• Softball tourney to aid cancer fight

    The Sayreville Athletic Association and Explosion Fast Pitch girls softball organization will host a Strong Together Adult Coed Softball Tournament Oct. 29 at the borough of Sayreville softball fields. Proceeds will fight cancer by benefiting Relay for Life of South River, online at www.relayforlife.org/southrivernj. Donation is $300 per team, with three games guaranteed. A first-place…

  • fundraisers 

    Sept. 23  Cigar-tini Night, sponsored by the East Brunswick Elks, 7 p.m., at the lodge, 21B Oakmont Ave. Admission is $25 and includes two martinis or beer, wine, soda until 9 p.m.; two cigars; cold-cut platter; salads; dessert; coffee or tea. Proceeds support the lodge’s Army of Hope Committee, which donates money to help…

  • Cardinal McCarrick visits namesake high school

    Cardinal McCarrick High School student ambassadors Christopher Mierzwiak (l), Kristina Albrecht and Kevin Wiater (r) meet with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. SOUTHAMBOY— Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., and the first bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen, was on hand Sept. 9 to celebrate the opening of the new academic year and the close…

  • Halloween-costume collection under way

    The Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) and New Rave Cleaners of Milltown have partnered to collect gently used and cleaned Halloween costumes for infants to teens. New costumes also are appreciated. Donations may be brought through Oct. 6 to New Rave Cleaners, Ryders Lane, Milltown.…

  • YMCA to sponsor women’s wellness fair

    The South Amboy Branch YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd., will host a Women’s Health and Wellness Fair on Sept. 28. Women throughout the community are invited to participate in scheduled activities including zumba classes, nutrition seminars and health discussions led by doctors from Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy divisions. For…

  • Game to feature Wizards vs. Bravest

    The South Amboy Fire Department 125th Anniversary Committee will present the HarlemWizards vs. SouthAmboy’s Bravest in a fundraising basketball game set for 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at South Amboy High School, 200 Gov. Hoffman Plaza. Proceeds will benefit the department’s 125th Anniversary Parade. Tickets cost $8 for students and seniors, $10 for adults, in advance;…

  • Navy SEAL Group 6 fundraiser scheduled

    ANavy SEALGroup 6 dinner fundraiser will be held 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Oct 8 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The event will include an Italian buffet, musical and comedy entertainment and cash bar. Proceeds will be used to provide the families and the commander of Navy SEAL Group…

  • Greater Media’s Peter H. Smyth named America’s Best Broadcaster

    Peter H. Smyth GreaterMedia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter H. Smyth was named America’s Best Broadcaster by Radio Ink Magazine during the 2011 Annual Radio Wayne Awards on Sept. 14 at a special luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. This honor is given to an individual who has made the greatest impact…

  • Crafters and vendorssought for HSA show

    The St. Thomas the Apostle HSA Fall Crafts and More Show is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 15 in the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Vendor applications are available at www.saintthomasob.com under the HSA tab or by calling 732-915-9518.

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