• Highland Park to offer Open Studios

    The Highland Park Arts Commission will hold its eighth Open Studios noon-5 p.m. May 15, rain or shine. The event, which offers the public free self-guided tours of local artists’ studios, also will provide visitors with the opportunity to meet the artists in person, see their work environment, ask questions about their technique and process…

  • Master Gardeners to visit Giamarese

    Middlesex County Master Gardeners Day at Giamarese Farm, 155 Fresh Ponds Road, East Brunswick, is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 14. The Master Gardeners will answer questions and provide fact sheets about flowers, vegetables and rain barrels. Gardening topics will include integrated pest management (IPM) and harvesting free rainwater. Factsheet topics will cover stink…

  • Vendors welcome at MTHS Yard Sale

    The Monroe Township High School (MTHS) PTO will sponsor an Old-and-New Treasures Yard Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 21 in the parking lot at the high school, Perrineville Road. Tentative rain date is June 4. Spaces cost $10 in advance, $15 on the day of the event; fee will help support the PTO Scholarship Fund.…

  • VFW auxiliary hosts Friday-Night Dinners

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 LadiesAuxiliary is sponsoring Friday-Night Dinners 6-8 p.m. at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. Cost is $8.50 per person for eat-in dinners or takeouts. For more information, call 732-254- 9674.

  • Dinner to raise funds for South River Scouts

    Boy Scout Troop No. 4, South River, will host its annual Pasta Dinner fundraiser 5:30-8 p.m. May 13 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 90 Leonardine Ave., South River. The menu will include penne pasta with vodka sauce, spaghetti with marinara sauce and meatballs, salad, bread, soda, water, coffee, tea and dessert. Takeouts will be available.…

  • Youngsters invited to Cub Scout event

    Hike Into Scouting, open to boys in kindergarten-fourth grade, is set for 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. May 14, rain or shine, at the Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve, 665 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville, between Jernee Mill and Cheesequake roads. The event, which will feature a variety of activities, is designed as an opportunity for youngsters to…

  • Visitors Day set for BNI X-Factor Chapter

    Business Network International (BNI), an international networking organization specializing in business referrals among members, will hold a Visitors Day for its XFactor Chapter 7-9 a.m. May 20 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. BNI is designed to help businesses experience growth by maximizing their marketing efforts through word-of-mouth.…

  • Christie: School districts will want to consolidate

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Jamesburg parents hoping to keep the borough’s students at Monroe Township High School took their concerns to the state’s top official last week. Borough resident Dawn Reynolds, concerned that the Board of Education will end the send-receive relationship due to rising tuition costs, seized the opportunity to pose a question…

  • Vendors needed for church Flea Market

    Holy Trinity Church, 100 Main St., Helmetta, will hold a Flea Market 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 21, rain or shine. Vendors are sought. Cost is $20 per table. Deadline for reservations is May 15. For more information and to reserve, call 732-605-7819.

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