• Zimmerli to participate in Blue Star Museums

    NEW BRUNSWICK — The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families through Labor…

  • Cty Chamber hosts board installation

    The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce recently held its 84th annual Meeting and Installation at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel. Board Chairwoman Lina Llona, director of catering at iPlayAmerica, and committee leaders presented the membership with updates from the chamber and its event calendar, featuring the Hispanic Business Expo on July 17, the Largest Networking…

  • Garden Staters recycling less today than in the ’90s

    Middlesex County rates, however, continue to be stable Despite the recently released statistics that indicate New Jersey’s residents are recycling less today than they did in the 1990s, a few counties are bucking that trend. One such location is Middlesex County, where residents continue to meet the state’s recycling standards year after year and have…

  • SWMHS Class of ’87 is looking for graduates

    3 The Sayreville War Memorial High School class of 1987 is planning a 25-year reunion for 3 p.m. July 28 at Watermark, 800 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. The cost is $15. For more information, call Danielle Karwoski at 404-909-4545 or visit www.facebook.com/#!/events/3136390620 24005/.

  • Friends Book Sale on tap for June 23

    The Friends of the Sayreville Public Library will hold its Summer Book Sale 1- 3:30 p.m. June 23 in the conference room at the library, 1050 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Donations for the sale are being accepted at the library. Titles for all ages are sought. Encyclopedia or books written prior to 2000…

  • Knights of Columbus to sponsor July 4 fun run, 5K in Milltown

    Our Lady of Lourdes Knights of Columbus Council No. 7250 will present the 33rd annual Milltown 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…

  • Tryouts on tap for ‘Present Laughter’

    Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s Community Theater, will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” 7:30 p.m. June 25 and 26 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Callbacks are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 28. Appointments are not necessary. Show dates will be Sept. 14-30, 8 p.m.…

  • Teens Taking Action sets June 27 meeting

    The Old Bridge Library invites teens in grades 6-12 to the Teens Taking Action (TTA) meeting set for 6-7 p.m. June 27 at the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. TTAis the library’s teen community-service group. Discussion at monthly meetings focuses on scheduling projects to benefit the community. Teens get community-service hours for…

  • O.B. sponsors green seminar for businesses, building owners

    BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Saving the environment isn’t the only reason to “go green.” It can keep money in residents’wallets, too. That’s the idea behind the free “Clean Energy Alternative and Sustainable Business Practices” seminar to be held June 26 at the Old Bridge Municipal Complex. The event, which is targeted…

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