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Participants sought for 4-H Fall Yard Sale
4-H of Middlesex County is looking for vendors to take part in its Fall Yard Sale set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 24 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is Sept. 25. Registration fee is $15 per space for vendors who supply their own table, $20 for those who require space…
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Emergency food assistance for hurricane victims
Applications for D-SNAP program must be filed by Sept. 20 Emergency food assistance is now available for residents who experienced extreme material losses or subsequent flooding due to Hurricane Irene. Residents must apply by Sept. 20 for the onetime food benefit available through the disaster-related Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (D-SNAP). All counties throughout the state…
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Italian Dinner on tap at Sayreville church
Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville, will hold its Italian Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. Sept. 24. Dinner will include eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti, meatballs, sausage, shells, lasagna, ziti, bread, salad and dessert. Tickets cost $13 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-10. Takeout dinners will be available for purchase. For more information, call the church…
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Volunteers sought for hunger project
Jessica Stadtmauer and Brianna Morgan, members of Metuchen Girl Scout Troop No. 80743, will work on a gleaning project for their Silver Award beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at Giamarese Farm, 155 Fresh Ponds Road, East Brunswick. Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers’ fields after the fields have been commercially…
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Disaster Recovery Centers open in area
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/State Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) recently opened to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage due to Hurricane Irene. Area centers are located at the East Brunswick Division of Parks, Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, in Middlesex County; and at the Henry Hudson Trail Activity Center, 945 Route…
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Taste of Perth Amboy scheduled for Sept. 20
The Friends of the Perth Amboy Free Public Library will host the second annual Taste of Perth Amboy 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in the auditorium at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Wisteria Street and Sadowski Parkway, Perth Amboy. Guests will sample various cuisines of the area’s diverse neighborhood restaurants. All proceeds will support the renovation…
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Self-Care for the Caregiver’ to be topic
Lora Speiser-Goldberg, L.C.S.W., Care Alternatives, will offer a presentation titled “Self-Care for the Caregiver” at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. Sept. 20 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 north. The program will focus on ways for caregivers to take responsibility for their own health and…
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Hospital foundation will host benefit gala
The Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation fundraising Harbor Lights Ball will be held Sept. 24 at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. The theme of the 27th annual black-tie event is “Havana Nights.” The gala will feature Cuban-inspired music, live entertainment, a silent auction, food and…
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Vendors space open at OLOL Fall Festival
The sixth annual Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School Fall Festival is set for 5-10 p.m. Sept. 30, noon-11 p.m. Oct. 1, and noon-6 p.m. Oct. 2, outdoors on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. The event will take place rain or shine. Vendor spaces are available at a cost of $15 per space…
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