• Swimmers sought to assist ROBIN team

    Volunteers are needed to work one-on-one with the Old Bridge ROBIN (Recreation in Old Bridge for Those In Need) Area 5 Special Olympics Novice Swim Team 5:15-6:15 p.m. Sundays at the Old Bridge YMCA, Route 516. Interested individuals must be able to swim but do not have to be expert swimmers. Volunteers must be above…

  • Organic lawn, home products for sale

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will once again be offering an organic (chemical-free) lawn and home cleaning products for sale each Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon at their headquarters, 85 Washington Ave. in Milltown. All prices have been reduced by as much as 50 percent. The nonprofit volunteer organization, dedicated to the protection of…

  • Talk to shed light on weight-loss surgery

    Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, will sponsor a seminar titled “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for Me?” 7-8 p.m. May 14 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital, Ferry Road between routes 9 and 18. Dr. Oluseun Sowemimo will lead a discussion on several…

  • Handbag Bingo to support Panthers

    The Morgan-Parlin Panthers will host a Designer Handbag Bingo May 18 at St. Mary’s Bingo Hall, 301 Second St., South Amboy. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The first game will be called at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $30 and includes one bingo board for each game, coffee, tea and dessert. Guests should bring their…

  • E.B. Elks to sponsor Memorial Day Picnic

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will hold its annual Memorial Day Picnic 1:30-6 p.m., rain or shine, May 27 on the grounds at the lodge, Oakmont Avenue and Hardenburg Lane. Live entertainment will be provided by Amber Blues. Cost is $15 for Elks members, $18 for guests, $7 for youngsters ages 11-18; children under…

  • Curtain to rise on ‘Full Monty’ May 11

    The Main Street Theatre Company, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville, will present “The Full Monty” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, May 11- 26, with special performances at 8 p.m. May 17 and 2 p.m. May 20. The musical comedy tells the story of six unemployed male steelworkers who present a strip act at…

  • fundraisers •••

    May 10 • Dining Event, to benefit the South Amboy Fire DepartmentAnniversary Committee, hosted by Texas Roadhouse of Old Bridge, 4-10 p.m., at the restaurant, 1000 Route 9. Diners should present an event flier. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of every supporter’s bill in its entirety to the anniversary committee. Tickets to the committee’s…

  • Hadassah to wrap gifts at E.B. mall

    The East Brunswick Hadassah Chapter will be wrapping gifts at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. Volunteers will be there during mall hours to assist shoppers with their gifts for Mothers Day from May 10-13. Proceeds will go towards cancer research. For additional information, email [email protected].

  • Reinterpreting life after mental illness

    E. Brunswick man will chair ‘Step Forward for Our Heroes’ walk on May 12 BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Eric Arauz I n 1995, in the middle of a manic episode and a divorce from his first wife, Eric Arauz found himself sitting in Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Shirtless in just jeans and a blazer,…

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