• Veterans invited to Feb. 6 legion meeting

    American Legion Post No. 522, Monroe, will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Feb. 6 in the courtroom of the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville Road. All veterans are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. For more information, log on to http://alpost522.home.comcast.net.

  • fundraisers •••

    Feb. 3 • Grand Marshals Night, sponsored by the 2012 SouthAmboy St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 7-10 p.m., at St. Mary’s Hall, Stevens Avenue and Second Street, South Amboy. Advance tickets at Foodtown of South Amboy, Bordentown Avenue; Main Street Liquors; Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Hall, StevensAvenue. Tickets cost $25 in advance, $30 at the…

  • Dinner proceeds to support family

    An Italian Dinner is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Riehle/Marcinczyk family, whose 41-year-old father was killed in an automobile accident in January. The menu will feature eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti, meatballs, sausage, ziti, shells, lasagna,…

  • Curtain to rise on Simon’s ‘Odd Couple’

    The Main Street Theatre Company will present Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 10-25, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, $12 for youngsters ages 12 and under. To reserve, call 732-553-1153…

  • Singer/ventriloquist to appear in Monroe

    The Greenbriar at Whittingham adult community, Monroe, will present singer/ventriloquist Michael Minor in a performance set for 8 p.m. Feb. 18 in the new auditorium at Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. The evening also will feature comedian Sherry Davey. Tickets cost $15 per person. To reserve, call 609-395-0404, ext. 220 or 221, or visit…

  • Blood drive set for Feb. 5 in E.B.

    The East Brunswick Rescue Squad and St. Bartholomew’s Knights of Columbus will team up for a blood drive with New Jersey Blood Services 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 5 at St. Bartholomew’s Parish Hall, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. New Jersey’s blood supply is at a critically low level. Donations are needed, as the need for…

  • American Legion honors Milltown’s heroes

    Legion members set first fundraiser for townwide tribute to borough’s veterans MILLTOWN — Members of the Joyce Kilmer American Legion Unit No. 25 have set out on what its members describe as an ambitious and spectacular project. Having received borough approval last November, the Legion family, including the Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of the Legion,…

  • Library to present Puppetry Festival

    Two professional puppetry shows are planned for the East Brunswick Friends of the Library’s 2012 PhyllisNoar Puppetry Festival set for 2 p.m. Feb. 5 and 19 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Tickets are on sale at the library circulation desk. Families with children ages 4 and up are invited to the…

  • Talk to shed light on hidden aspects of rose

    Frankie Hutton, Ph.D., author of “Rose Lore: Essays in Cultural History and Semiotics,” will offer a presentation beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Hutton will talk about the rose of poets Rumi and Yeats, the Kabalistic tarot, as well as veiled, metaphysical aspects of the…

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