• Modern dance group to appear at Rutgers

    The Mason Gross Summer Series 2012 will continue with a performance by the Monica Bill Barnes and Company dance ensemble 7:30 p.m. July 25 at the Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater, 85 George St., between Route 18 and Ryders Lane, on the Douglass College campus of Rutgers University, New Brunswick. The ensemble is a contemporary American…

  • Contest win has special meaning for salon owner

    SAYREVILLE — Maryann Minnella, owner of the The Hair Shop, Washington Road, recently won a hairstylist’s opportunity of a lifetime: meeting Tabatha Coffey from Bravo’s hit reality show “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover.” In May, Minnella entered a Facebook contest to meet Coffey at the grand opening of The Mastery by Esani, a first-of-its-kind five-star salon and…

  • DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

    Rollin’ on a river LIZZ DINNIGAN Being a former cruise industry editor, I developed a true affinity for the water. I love all types of boating adventures, and in the last three years I have experienced a 10- mile rafting trip on the Delaware with my kids, a sunset sushi schooner cruise in New York…

  • Three men allegedly fired explosives at neighbor’s home

    MONROE — Three township men were arrested July 14 on charges they intentionally fired explosive devices at a neighbor’s home and set it on fire that morning. Michael Cavallo, 18, and his brother, Johnathan Cavallo, 22, both of Bay Hill Boulevard, and Matthew Debski, 20, of Brandon Avenue, were each charged with 21 criminal offenses,…

  • Library invites teens to songwriting event

    A Songwriting Workshop for teens in grades 6-12 is set for 6-8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516. Participants will explore musical ideas from around the world and record a song. Registration is required. The program is free of charge and open to the public. For more information,…

  • ‘Big box’ moves lower retail vacancy rate in central NJ

    OLD BRIDGE — The retail vacancy rate along central New Jersey’s major shopping corridors fell to 9.1 percent in April from a 10-year-high of 10.5 percent a year ago. A series of so-called “big box” store absorptions is largely responsible for the improvement, according to a survey released last week by R.J. Brunelli & Co.…

  • Folk legends pay visit to Freehold

    Book store will host appearance by Peter Yarrow and Noel ‘Paul’ Stookey BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Legendary performers Peter Yarrow and Noel “Paul” Stookey will greet fans and perform some of the songs they made famous as part of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary when they visit Barnes & Noble, Route 9,…

  • Mets tickets will go to July 22 blood donors

    Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will host a blood drive 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 22. The event is sponsored by New Jersey/New York Blood Services. Each donor will receive a pair of tickets to a New York Mets baseball game. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Kathleen at 732-580-2089.

  • ‘Great Open Jump’ for Autism Speaks July 25

    Pump It Up, 145 Ethel Road West in Piscataway, will host its fourth annual “Great Open Jump” for Autism Speaks 6-8 p.m. July 25. With any donation, large or small, kids and their families and friends are invited to spend the evening at Pump It Up and join in a national movement. For more information…

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