• Hats off

    Above: Husband-and-wife juggling team Lois and Michael Hoffman perform attention-grabbing tricks and silly stunts for children at the East Brunswick Public Library on April 21. Below: Gabrielle Sorice (r) enjoys the Juggling Hoffmans’ unique style of slapstick comedy. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Watercolorist to share expertise at meeting

    The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its next monthly meeting 2 p.m. May 13 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Watercolor artist Judy Antonelli will demonstrate her techniques for combining watercolor with pastels. In addition to watercolor, Antonelli also works in oils and pastels. SAG members…

  • Kids Luau Dance planned for May 10

    The Golden Bear Chargers Kids Luau Dance Party is set for 7-10 p.m. May 10 at Spotswood Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue. Boys and girls in grades 4, 5 and 6 are invited to attend. Snacks and drinks will be provided for the children. Parents are invited to stay in the bar area of…

  • Library conducting computer classes

    The Jamesburg Public Library, in collaboration with Middlesex County College, Edison, is offering free computer classes at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. Courses include “Intro to Windows,” “Using the Internet,” “Intro to Word” and “Using Email.” Day or evening classes are available. Each section contains two, 2 1/2-hour sessions; students are expected to attend both…

  • Curtain to rise on ‘Beastly Friends’

    The Bimah Players Community Theater will present “Beastly Friends” 3 and 7:30 p.m. May 15 and 22 and 7:30 p.m. May 19 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave. The show is a dramatization with music of humorous and moving works by James Thurber, Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Saki and others. Tickets cost…

  • ‘Soundstage’ musical event to aid autistic children

    Benefit set for Saturday at Bar A in Lake Como BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alicia Madison Greater Media Newspapers is once again reaching out to help the public in a charitable way, and all its dedicated readers are invited to be a part of it Saturday, May 7, when “Soundstage” comes to Bar Anticipation in…

  • South River voters OK budget, select three for board seats

    votes .— Kathy Chang SOUTH RIVER — Residents here approved the 2011-12 school budget and reelected two incumbents and elected a former schoolteacher during the April 27 election. The $29.5 million school budget, which will increase taxes by $131 on a home assessed at the borough average of $83,313, received 521 votes in favor and…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Summer fun in Ocean Grove starts this weekend BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Ocean Grove A “town for all seasons,” Ocean Grove has something for everyone all year round. The one-square-mile, “dry” town offers visitors one mile of pristine beachfront and scenic boardwalk, according to Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce member Lois Hetfield. There…

  • Monroe youth gets early start on acting career

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Christion Guido MONROE — Baseball, Boy Scouts and guitar lessons are just a few things Christion Guido likes to do when he isn’t in front of a camera. But the fifth-grader at Woodland Elementary School has a career that is quickly taking off as a young actor and model. Christion’s…

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