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Car show on tap for Oct. 8 in Helmetta
The Helmetta Volunteer Fire Department and Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter Car Show will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 8 on Railroad Avenue, Helmetta. Rain date is Oct. 9. The show is open to all makes and models of cars, trucks and motorcycles. Trophies will be awarded. Food, drinks and beer will be sold. There…
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Vendors welcome at family day, car show
Vendor and crafter space is available at the Spotswood Family Day and Classic Car Show set for noon-4 p.m. Oct. 8 in the parking lot at Immaculate Conception School, Manalapan Road, Spotswood. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors. For more information or to reserve, call Dawn Crandall at 732-251-4743.
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Christie hears from flooding victims at town hall meeting
Governor visits Sayreville to discuss ethics reform BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie holds a town hall meeting in Sayreville Sept. 21 to discuss his ethics reform initiatives and take questions from New Jersey residents. NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The Sayreville Senior Center auditorium, usually the location of bingo and card games,…
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Perretti Farms for sale; owner liquidating equine inventory
Major standardbred operation leaving N.J. partly due to Gov.’s decisions regarding horse racing BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Perretti Farms in Upper Freehold is the largest standardbred breeding operation in New Jersey. William J. Perretti has announced the dispersal of Perretti Farm’s equine inventory over a two-year period starting in November. A 400-acre section of Perretti…
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Vision support group for older adults
Sight Beyond Sight, a monthly support group at the South Brunswick Senior Center for seniors with vision loss and low vision, will hold its next meeting 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7. The Rev. James W. Warnke, L.C.S.W., will be the featured speaker, a psychotherapist in private practice who has presented hundreds of workshops and lectures on…
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VFW to host buffet breakfast Oct. 2
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9111 will be holding its monthly Sunday morning breakfast 8-11 a.m. Oct. 2 at the post, 11 Henderson Road, South Brunswick. Breakfast includes made-to-order omelets, allyou can-eat buffet, pancakes, french toast, scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, bacon, bagels, orange juice, coffee and tea. The donation is $9 per adult and…
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Darwin E. Rusch
Mr. Rusch, 76, of Brick, formerly of East Brunswick, died Sept. 13, 2011, in Meridian Subacute Rehab Center, Wall. Surviving are his wife, Gladysrose M. Taylor Rusch; two daughters, Lauralynne Cokeley, and her husband, Wayne, of Hightstown and Karen Stolte, and her husband, Joel, of Toms River; a brother, Dale Rusch, and his wife, Mary…
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Joyce E. Paskovich Cruz
Mrs. Cruz, 53, died on Sept. 19, 2011, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, she grew up in Rutgers Village and had lived in Edison before moving to North Brunswick 10 years ago. Mrs. Cruz was the manager of The Bagel Dish in Highland Park for more than 10 years,…
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James Vincent Pickering Sr.
Mr. Pickering, 89, of Hudson, Fla., formerly of New Brunswick, died Sept. 6, 2011, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1974, he was a captain with the Rutgers University Police Department, New Brunswick, where he worked for 22 years. Surviving are his wife, Grace Matts Pickering; five children, MaryJane Bielen, and her husband, Robert,…
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