• Donors sought for Feb. 17 blood drive

    St. James Knights of Columbus Council No. 6336 will hold its annual blood drive 4- 8:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the council hall, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Blood supplies are low due to weather, colds and the flu. Donors are needed. For more information, call Stan Slabinski at 732-521-2917.

  • fundraisers •••

    Feb. 16 & 17 • Benefit Day, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 11 a.m. Feb. 16 to 2 a.m. Feb. 17, at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for the donation…

  • Jamesburg Elks to host fish dinners

    Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will sponsor its annual Friday Fish-Fry Dinners beginning at 5 p.m. on Fridays, Feb. 17-April 6, at the post home, 74 W. Railroad Ave. The menu will include a variety of seafood/fish served broiled or fried, a salad bar and dessert. For takeout orders, call 732-521-2180.

  • Charity yoga event to aid Special Strides

    108 Salutations, a Special Strides charity event, is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. Feb. 18 at theYoga Suite, 557 S. Atlantic Ave., Aberdeen. Special Strides, Monroe, is a nonprofit devoted to improving the lives of children with developmental disabilities by offering programs that combine horses and therapy. The organization provides for all children regardless of financial…

  • Monroe police shoot man, 69, outside a township home

    MONROE— Police are continuing to investigate an incident last week in which a police officer shot and injured a man. Few details have emerged regarding the Feb. 9 shooting, but an initial press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Monroe Township Police Chief John J. Kraivec indicated that at 12:12 p.m. township…

  • CODA

    New law lets a little more sun shine on government GREG BEAN Over 30 years in the news business, and much of that in New Jersey, I learned firsthand how hard it is to find out how some branches of government are spending your tax dollars. When state governments or local municipalities released their annual…

  • Columnist’s statements are ‘at best, premature,’ reader says

    A fter reading Greg Bean’s column “A bag of ganja may have cost a young man his life,” I feel compelled to respond. In the column, Bean writes, “Was race a factor in the killing? I don’t know, but I know this: Graham was black, and all the cops in the surveillance video are white.”…

  • E.B. Rescue Squad grateful to residents for continuing generosity

    On behalf of the entire East Brunswick Rescue Squad, I’d like to extend our sincere thanks to all the East Brunswick residents who were able to contribute to our 2011 Fund Drive. Our squad members are extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve our residents in their time of need, and we are especially grateful…

  • Animal registry safeguards the community

    A s someone who deals with dozens of cruelty-toanimals cases every week, I applaud those working to establish an online animal abuser registry in New York. Exposing and remembering people who hurt animals will better guarantee our communities’ safety. Mental-health and law-enforcement experts know that the bullies and cowards who abuse animals will often cross…

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