• Barnes elected to lead Middlesex County Dems

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Former state Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes Jr. is the new chairman of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization. Nine hundred and seventy-one members of the county Democratic committee, a record turnout, cast votes in the June 14 a contest between Barnes, 82, and Kevin McCabe, 38, who also sought…

  • ’Tween Game Night scheduled at library

    Youngsters entering grades 4-6 in the fall are invited to a ’Tween Game Night set for 7-8:30 p.m. July 7 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Players may choose from the library’s collection of Wii, Xbox and Xbox Kinect games or they may bring their own. All games…

  • Toddlers to attend dance party at library

    Youngsters ages 3-6 and their caregivers are invited to a Toddler Dance Party set for noon July 2 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The program will be offered every Saturday in July. Older and younger siblings are welcome to attend. The event, which is free of charge…

  • Entries for Pet-Photo Contest sought

    Animal Rescue Force (ARF), East Brunswick, will sponsor its annual Pet- Photo Contest Aug. 1-7 at the Middlesex County Fair, Middlesex County Fairgrounds, East Brunswick. Interested individuals should send a favorite pet photo (3 by 5 inches or 4 by 6 inches) and a $5 entry fee for each submission toARF, P.O. Box 418, East…

  • Church will offer vacation Bible school

    Youngsters in kindergarten-fifth grade are invited to a vacation Bible school (VBS) set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 11-15 at Old Bridge Baptist Church, 21 Kossman St., East Brunswick. This year’s theme will be “Shake It Up Cafe.” Sessions will include crafts, games, songs, interactive Bible dramas and more. Admission is free of charge; however, free-will…

  • Patriots game event will aid Cooper Fund

    The Chris Cooper Scholarship Fund will hold a fundraiser at the Somerset Patriots game 7:05 p.m. July 15 at TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater. Fireworks will follow. Tickets cost $9.50 per person; discounts for groups of 20 or more. The event will raise money for the scholarship fund, named in honor of Cooper, a 1999 OBHS…

  • Photography exhibit, receptions scheduled

    CoLAB Arts, a New Brunswick nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and presentation of emerging local artists, will present “Discernment of Spirits,” a one-month exhibition featuring the photography of Robert Addessi, curated by Theresa Francisco, in the gallery at coLAB Arts, 49 Bayard St., Third Floor, New Brunswick. Opening and second-look receptions will take place…

  • Concert to aid young woman’s RSD fight

    Abenefit rock concert to help raise money for Brittany Fields of West Windsor, a young woman fighting reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a debilitating and progressive disease of the autonomic nervous system, is set for 8 p.m. July 7 in the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. RSD is…

  • ‘Rhapsody in Two’ coming to Monroe

    The Greenbriar at Whittingham adult community, Monroe, will present Linda Purl and Kevin Spirtas in “Rhapsody in Two,” a singing and dancing tribute to composers Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin and more, 8 p.m. July 16 at the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center, Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. The evening…

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