• Concert to raise funds for cancer research

    Justin Ryan will play classical music, hymns, television and movie themes and children’s songs on his Array mbira, an African instrument based on the Zimbabwe thumb-piano, in a fundraising concert set for 6 p.m. July 24 at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan. 883 Route 34. TheArray mbira emits an unusual, ethereal sound. A free-will…

  • Preschool will host birthday celebration

    The Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road, a preschool for children 6 weeks to 6 years old, will celebrate its 8th birthday by hosting a Birthday Party Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 22. Children of all ages are invited to participate in this event. Currently enrolled families, Goddard…

  • Hospital goes tobacco- and smoke-free

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) has gone 100 percent smoke-free and tobacco free on all surrounding grounds and facilities owned, leased or operated by the hospital. The smoke-free zone, expanded earlier this month, covers all RWJUH locations, including its various New Brunswick facilities and sites, the Old Bridge Health and Fitness…

  • Jazz panel to screen 1959 Blakey concert

    “Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers: Paris 1959,” a DVD of the group’s Nov. 15, 1959, performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, will be shown at a gathering of the Central Jersey Jazz Association set for 7-9:30 p.m. July 28 in the community room at the Chuck Costello Complex, 1998 Route 18 north,…

  • Singers follow Rundgren tour by forming new trio

    Heartsville to perform at E.B.’s Unitarian Society BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Music and religion are a big part of Kimberly Andersen’s life, so perhaps it’s only appropriate that her band make its official debut at a house of worship. The township resident is one-third of the newly formed singing group Heartsville,…

  • Speakers series offers support for those affected by Sept. 11

    NEW BRUNSWICK — Voices of September 11th, which provides support and information to family members affected by the terrorist attacks, is continuing with its 10th anniversary speaker series this summer. Most recently, the series featured Nicci Spinazzola, a marriage and family therapist, professional counselor and expert in trauma stress. Two additional speakers are scheduled for…

  • Rain, rain, don’t go away

    Residents make rain barrels to help recycle water BY KELLY CRAIG Correspondent Lisa Veliath-Houston (l) of Piscataway and Dale Duchai work together to build a rain barrel during a workshop at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park on July 14. LAUREN CASSELBERRY SOUTH BRUNSWICK — “We quickly filled the…

  • Learn to make and use compost tea

    Middlesex County’s office of Rutgers Cooperative Extension will hold a garden workshop July 30 at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The topic will be “Making and Using Compost Tea.” Compost tea improves a plant’s ability to use nutrients and fight off pest and disease attack. Rutgers master…

  • Furry friends

    Kids check out a wallaby during the Wallaby Tales Traveling Zoo’s visit to the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library in South Amboy on July 14. The program uses a combination of education and humor in engaging the audience. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

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