• Purim celebration planned for Feb. 23

    Torah Links of Middlesex County will present its Sushi in Shushan Purim Celebration 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Torah Links Family Learning Center, 4 Cornwall Drive, East Brunswick. The Purim-eve celebration is open to the entire family. The event will feature a Megillah reading, sushi and Purim treats. Guests are invited to come as…

  • Fish fry next up at Friday-Night Dinner

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor its next Friday-Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. Feb. 15 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The meal will feature a fish fry along with potato salad, green beans, salad, dessert and more. Cost is $10 for eat-in or takeout meals. For more…

  • Auxiliary schedules Taste of the Town

    The Jamesburg Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host its Taste of the Town Soup Tasting noon-3 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Jamesburg Firehouse, 82 W. Railroad Ave. Members of the public are invited to sample a variety of soups supplied by local restaurants. Cost is $5. Complimentary coffee and desserts will be served. For more…

  • Team to sponsor Used Clothing Drive

    The East Brunswick Baseball League (EBBL) Used Clothing Drive to support the 12U Cooperstown Team is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon April 6 at EBBL Managers Hall, 365 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Items sought include clothing, shoes, purses, backpacks, belts, hats, socks, scarves, ties, baby accessories, stuffed animals, hard toys (cars, airplanes, blocks, etc.), and…

  • Dinner to raise funds for county 4-H Center

    The Middlesex County 4-H will hold an I Love 4-H Spaghetti Dinner Benefit 4-8 p.m. Feb. 17 at the county 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Proceeds will go toward repairs to the center. Tickets cost $8 per person; price includes a dinner featuring spaghetti, bread, homemade sauce, meatballs and dessert. Space is limited.…

  • Everclear concert will aid Shores United relief effort

    As seen in TheBeachBeat.com I n the throes of a nightmare storm, while the winds howled, the water levels rose and the lack of power cloaked almost everyone in darkness, strangers came together via social networking and started something huge. With a resolve that surpassed that of Sandy’s will to destroy, they gave birth the…

  • Richard W. “Doc” Holliday

    Mr. Holliday, 84, of South River, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Feb. 4, 2013, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed as a supervisor at Madison Industries, Old Bridge, where he worked for 15 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Reynolds Holliday, and by a daughter,…

  • William D. Brown

    Mr. Brown, 86, of Spotswood, formerly of Perth Amboy, died Jan. 30, 2013, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a machinist for Kimberly-Clark, Spotswood, where he worked for many years. He was predeceased by a daughter, Carol Williams. Surviving are his wife, Genevieve…

  • Sam S. Shahinian

    Mr. Shahinian, 86, of Monroe, died Jan 27, 2013, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He began his career as a biochemist, and with the help of his wife, he established the S&K Animal Farm, Monroe, which provided research animals to local laboratories. He then had a more than 30-year career with Carter…

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