• Auditions scheduled for April 11 and 18

    Open auditions for the upcoming Berdanhand Productions presentation of “Fade Out at Clo-Achers,” a comedy, are set for 6:30-9 p.m. April 11 and 18 at the Mercer County Library, Twin Rivers Branch, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor, in the CVS shopping center. For more information, call Myra at 609- 443-1320 or Meryl at 609-490-0089, or…

  • Warsaw uprising to be remembered

    A program commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is planned for 10 a.m. April 14 at Congregation Beit Shalom of Monroe Township, Concordia Shopping Center, 1600 Perrineville Road. A light breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m. The program, which is sponsored by the Beit Shalom Men’s Club, is open to the…

  • Participants sought for conservation unit

    Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps, whose mission is “to protect and preserve natural areas from misuse, polluters and the forces of nature” at the more than 7,000 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Conservation Corps crew members earn $8.50 per hour and will work Mondays-Fridays,…

  • Catholic Women to sponsor Bake Sale

    The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women will hold its annual Bake Sale after the 4:30 p.m. Mass April 27 and after the 7 a.m. Mass April 28 (through 1:30 p.m.) across the street from Sacred Heart Church, Washington Avenue, South Amboy.

  • Vendors needed for church flea market

    The First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville is seeking vendors for its annual flea market, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 8 at the church, 172 Main St., Sayreville. The rain date is June 15. The cost is $15 per space, or $25 for two spaces. Table rental is $5. For…

  • School ties in T-shirts to autism awareness lessons

    Bowne-Munro Elementary sports tie-dye apparel to recognize those with disabilities BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Staff and students at Bowne-Munro Elementary School in East Brunswick wore tie-dye T-shirts in honor of Autism Awareness Month. EAST BRUNSWICK — The students and staff at Bowne-Munro Elementary School continue to show why they have a big heart. With…

  • A new kind of theater evolves at Rutgers

    Mason Gross students to stage creative production A new theater work, devised entirely from the creative imagination of an ensemble of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts actors, will explore themes of lost innocence, fate and chance. Kevin Kittle and Danielle Liccardo will co-direct the Rutgers Theater Company’s original piece, titled “What’s It…

  • Congestive heart failure lecture slated

    Elvira Baquerizo, heart failure nurse practitioner, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy divisions, will offer a presentation titled “Heart Failure in the Older Adult” at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:30 p.m. April 16 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north, Old Bridge. All…

  • Disabilities conference April 17 in Monroe

    “Leisure 4 Life,” the 31st Conference on Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17 at the Crowne Plaza Monroe, 309 Forsgate Drive, Monroe. The educational symposium is designed for family members and professionals who work with the disabled, as well as for individuals with…

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