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  • Living History events slated in Woodbridge

    The Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey will present its annual Civil War Living History Weekend Aug. 3-4 at Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge. Each day will feature a soldiers’ drill, weapons demonstration, re-enacted battlefield skirmish, military camp life, period living historians, period civilian life, Civil War displays and activities.…

  • Players, sponsors sought for golf event

    The fourth annual Golf Outing to benefit Cardinal McCarrick/St. Mary’s High School, South Amboy, is set for Sept. 9 at Glenwood Country Club, Old Bridge. Golfers will tee up at 9:30 a.m. An allinclusive $125 fee includes breakfast, box lunches, a full dinner reception and oncourse beverages. Cart and green fees also are included. Sponsorships…

  • Curtain to rise on ‘Children of Eden’

    GB Productions will present its production of “Children of Eden” 8 p.m. Aug. 8, 10, 15 and 17 at St. Thomas the Apostle auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Tickets cost $16 for adults, $14 for seniors and students. For more information and to reserve, call the box office at 732-238-4028.

  • Farmers market to be held at ice cream shop

    Cookies & Cream ice cream shop, 365 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Monroe, will hold a flea market/crafters fair/farmers market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 28 in the parking lot of the Suburban Plaza. The farmers market will be held every Sunday through October. An antique car show will be held on every other Sunday.

  • Home-elevation reimbursement funds available to N.J. residents

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie has announced a home-elevation reimbursement program that sets aside $100 million for those who elevate their homes to comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards. The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) awards grants of up to $30,000 to those in Middlesex, Monmouth and seven other heavily…

  • Community theater seeking cast for ‘Spamalot’

    Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s community theater, will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12 and 13 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Callbacks are set for Aug. 15. Interested individuals, who are asked to prepare 32 bars of a Broadway-style song (tunes…

  • Donations sought for wounded warriors

    The Veterans Council of Monroe and Jamesburg will make its ninth annual bus trip Oct. 25 to deliver gifts and messages of support to wounded servicemen and servicewomen at a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area. Gift donations are sought. Collection boxes have been set up in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza,…

  • Sayreville neighborhood still awaiting buyout info

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Residents of the Old Bridge section of Sayreville are still waiting to hear about their neighborhood’s eligibility for the home-buyout program. The small neighborhood off Bordentown Avenue, which saw severe flooding during superstorm Sandy in October, has not heard definite word from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…

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