• Early bird tickets available for holiday lights show

    Early bird tickets available for holiday lights show

    The Hugs for Brady Foundation will hold a Holiday Light Show from Nov. 25-Dec. 30 at DeVry University, 630 Route 1 north, North Brunswick. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 4-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday. There will also be interactive light buildings and tunnels, s’mores around the fire, glow-in-the-dark face painting, Frosty’s Snow Zone, festive music, food trucks and…

  • Dinner party will include fall fashion line, inspirational speaker

    Dinner party will include fall fashion line, inspirational speaker

    The Brunswick Women’s Connection invites women to attend a Fashion Accessories Dinner Party from 7-8:45 p.m. on Aug. 17 at Pierre’s, 582 Georges Rd., Monmouth Junction. The fall line of high fashion accessories will be presented by Premier Jewelry. Shopping begins at 6:30 p.m. During the evening, inspirational speaker Denise Pent will share her story of “Hope…

  • Bahmer discovers love of lacrosse at East Brunswick

    Bahmer discovers love of lacrosse at East Brunswick

    By Jimmy Allinder Thomas Bahmer was convinced he was destined to play baseball. But after grasping a lacrosse stick, the youngster changed his mind. Bahmer is now a rising senior and member of the East Brunswick High School lacrosse team, with hopes of playing the sport in college. “It was all baseball before I was…

  • Computer classes scheduled at library

    Computer classes scheduled at library

    The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will sponsor an upcoming series of computer-class offerings. Classes for August are: “PC Literacy I,” Aug. 10 at 2 p.m.; “PC Literacy II,” Aug. 17 at 2 p.m.; “Intro to MS Word,” Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m.; “Word II,” Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m.; “Word III,”…

  • Family day to benefit Dincuff scholarships

    Family day to benefit Dincuff scholarships

    The Christopher Dincuff Memorial Scholarship Fund will hold its fundraising Dink Day 1-5 p.m. Aug. 27 at American Legion Hall, 264 Whitehead Ave., South River. Dincuff was a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City. The day of family fun will include trivia contests and “minute-to-win-it” games…

  • Audience invited to take part in ‘Hymn Sing’

    Audience invited to take part in ‘Hymn Sing’

    The United Methodist Church at Milltown will present its “Hymn Sing” concert 5 p.m. Aug. 7 at the church, 47 N. Main St. The program will allow audience members to choose their favorite hymns to be sung by all in attendance and to get in touch with the United Methodist Church’s Wesleyan heritage. Admission is…

  • Driver’s course scheduled at library

    Driver’s course scheduled at library

    AARP will offer its Smart Driver Course 10-4 p.m. Aug. 6 on the lower level of the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The program is open to individuals ages 18 and older with a valid New Jersey driver’s license. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate that may make them eligible…

  • Alzheimer’s, dementia support group to meet Aug. 4

    Alzheimer’s, dementia support group to meet Aug. 4

    A free Alzheimer’s and dementia support group will meet 9:30-10:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at Millennium Memory Care, 310 Buckelew Ave., Monroe. Families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s and/or dementia are invited. Galina Markovich, geriatric nurse practitioner and certified dementia specialist, will lead the group and discuss the basics of understanding dementia, reading early warning…

  • Parker at Monroe earns New Good Neighbor Award

    Parker at Monroe, a long-term-care living community for the aged in Monroe Township, was recently honored with a 2016 New Good Neighbor Award from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) and New Jersey Business magazine. Parker at Monroe, which opened in late 2014 and employs 200 health-care workers, features living spaces and programs…

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