• Participants sought for Sayreville 5K trail run

    Participants sought for Sayreville 5K trail run

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Hit the Bricks/Trail Run 5K 9:30 a.m. Oct. 8, rain or shine, at the Capik Nature Preserve, Bordentown Avenue, Sayreville. The event, which will begin at the Sayreville Recreation Sports complex, will feature the run and a morning of food, music and more. Proceeds will benefit Sayreville…

  • E.B. Road Races scheduled for Oct. 9

    E.B. Road Races scheduled for Oct. 9

    The 39th annual East Brunswick Road Races — featuring the running of the Kids Dash, the 1-Mile Fun Run, a 5K race and a 10K race — will take place Oct. 9 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The event, which is sponsored by the township of East Brunswick and the…

  • Used-bike drive set at Monroe Green Fair

    Used-bike drive set at Monroe Green Fair

    The Boys and Girls Club of Trenton will conduct a used-bicycle drive for the Bicycle Exchange, Ewing, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Monroe Township Green Fair, Monroe Township High School, 200 Schoolhouse Road. Since the inception of the all-volunteer Bicycle Exchange in 2009, more than 12,000 bicycles have been sold and more than…

  • ‘Masters of Swing’ coming to O.B. Library

    ‘Masters of Swing’ coming to O.B. Library

    Jazz musician Gordon James will present a “Masters of Swing” lecture and performance 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The event is part of the library’s free Second Saturday Concert Series. James (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals) will be joined by Mike DiLorenzo (keyboards) and Jim…

  • Community invited to Fire Safety Day

    Community invited to Fire Safety Day

    Home Depot, 401 S. Main St., Milltown, will present its annual Fire Safety Day 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 8. The event will include participation from local fire departments, a children’s workshop with craft projects, games, prizes, child fingerprinting and refreshments. For more information, call 732-432-0500.

  • Our wonderful State of New Jersey

    Our wonderful State of New Jersey

    What a wonderful state New Jersey is. We have a train accident in Hoboken, and overnight a majority of our Legislature quickly enacts two new tax laws: a huge increase in gasoline taxes — up 158 percent from 14.5 cents to 37.5 cents per gallon and a minute decrease in the sales tax — down two tenths…

  • Sammy’s Hope receives award for helping hard-to-place pets

    Sammy’s Hope receives award for helping hard-to-place pets

    SAYREVILLE ─ Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center has received the “Crusaders for Canines” award by Best Friends Animal Society. The Sayreville-based Sammy’s Hope is an active partner in Best Friends Animal Society’s No More Homeless Pets Network, which offers help and support to animal rescue groups and shelters that save lives in their communities.…

  • Dozens of women band together to show that Blue Wives Matter

    Dozens of women band together to show that Blue Wives Matter

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Sometimes there is justice. Sometimes there is just us. When something happens to one of us, it’s felt by all of us. I have his back so he can have yours. In this family, no one fights alone. I sleep alone so you can sleep safe. Because…

  • Breast/ovarian cancer walk to benefit Rutgers CINJ

    Breast/ovarian cancer walk to benefit Rutgers CINJ

    The Care to Walk/Run North Brunswick is an annual 5K event first held in 1999 to honor cancer survivors, remember those who lost their battles with the disease and raise awareness about how to reduce breast and ovarian cancer risk. Founded in 1998 by a group of women in North Brunswick who had personally dealt…

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