• SHS seniors make holiday special for local family

    Students adopt family for holidays, raise hundreds to buy toys and clothes BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Spotswood High School seniors Mallory Kolar (l) and Kristy Bachman led a project that helped raise hundreds of dollars to help bring Christmas cheer to a local family in need. SPOTSWOOD — When they saw the family’s holiday…

  • Milltown church sets blood drive for 12/27

    Ablood drive will be held Tuesday, Dec. 27, from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Milltown United Methodist Church, 47 N. Main St., Milltown. There is a critical need this time of year for blood. Donors will receive a gift from Johnson & Johnson while supplies last. For information, call 1-800-933-2566 or go to www.nybloodcenter.org.

  • ‘Owls of New Jersey’ will visit E.B. Jan. 5

    The East Brunswick Environmental Commission will offer a program titled “Owls of New Jersey–A Raptor Trust Presentation” 7-9 p.m. Jan. 5 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event will feature an in-depth look at the lives of the nocturnal birds of prey. All New Jersey’s owl species, including some of…

  • Blood drive planned at St. James Church

    New Jersey Blood Services will conduct a blood drive 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at St. James the Less Church, 36 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with parent’s permission), weigh at least 110 pounds and may not have donated blood within the last 56 days. Individuals above age…

  • Participants sought for dodgeball tourney

    A Dodgeball Tournament to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation is set for Dec. 29 at the Monroe Township Community Center, 120 Monmouth Road. Divisions are Middle School (seventhand eighth-graders), High School, Collegiate (ages 18-24) and Adult (ages 24 and up). There will be prizes, T-shirts and entertainment. Fee is $100 for middle-school teams; $150, high-school teams;…

  • Photography contest under way in M’town

    The Milltown Historical Society and the Milltown Public Library are conducing the second annual Milltown Photography Contest . Applications and more information are available at the library. Photographs must be of Milltown and taken inMilltown, no matter the subject, be no larger than 8-by-10 inches and either framed or mounted on mat board 8.5-by-11 inches.…

  • Ski, snowboard rental going to blood donors

    Pelican Ski & Snowboard Shops in New Jersey and Pennsylvania will give a free daily ski or snowboard rental to individuals who donate blood during the month of January, Blood Donor Recognition Month. Approximately 70 percent of the blood used for patients in local hospitals comes from donors in the community. Blood supplies are especially…

  • On track

    Visitors check out a nostalgic display during the Holiday Train and Vintage Toy Show at the Milltown Senior Citizen Center on Dec. 11. Proceeds from the show are earmarked to help move and preserve the last remaining station on the Raritan River Railroad, located on Washington Avenue. It is slated to be permanently preserved on…

  • Swimmers sought to assist ROBIN team

    Volunteers are needed to work one-on-one with the Old Bridge ROBIN (Recreation in Old Bridge for Those In Need) Area 5 Special Olympics Novice Swim Team 5:15-6:15 p.m. Sundays at the Old Bridge YMCA, Route 516. Interested individuals must be able to swim but do not have to be expert swimmers. Volunteers must be above…

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