• Church to sponsor Dominican Night gala

    Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host a Dominican Night Dinner 5-7 p.m. March 2. The community is invited to attend. The event will feature a home-cooked menu including arroz con gandules, black beans, rice, chicken fricassee, platanos maduros, picadillo, salad, flan and more. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $10 for seniors,…

  • Nurses to provide free flu shots Feb. 25

    The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group will offer free flu shots for adults and children above age 12, 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 25 at the Old Bridge Office on Aging Senior Center, One Old Bridge Plaza, in the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Immunizations are free. For information, call 732-224-6734.

  • Team to conduct clothing/toy drive

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) boys basketball team will conduct its Used Clothing and Toy Drive 9:30 a.m.–noon Feb. 16. All donations may be dropped off at the high school football field, Washington Road. Items sought include men’s, women’s and children’s clothes, shoes, belts, handbags; linens; stuffed animals and hard toys. All items…

  • Knights will begin Lenten fish dinners

    St. James Knights of Columbus Council No. 6336 will hold its annual Lenten Fish- Fry Dinners beginning at 5 p.m. on Fridays, Feb. 15-March 29, at St. James Hall, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. The menu will include fried flounder, fried shrimp, crab cakes, broiled scrod, combination platters, whole lobster dinners, baked potato or french fries,…

  • Alborada schedules gala and fundraiser

    The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will hold its gala and fundraiser dance event, “Ferias de Galicia y Sevilla,” 3:30-8:30 p.m. March 10 at Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. Performances will feature the Orensano Galician dancers and musicians along with Alborada’s dancers and musicians. Guests, who are encouraged to wear their favorite ruffles…

  • Donors sought for Feb. 17 blood drive

    St. Ambrose Knights of Columbus Council No. 6424 will hold its Winter Blood Drive 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 17 in the auditorium at St. Ambrose Church, 96 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. All blood donors must weight at least 120 pounds, present signed identification, and eat a meal one hour prior to donating. All new blood…

  • Color-guard show coming to high school

    The John P. Stevens High School Band Parents Association will hold its 16th annual Winter Guard Show 4 p.m. Feb. 16 in the new gym at the high school, 855 Grove Ave., Edison. Indoor color-guard groups from across New Jersey will perform their shows and vie for trophies. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for…

  • ‘Five Wishes Living Will’ to be discussed

    Donna Palmer of Care Alternatives will offer a presentation titled “The Five Wishes Living Will” at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north, Old Bridge. All area caregivers are invited. The hands-on workshop will guide participants through the…

  • Former Monroe school board member blasts school spending

    Mark Klein asks council to appoint liaison to school board BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Mark Klein, weeks removed from finishing a three-year term on the Monroe Township Board of Education, blasted the school district for its spending practices. “We are in dire straits when it comes to the school board,” Klein said…

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