• ‘Gala Evening of Music’ on June 4

    The Greater Monroe Chapter of ORTAmerica will present a “Gala Evening of Music” with the Mercer County Symphonic Band 7:30 p.m. June 4 at the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center in the Monroe Township Middle School, Perrineville Road. The performance will include show tunes, music by popular composers from movies and television, and favorite…

  • Milltown to dedicate banners for veterans

    The Joyce Kilmer American Legion Post 25 Family will be hosting the dedication of the Milltown Hometown Heroes Banners on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012 at 1 p.m. at the Post Pavilion at 4 JF Kennedy Drive, Milltown. The project is a living tribute to all those from Milltown who have served or are…

  • Fundraiser to fight childhood cancer

    Michele Katora, a 10th-grade student at East Brunswick High School, along with several of her friends, will hold her eighth annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand to fight childhood cancer 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 9 and noon-6 p.m. June 10 at 2 Biernacki Court, East Brunswick, corner of Old Stage Road, across from Spotswood ShopRite. This year’s…

  • Stroke support group sets meeting time

    Arecently founded stroke support group will now meet every Saturday at the Marlboro Renaissance Diner on Route 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information about the group, contact Wayne Lubowicki at 609-578-8799 or visit http://www.meetup.com/Marlboro- Stroke- Survivors-Meetup-Group.

  • Carnival will benefit E. Bruns. firefighter

    Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts of East Brunswick will host a charity carnival, along with the East Brunswick Fire Department, to benefit Tommie Lukowski, an East Brunswick Firefighter who has been battling cancer for the past five years. The carnival will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 19 at the Loehmann’s Plaza…

  • Parents, students invited to open house

    St. Bartholomew School, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will hold an open house for parents and prospective students 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 20. The school offers kindergarten-eighth grade classes. Beforeschool and after-school care is available. Transportation is provided for surrounding areas. For more information, call the school at 732-254-7105.

  • Club has made a splash in Milltown for 60 years

    Brookside will kick off anniversary year with May 20 open house BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Sixty years ago, the Brookside Swim Club’s pool was 50 feet long and 10 feet deep. Today, the pool has expanded to 90 feet in length and 40 feet in width, and ranges from 3 and a half to…

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    Friends Roberto Rojas, 9, and Freddy Penaloza, 7, both of Jamesburg, reel in their balloon fish during the inaugural Great American Carnival on the grounds of the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church on May 5. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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    Spotswood High School senior Ben Waldvogel, 18, adjusts his display during the school’s annual art show May 10. The event raised funds for the CUP Food Pantry. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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