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  • Auditions to be held for ‘Blithe Spirit’

    The Main Street Theatre Company, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville, will hold open auditions for all roles in the upcoming production of the Noel Coward classic “Blithe Spirit” 7 p.m. July 15-16. Auditioners will be asked to read sides provided at the audition with an appropriate English accent and to briefly present how…

  • Residents encouraged to donate food

    The East Brunswick High School football team will hold a food drive for the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) July 15-24. Fliers with bags attached will be left on doorsteps in neighborhoods throughout town. The team members will collect the bags throughout the week and then donate the food to MCFOODS…

  • Jamesburg Senior Citizens to sponsor trip to AC

    The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will host a trip to the Taj Mahal casino, Atlantic City, on July 22. The bus will leave the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., at 11 a.m. and return at approximately 9 p.m. The trip is open to anyone age 21 and older. Tickets are $25 per person, payable by…

  • Registration open for vacation Bible school

    The Old Bridge Baptist Church, 21 Kossman St., East Brunswick, is accepting registration for its “Digging for Buried Treasure: The Word of God, Our Treasure” vacation Bible school, which will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. from July 22-26. There will be Bible lessons, crafts, games, snacks and music for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. To…

  • South River tax rate to decrease by 1 cent

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Borough residents will see a 1-cent decrease in their 2013 municipal tax rate, officials announced at the June 10 Borough Council meeting. The result of the tax rate change is a reduction of an average of $9.27 for taxpayers, which they will see in their third-quarter tax bills.…

  • Magistro bids farewell to East Brunswick schools

    Piegari now serving as interim superintendent By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Jo Ann Magistro EAST BRUNSWICK — A 42-year career of service to the township’s school district has come to an end for Superintendent of Schools Jo Ann Magistro. The retiring superintendent attended her final meeting of the Board of Education on June 27. “It…

  • Rescue squad cadet given memorial scholarship award

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Janvi Shama, a cadet with the East Brunswick Rescue Squad, has been awarded the Herbert Gross Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is granted annually in memory of Herbert Gross by his widow Ingre Gross, in conjunction with the East Brunswick Rescue Squad. “I can say I am truly honored to have received [the…

  • East Brunswick resident receives scholarship award

    Benjamin E. Weinfeld EAST BRUNSWICK — Benjamin E. Weinfeld of East Brunswick was named an honorable-mention recipient of the 2013 New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) Children’s Scholarship Award. Weinfeld, who graduated from East Brunswick High School, was selected for his academic achievement, community service and accomplishments as an individual with…

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