• Auxiliary to sponsor Vendor/Craft Show

    The Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company Vendor/Craft Show is set for 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the firehouse, 113 Route 34, Old Bridge. Donations for the Old Bridge Township Food Bank will be accepted. Admission is free of charge. Refreshments will be available. For more information, call Janet at 732- 754-5880.

  • Fast times ahead at Old Bridge museum

    Thomas Warne Museum set for annual Speedway Weekend BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — It was the very first raceway that Earl Krause ever went to. Krause, a writer for Area Auto Racing News, a racing historian and announcer at Wall Stadium and Pocono Raceway, said he was 4 ½ years old when…

  • fundraisers 

    Oct. 6-31  Aluminum Beverage Cans for Recycling Collection, sponsored by the Immaculate Conception Athletic Association, home of the Bulldogs of Immaculate Conception School, Spotswood. Cans (not crushed) should be placed in a bag and dropped off near the garage in the school parking lot, 23 Manalapan Road. Proceeds benefit the junior high athletic program…

  • Zumbathon to aid Komen for the Cure

    FiestaFit, Milltown, will host a Zumbathon Party in Pink to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 519 Ryders Lane. Guests will join ZJ Vasilia “Vasi” Penna and FiestaFit instructors Kristen Phibbs, Nina Finkelstein, Erin Wigdor, Melynda Kofka and Jamie Wohl in a 90-minute Zumba…

  • Dog Fest to benefit Pet Adoption Center

    All-Star Mitsubishi, routes 9 and 35, Sayreville, will hold a Dog Fest 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 15. The event will benefit Sayreville Pet Adoption Center (SPAC). Highlights will include a complimentary barbecue for all guests, face-painting and other activities for children, sales and visits from SPAC dogs. For more information, call Felicia at 732-977-9606, Harry…

  • Donations sought for school clothing drive

    The annual Sayreville Middle School Clothing Drive is set for 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 15 in the school parking lot, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Items sought include gently used clothing, shoes, handbags, linens and stuffed animals. Proceeds will be used to fund the school’s character-education program.

  • Tricky-tray proceeds to fight animal abuse

    The Animal Protection League of New Jersey will hold a fundraising Tricky Tray Oct. 22 at East Brunswick High School, 380 Cranbury Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Ticket pulling will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $6 and includes one sheet of tickets, a door-prize ticket, baked goods and coffee; advance ticket purchase…

  • Organic cleaning products available

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership is conducting an Organic (Chemical Free) Fertilizer and Home-Cleaning Product Sale 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays at the group’s headquarters building, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. The nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of the Lawrence Brook Watershed, seeks to encourage area residents to avoid the use of toxic lawn and garden…

  • Holiday gifts sought for foster children

    Lisa DeMarco and Danielle DeMarco of The Bird House, East Brunswick, in conjunction with Middlesex County Foster andAdoptive Family Services (FAFS), are sponsoring a drive to collect new holiday gifts for youngsters in foster care. Donations will be distributed to children in the foster-care system in Middlesex County. New toys, books, clothing, gift cards, etc.,…

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