• 4-H will sponsor Oct. 22 Fall Yard Sale

    The 4-H of Middlesex County FallYard Sale is set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 22 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is Oct. 23. It is anticipated that the event will feature a variety of vendors selling new and used items, crafts to collectibles. Refreshments also will be sold. Formore information…

  • Candlelight tour brings past residents to life

    E.B. Museum hosts annual tour portraying local residents of old BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer A tour group listens on as Joe Ungrady of Old Bridge portrays minister John Killian during a candlelight tour of the Historic Chestnut Hill Cemetery on Sunday night. CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI EAST BRUNSWICK — It was the weekend of the living…

  • Old Bridge Animal Shelter in dire need of adoptions

    Calls come in nonstop about strays, unwanted pets, but space is maxed out BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Above: Patti Karpf, an animal control officer, makes sure the floor is clean at the Old Bridge Animal Shelter. Left: A cat peers through the cage. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — Meet Billy Jean,…

  • Teens Taking Action will gather Oct. 27

    The Old Bridge Library invites teens in grades 6-12 to the next Teens Taking Action (TTA) meeting set for 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. TTAis the library’s teen community-service group. Discussion at monthly meetings focuses on scheduling projects to benefit the community. The program is free…

  • Pilgrimage to basilica scheduled for Nov. 19

    Our Lady of Victories Parish, Sayreville, will sponsor a Nov. 19 bus trip to join Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski on the Diocese of Metuchen’s 30thAnniversary Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. The bus will depart at 6:30 a.m. from the lower parking lot of the parish, Main…

  • Oktoberfest proceeds to aid veterans programs

    The Old Bridge-Sayreville Rotary will host a Beer ’n Brats Oktoberfest 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Sacred Heart Memorial Hall, Main Street and Washington Avenue, South Amboy. Proceeds will benefit area veterans programs. Dave Hoffmann, brewmeister of Climax Brewing Co., Roselle Park, will conduct a beer tasting. Samplings will include India PaleAle, CreamAle, Nut Brown…

  • Which Witch Is Which?

    Kidworks, the children’s theater arm of the Main Street Theatre Company, Parlin, will present the Halloween musical “Which Witch Is Which?” Linda Farley of Marlboro (c) plays Abby, a good witch who is so good that she cannot play a Halloween trick. She is being examined by a nurse, played by Jessica Mennella of Monroe,…

  • Photo

    Students at Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School, Old Bridge, put the finishing touches on a character education mural. Fifth-graders were introduced to each “pillar of good character” in their art classes, and were instructed to choose a pillar and create a poster reflecting what it means to them. Completed posters were judged, with the after-school…

  • Percussionists sought for holiday concert

    Holiday Percussion is looking for marimba, vibe, bell and snare-drum players to perform in a mass-percussion holiday concert at the Woodbridge Center Mall on Dec. 9. For more information, log on to www.holidaypercussion.webs.com.

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