• Folk Art Craft Show planned for Jan. 25-27

    A Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 26, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 27 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. Adult admission is $8 and is valid for re-entry during all three days of the event; discount coupons are…

  • Vendors needed for E.B. Special Ed. PTA night

    The East Brunswick Special Education Parent Teacher Association (PTA) will hold its annual vendor and information night 5-9 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Churchill Junior High School cafeteria, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. Makeup, jewelry, hair accessories, books, food-packaging products and other items will be available for purchase. Beats for a Cause, a nonprofit percussion…

  • Youngsters invited to free-throw contest

    Nativity of Our Lord Knights of Columbus Council No. 14658, Monroe, will hold its annual Free-Throw Championship, open to local boys and girls ages 10-14, 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Monroe Township Community Center, 120 Monmouth Road. Snow date will be Feb. 3. Youngsters must register and take part in challenges according…

  • Computer classes scheduled at library

    The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, is sponsoring an ongoing series of computer-class offerings. Sessions are two hours long and limited to 12 students each. The remaining classes for January include “Excel II,” Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.; “MS Word III,” Jan. 19 at 9:30 a.m.; “Introduction to PowerPoint,” Jan. 22 at…

  • Friends kick off membership drive

    The East Brunswick Friends of the Library have begun a monthlong membership drive. The Friends has been a supporter of the library for more than 30 years, providing funds beyond the capabilities of the library budget as well as a wide range of library programming. For the first time in its history, the Friends had…

  • Young artist ‘Hopes’ to start on a high note

    East Brunswick resident to release debut EP Hope Vista, an East Brunswick High School Class of 2011 graduate and digital artist for Def Island Records, plays at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. Vista hopes to release her first EP, “The Things Unsaid” by late January. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOPE VISTA EAST BRUNSWICK — For…

  • Tickets on sale for Puppetry Festival

    Two professional puppetry shows are planned for the East Brunswick Friends of the Library’s 2013 Phyllis Noar Puppetry Festival set for Feb. 10 and 24 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Tickets are on sale at the library circulation desk. Families with children ages 2-6 are invited to the Wonderspark Puppets’ performances…

  • Mystery writers set session for Jan. 26

    Author Beverly Samuelson will talk about the real-life experiences that inspired her new murder-mystery, “Eyes of Greed,” at 11:30 a.m. during the Jan. 26 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey (SinC/CJ) at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. “Eyes of Greed” involves fraud, government corruption and murder in a small seaside town in New…

  • Seniors invited to tax Lunch-and-Learn

    The Spotswood Office on Aging will host a Lunch-and-Learn titled “Getting Ready for Taxes” with Edward Smith, CPA, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Spotswood Senior Center, 1 Arlington Ave. Call 732-251-3432 to reserve. Walk-ins will not be admitted.

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