• Local businesswoman sentenced for failing to report income

    EAST BRUNSWICK — One of the owners of Route 18 Carpet, an East Brunswick retail carpet store, was sentenced on Sept. 12 to five months in prison and seven months of home confinement for filing fraudulent personal income tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge Claire C. Cecchi also ordered Siew Leng Cheong, 52, of North…

  • Harvest Weekends on tap at Giamarese

    Country-Style Fall Harvest Weekends at Giamarese Farm, 155 Fresh Ponds Road, East Brunswick, are set for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 30, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 6, 7, 8 (Columbus Day), 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28. The events will feature hayrides, a corn maze, pony rides, food, mums…

  • Luncheon to support breast-cancer struggle

    St. Bartholomew Columbiettes will sponsor its seventh annual Pink Luncheon at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in St. Bartholomew’s Church Hall, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will honor those individuals who are fighting, have fought or have lost their battle with breast cancer. Guests are encouraged to show their support by wearing pink. Cost…

  • District seeks pupils in need of special aid

    The Old Bridge school district provides special education and related services to disabled children/students ages 3-21 who are in need of special education. Individuals who reside within the district or have a child attending a nonpublic school in Old Bridge and suspect their child may be disabled due to physical, sensory, emotional, communication, cognitive or…

  • Vendors, shoppers welcome at show

    The St. Thomas the Apostle Vendor and Craft Fair is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 13 in the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Vendors and shoppers are sought. Breakfast, lunch and baked goods will be available for sale. For a vendor application, log on to www.saintthomasob.com, click on the St. Thomas School…

  • Rosarian to be feted at Oct. 7 breakfast

    The Rosary Altar Society of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville, will honor Lorraine Godowski as Rosarian of the Year at its annual Communion Breakfast to be held in the St. Stan’s School cafeteria after the 9 a.m. Mass Oct. 7 at St. Stan’s Church. Donation is $8 per person for adults, $4 for…

  • Halloween-costume collection under way

    The Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) and New Rave Cleaners of Milltown have partnered to sponsor a Children’s Halloween Costume Collection. Donations of gently used and cleaned Halloween costumes for infants to teens. may be brought through Oct. 5 to New Rave Cleaners, Ryders Lane,…

  • Tickets on sale for Casino Night

    Corpus Christi Church Casino Night is set for 7-11 p.m. Oct. 6 in the church hall, 100 James St., South River. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Prizes will include a 51-inch television, an iPad, a Play Station and more. Door prizes will be awarded every hour. Super 50/50 tickets are available at a cost…

  • Knights of Columbus offer trip to Las Vegas

    Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061, Sayreville, will sponsor an Oct. 8-12 all-inclusive trip to Harrah’s Hotel Casino, Las Vegas. A bus will depart from the Knights council home, Washington Road, for an 8:55 a.m. Oct. 8 nonstop flight from Newark Liberty Airport to Las Vegas. Travelers will be taken by bus from the Las…

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