• Tickets on sale for Columbians’ New Year’s Eve gala

    Tickets on sale for Columbians’ New Year’s Eve gala

    The Old Bridge Columbian Club will host its annual New Year’s Eve Dinner-Dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815 Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Tickets, which cost $57 per person, will be sold in advance only. Price includes hot-and-cold hors d’oeuvres, a hot buffet dinner,…

  • Pier Village welcomes holiday season with opening of ice rink and lighting of the tree

    Pier Village welcomes holiday season with opening of ice rink and lighting of the tree

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Anyone walking the boardwalk of Pier Village on Nov. 27 heard holiday music, smelled hot cocoa and saw bright lights. Crowds of families came out to participate in the opening celebration of Ice at the Pier, a new outdoor ice skating rink, and to watch the tree lighting…

  • Christmas murder mystery set for Dec. 3

    Christmas murder mystery set for Dec. 3

    DOA Interactive will present “Santa’s Slay,” an interactive comedy murder mystery,  7 p.m., Dec. 3, at the Lourdes Center, 20 Villanova Rd., Parlin section of Sayreville. St. Bernadette Knights of Columbus Council 8478 will hold the event and the evening will include the show and buffet catered by World of Foods, beer, wine and soda.…

  • New school is a ‘necessity’ in North Brunswick

    New school is a ‘necessity’ in North Brunswick

    Fifty-one years ago, we relocated to North Brunswick with our then three sons. The reputation of the school system is what drew us to the town. North Brunswick had four elementary schools, one middle school and no high school. Residents, parents and seniors alike, bonded together and wrote letters, phoned the local radio stations and…

  • Annual craft workshop slated at the North Edison library

    Annual craft workshop slated at the North Edison library

    The annual craft workshop will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. This is a two hour program where adults can bring their children to make a variety of crafts that the children will enjoy. There will be six crafts available for the children to…

  • It’s time to sparkle and shine

    It’s time to sparkle and shine

    Stories and other activities that shimmer, glitter and glow are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Edison Library Main Branch, 340 Plainfield Ave., or at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave. Registration is open to the community on www.edisonpubliclibrary.net. Community members can…

  • Coloring at the Edison libraries set for Dec. 13, 15, 19

    Coloring at the Edison libraries set for Dec. 13, 15, 19

    Color yourself calm for ages 18 and older will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Main Edison Library, at 6 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the Clara Barton Library and at 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the North Edison Library. Color yourself calm and get rid of some of the…

  • Celebrate a day of colors at the library

    Celebrate a day of colors at the library

    The North Edison Library Children’s Department, 777 Grove Ave., Edison, will celebrate a day of colors at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 2. Enjoy a fun filled program based on the colors we see in our world today. Wear your favorite color to the program. Enjoy songs, movies, activities, stories full of colors and a surprise…

  • Library Lapsit for children and parents slated in Edison

    Library Lapsit for children and parents slated in Edison

    The Edison Public Library invites parents and their babies, age 9-23 months, for a Library Lapsit at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 2, 9 and 16 at the Main Edison Branch and at 10 a.m. on Dec. 7 and 21 at the North Edison Branch. Enjoy stories, songs and activities designed to stimulate your child. The Library…

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