• Poker tournament to benefit youth golf

    Forsgate Country Club will host its third annual Forsgate Foundation Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on April 15. The event will benefit The First Tee of Raritan Valley and its youth golf programs throughout central New Jersey. An entry fee of $195 per person includes one seat at the professionally run poker tournament, initial buy-in, raffle…

  • Milltown residents will see $20 reduction in school taxes

    MILLTOWN — School officials announced last week that residents will actually see a decrease on the school portion of their property tax bill next year. The tax rate for the 2012-13 general fund budget will be $2.72, an increase of 2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. This would have the owner of the average-assessed…

  • PTA to host ‘one-man comedy tornado’

    The Bowne-Munro PTA will to host a comedy night/basket raffle fundraiser from 8 p.m. to midnight April 20 at VFW Post 133, 485 Cranbury Road. Come see the “one-man comedy tornado,” Paul Venier. Tickets are $40 per person and include dinner (donated by Stefano’s, Alfonso’s and Olive Garden), dessert, beer, wine and soda. Basket raffles…

  • Monroe board, parents clash over air quality concerns

    Resident: We’re afraid to bring our children to Applegarth BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Parents of fourth- and fifth-graders set to attend Applegarth Elementary School in September are raising more questions about the school’s air quality and the school district’s transparency. During the March 22 meeting of the Monroe Township Board of Education,…

  • Lecture on long-term care April 13

    A lecture on long-term care will be presented at Waterside Villas, One Overlook Drive, Monroe Township, noon April 13. A representative of Point Benefit will be on hand to discuss topics such as retirement options, protecting your assets, and maintaining independence. A light lunch will be served. Registration is due by April 11. To register,…

  • Lawrence Brook PTA to host tricky tray

    Lawrence Brook Elementary School PTA will hold a tricky tray April 20 at the school, 48 Sullivan Way. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the drawings begin at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds will go toward purchasing items, cultural arts assemblies, author visits and other programs to enhance the learning environment at Lawrence Brook. Prizes…

  • Vendors needed for E.B. yard sale

    The East Brunswick Youth Council will hold a giant yard sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 in the parking lot at Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The rain date is May 20. Vendor spaces are available at a cost of $20 each. Vendors are responsible for the…

  • CODA

    Let’s just admit it: The money is pretty nice GREG BEAN So, East Brunswick is thinking about putting a second red-light camera system (aka municipal revenue enhancer) on Route 18— this one at the intersection of the highway and Rues Lane. They installed the first one, located at the intersection of Route 18 and Tices…

  • Food donations are needed now more than ever

    Food banks often benefit from a seasonal boost of good will during the holidays, but unfortunately, those increases in donations end sometime after the new year. And it’s our job as a community to make sure we continue that spirit of giving. Most of us may not think we know someone who is hungry. But…

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