• Churches to sponsor VBS for youngsters

    Milltown United Methodist Church (UMC) and Conklin United Methodist Church, South River, will host a combined vacation Bible school, “Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep With God,” 6-8:30 p.m. June 20, 22, 23, 25 and 26 at UMC Milltown, 47 N. Main St. Youngsters ages 4 years-sixth grade are invited to attend. A nursery will…

  • Discounted tickets available for carnival

    St. Stan’s Carnival 2012 will take place 6-10 p.m. June 20 and 21, 6-11 p.m. June 22 (food tent opens at 5 p.m.) and 5-11 p.m. June 23 on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds, MacArthur Avenue and Main Street, Sayreville. Discounted ride tickets and super 50/50 raffle tickets may be purchased at several area…

  • EBTV to rebroadcast governor’s town hall

    Gov. Chris Christie’s May 31 town hall meeting at the East Brunswick Jewish Center will be shown on EBTV through June 30. The event may be viewed Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Wednesdays at 9 p.m., and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Excerpts may be seen for one week beginning June 7 on “This Week in East…

  • Vendors sought for Farmers Market

    The Spotswood PTA Health Wellness Committee will host a Farmers Market 4-7 p.m. June 9 on Summerhill Road, across from Spotswood High School. Vendors are needed for the market. Interested individuals should send contact information to spotswoodfarmers [email protected].

  • Light-opera troupe to present musical

    Operantics, a Middlesex County-based light opera company, will stage a production titled “Feathers, Flirting and Far Away Places,” featuring musical selections from Broadway shows, operettas and operas including “West Side Story,” “Candide,” “The Mikado,” “Carmen” and “The Pirates of Penzance,” 8 p.m. June 15 and 16 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin…

  • Signups set for story times, reading club

    In-person registration will begin at 10 a.m. June 11 for the summer reading club and summer story times at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Telephone registration will not be accepted. Spotswood Library cardholders ages 3- 13 are invited to take part in Dream Big: Read@ Your Library, the library’s summer reading club. A…

  • Children’s health seminar set at library

    A workshop titled “How to Raise a Healthy Child in a Toxic Food Environment” is planned for 10 a.m. June 15 or 7 p.m. June 28 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Topics will include “Children’s Nutrition: Helping ThemAchieve a Healthy Diet and Weight”; “Challenging Childhood Obesity: What’s a Parent to…

  • Golfers, sponsors sought for BIC event

    The annual Sayreville Brain Injured Children (BIC) Golf Outing will be held Aug. 13 at Glenwood Country Club, Route 9 and Fairway Lane, Old Bridge. The driving range will open at 8 p.m. Registration and breakfast are planned for 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start is set for 9:30 a.m. There will be hamburgers and hot dogs,…

  • Free skin-cancer screenings scheduled

    CentraState Healthcare System will offer free skin-cancer screenings 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 13 at the CentraState Medical Office at Monroe, 312 Applegarth Road. The screenings will be facilitated by board-certified surgeons Michael Menack, M.D., and Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 1 million skin…

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