• Irene Ann Clavering

    Mrs. Clavering, 81, of the Chuck Costello Complex, Old Bridge, died Jan. 19, 2012, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement in 2011, she was employed for 15 years as an employment-resource specialist with the New Jersey Department of Labor WorkForce 55+ program. Before that, she worked as a travel…

  • Library to present Puppetry Festival

    Two professional puppetry shows are planned for the East Brunswick Friends of the Library’s 2012 Phyllis Noar 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…

  • Free dental-care event scheduled at KidZdent

    Cavan Brunsden, D.M.D., and Nancy Villa, D.M.D., of KidZdent, 2455 Route 516, Old Bridge, will participate in the Give Kids A Smile program, offering free preventive and emergency dental care for underprivileged children ages 12 and under in a one-day event set for Feb. 3. The program is part of National Children’s Dental Health Month,…

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

    TheMain 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. The comedy tells the story of mismatched roommates Oscar Madison and Felix Unger. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and…

  • Mardi Gras gala on tap at Elks lodge

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor a Mardi Gras Night Feb. 11 at the lodge, 21-B Oakmont Ave. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and live music by Amber Blues are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The event will feature a Cajun buffet dinner, beer, wine, soda, dessert and coffee or…

  • Variety show to aid concert series in O.B.

    The Old Bridge Cultural Arts Committee will host its “A Winter Evening Out” variety show 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Old Bridge Civic Center, 1 Old Bridge Plaza. Proceeds will be used to help support the committee’s Summer Concert Series. The showwill feature Fever as its house band. Vic DiBitetto will perform his standup…

  • Police: Couple pulled Spotswood man from burning vehicle

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Firefighters extinguish a car fire on Bordentown Avenue on Jan. 26. SAYREVILLE — A borough couple traveling along Bordentown Avenue stopped to extricate a Spotswood man from a burning vehicle on Jan. 26. Sayreville police said Anthony Mele, 49, and his wife Liz, 47, spotted the 1990 red Nissan, which was…

  • High school competition expands musical horizons

    BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Music teacher Joseph Whitfield is helping students at Cardinal McCarrick High School explore their creativity through the Composition Competition, currently in its second year. “At the beginning of last year, [which was] my first year teaching at Cardinal Mc- Carrick, I wanted the students to have the opportunity…

  • It’s not too late: MCC classes start Feb. 13

    Spring II, a special concentrated semester, is being offered at Middlesex County College in areas such as psychology, science, math and social sciences. Most of the classes run from Feb. 13 through May 8. Courses offered include criminal justice, government and politics, public speaking, tennis, golf, psychology, intercultural communication, dimensions of prejudice, genocide and the…

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