• Choosing an assisted living community

    Reformed Church Home It is vital for your family member that you spend a considerable amount of time researching the assisted living community before you send them to the home. It is much easier to pick a good home in the beginning than it is to choose a poor home and have to go through…

  • Determining if you need cataract surgery

    Dr. Robert Scharfman of Atlantic Medical Eye Care What is a cataract? The lens of the eye is normally a clear, transparent structure that is located just behind your pupil. Every eye has a lens, just like every camera has a lens. The lens of the eye focuses incoming light onto the retina. A cataract…

  • Remodeling a kitchen

    If you have ever had even one party you know: The kitchen is the most important room in your house. That is where all the guests congregate. The kitchen is also where the most homework is done, and where important family meetings are held. Also, as any Realtor will tell you, remodeling your kitchen is…

  • Zimmerli offers free admission to military

    The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, is participating in Blue Star Museums, which offers free admission to all active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon…

  • Sign up begins for summer reading club

    In-person registration is under way for the summer reading club at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. The program is open to library cardholders ages 3-13. The six-week club will meet once a week beginning July 9. For more information, call the library at 732-251-1515.

  • AARP sponsoring Pigeon Forge trip

    Old Bridge AARP Chapter No. 4854 will offer a seven day, six night bus trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and the Smoky Mountains Oct. 6-12. The price is $535 including bus transportation, hotels, 10 meals, tour and shows. For more information, call Hank McKee at 732-679-7937 or email [email protected].

  • Rabbi to conduct last services before retirement

    Rabbi Eric Milgrim will conduct his final Shabbat services at Temple B’Nai Shalom, Fern Road and Old Stage Road, East Brunswick, at 8 p.m. June 21 and 10:30 a.m. June 22 as part of a special celebration weekend of his retirement.

  • Youngsters invited to soccer camp at Y

    The South Amboy Branch YMCA will host a soccer camp, in partnership with Challenger Sports, July 8-12 at the Y, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd. The camp is open to children in grades 2-6. Each day campers will focus on one of the five most frequently used soccer skills: dribbling, passing and receiving, shooting, heading…

  • Modern dance

    Tilak Daga, 18, of East Brunswick, who was born with Down syndrome, competed in a competition in May with the Kaye- Lynn Dance Studio, located in Edison and Milltown. He won third prize in the junior category for his solo, “I Love Dance.” As a young boy, Tilak loved to watch Indian Bollywood movies, imitating…

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