Village of Old Bridge Community Group Inc. (HVOBCG) for ornamental shade trees in the Historic Village of Old Bridge, East Brunswick. Funds will be used to replace trees removed during the realignment and repaving of Kossman Street in 2000…

  • Photo

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI It was a day of fun and games at the annual block party on Heather Street in Old Bridge Saturday. Christopher Mattisson, 4, wears his Mardi Gras mask, while Danielle Barbieri, 7 (left), and Brittany Tuiti, 5, decorate their masks.

  • Library gardening club slates Aug. 21 meeting

    Library gardening club slates Aug. 21 meeting The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold the next meeting of its gardening club at 7 p.m. on Aug. 21. Participants will trade secrets and tips, plan visits to gardening centers and more. Discussion will include the future of the library’s…

  • ‘At the Beach’ youth program slated at library

    Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 6 for "At the Beach," a youth program set for 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 13 and 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants in the program, open to youngsters entering first-sixth grades,…

  • Blood drive slated for

    Aug. 3 at St. Thomas Aug. 3 at St. Thomas St. Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will hold a summer blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 3 in the parish auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Donors must be between the ages of…

  • La Leche League of S.R. slates August meetings

    La Leche League of S.R. slates August meetings La Leche League of South River, a support group for expectant and nursing mothers in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, will hold its monthly meetings at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 6 and 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 7 at the South River Library, 55 Appleby Ave. Topic will be…