• Y sets evaluations for swim team Aug. 3, 10

    The South Amboy Branch YMCA will soon kick off its third season of competitive swimming with its Cyclones Swim Team. Evaluations will be held noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 3 for returning swimmers, and noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 for new swimmers at the Y, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd. The Cyclones is a…

  • Wrestling camp coming to Sayreville

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will hold its Wrestling Summer Camp 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5-9 at Sayreville Middle School, 800 Washington Road. Participants, who will learn about agility, strength, conditioning and technique, also will participate in matches and drills. Cost is $125 per person. Space is limited. Applications are available at the rec…

  • Bill would require school policy on teacher-student e-interaction

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer With smartphones and tablet computers becoming more prevalent in schools, two state legislators want school administrators to establish a policy that would regulate the ways in which students and teachers are permitted to interact with each other in a digital world. A bill sponsored by state Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz…

  • Participants sought for home-arts event

    The Middlesex County Fair Association invites members of the public to enter the Home Arts Division at the 75th annual Middlesex County Fair, scheduled for Aug. 5-11 at the fairgrounds, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Each of 14 divisions will have a 75th-anniversary challenge category. A prize ribbon will be awarded to the winner in each…

  • Vendor spots open at Aug. 3 yard sale

    The St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church Holy Name Society will sponsor its Yard Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3, rain or shine, in the parking lot at the church, 30 Jackson St., South River. Vendor spaces are available at a cost of $20 per table. Breakfast items, hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and beverages…

  • Vendors welcome at Giant Flea Market

    The St. Thomas Rosary Society, Old Bridge, is seeking vendors for its annual Giant Flea Market, set for 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 17 in the parking lot at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Rain date is Aug. 24. Spaces cost $15 each, $25 for two. Table-rental fee is…

  • Kingston chef to prepare seafood dishes for national competition

    Christopher Albrecht SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Golden tilefish and green vegetable chowder will be on the menu when a top New Jersey seafood chef participates in the Aug. 3 Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans. Christopher Albrecht, the executive chef at Eno Terra in Kingston, and his sous chef, John Crawford Koeniger, held a practice…

  • Moran–Hausmann

    Jennifer Moran, William Hausmann Regina Moran of Old Bridge announces the engagement of her daughter, Jennifer Moran, to William Hausmann, son of Ruth and Newton Hausmann Jr. of Colts Neck. Ms. Moran also is the daughter of the late Francis Moran Jr. The future bride is a graduate of Old Bridge High School. She earned…

  • School of Rock to perform at Elks

    The East Brunswick Elks will present a School of Rock concert 5-9 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Elks lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave. Tickets cost $15 each and include refreshments. To reserve, call the lodge at 732-821-9527.

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