• Girl Scouts collecting food donations

    The Old Bridge Food Bank, 1 Old Bridge Plaza (in the municipal complex), is collecting items for its food bank 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 31. Drive up with your donation and Girl Scout volunteers will unload and collect items right from the car. The following items are requested and most needed: • Tuna fish •…

  • Spring Craft Show is coming to Spotswood

    Granny’s Cellar Spring Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 31 at Immaculate Conception Auditorium, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Sixty-five crafters will be displaying handmade crafts. Breakfast, lunch and bakery items will also be available at the country kitchen. Admission is $2 for adults. Children will be admitted for free.…

  • ‘Dads & Grads’ bingo will benefit St. Mary’s

    “Dads& Grads Electronics Bingo,” a benefit for St. Mary’s Parish in South Amboy, will be held April 27 in the cafeteria on the corner of Second Street and Stevens Avenue. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the first game called at 7:30 p.m. Coffee, tea and dessert will be served. Bring your own wine and…

  • ‘Annie’ at Main Street Theater

    The Main Street Theatre Company will present the classic musical “Annie” through March 24 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin. Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and $12 for children age 12 and under.…

  • ‘Rescuing the River’ screening March 22

    A free showing of “Rescuing the River” will be held March 22 at the Raritan Bay YMCATheater, 357 New Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboy. “Rescuing the River” is an hour-long documentary narrated by actor Avery Brooks that traces the history of the lower Raritan as an industrial corridor and looks at both the legacy of contamination…

  • Spring(steen) is in the air

    Fans flock to Jack’s Music for CD’s midnight release BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Above: Bruce Springsteen fans file into Jack’s Music Shoppe on Broad Street after standing in line for the midnight release of his new album, “Wrecking Ball,” on March 6. Right: Dan Guerra (r), Marc Sosnowski, center, and Adrienne Tully (l) snagged…

  • E.B. Ladies Aux. to host Fri. night fish fry

    A Friday night fish fry, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary, will be held 6-8 p.m. March 16 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The cost is $9 per person for eat-in dinners or takeouts. Dinner will include flounder, parsley potatoes, green beans, appetizers, desserts and…

  • Fish fry March 23 at First Presbyterian Church

    The First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville will be having a fish fry March 23. Tick ets are $12 in advance, and there will be a limited number of tickets available at the door for $14. Take-outs will begin at 5, and dining room seating will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For tickets, call 732-257-6353.

  • Lunch & Learn talk at O.B. Library on March 21

    The Old Bridge Public Library will sponsor a Lunch & Learn meeting at noon March 21 at the library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza. Guest speaker Richard M. Pettorossi, a business development specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration, will discuss “Building and Financing Your Business With the SBA.” All are invited for a tour afterward.…

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