• Tickets available for Jewish Choir concert

    The Makhelat Hamercaz Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey will perform “And theAngels Sing: Jewish Music Classics and Great Hits,” a program of choral standards from all corners of the world and all avenues of Jewish life, 3 p.m. June 24 at the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center, Monroe Township High School, 1629 Perrineville…

  • Summer Reading Club under way at library

    The Milltown Public Library Summer Reading Club, Dream Big: Read, has begun at the library, 20 W. Church St. Children and parents are invited to join the club and register for its upcoming events planned for all ages. Regular story times (part of the Summer Reading Club) will continue throughout the month of June and…

  • CODA

    You heard it here first: a cure for Old-Timers’ disease GREG BEAN This may be the best argument for requiring students in K-12 school programs to learn a foreign language that I’ve ever heard. And if you’re like me, and becoming a bit more forgetful with every passing year, it’s a pretty good argument for…

  • Walmart would be another bad quick fix for E.B.

    I’ve been a resident of East Brunswick for more than 25 years, and I have been reading letter after letter to the editor about Walmart coming to East Brunswick, and I think it’s time to say the plain facts about them. They can have a negative impact on local economies. Their wages and benefits are…

  • Lower fines on pet-restraint violations

    Several days ago while watching television, I saw more than one newscaster, and Bill O’Reilly from Fox, practically falling over themselves laughing at yet another self-imposed embarrassment from the Big-Brother bureaucrats here in the “Guardin’ State.” That’s “guardin’ ” as in “guardin’ ” our wallets from the burden of the outrageously astronomical fines that are…

  • Tickets on sale for outing at TD Ballpark

    The Holy Name Society of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Route 18 south, Old Bridge, will sponsor a Family Day Baseball/Picnic Outing June 30 at TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater. Game time is 7:05 p.m. The Somerset Patriots will take on the Bridgeport Bluefish. Cost is $35 per person, $150 for a family of five or…

  • Knights to sponsor July 4 Fun Run, 5K

    Our Lady of Lourdes Knights of Columbus Council No. 7250 will present the 33rd annualMilltown Firecracker Independence Day 5K Road Race and 1-Mile Fun Run on July 4. Both events will take place rain or shine. The USATF-certified course will run through various streets in Milltown. The 5K race will feature a digital-clock at halfway…

  • Hospital to sponsor HIV group meeting

    Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold an HIV support group meeting 6-8 p.m. June 25 at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. Meetings take place every Monday. Individuals diagnosed with or caring for someone coping with HIV are welcome to attend. Free and confidential rapid HIV testing is provided by the medical…

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