• Gala to aid children’s programs at museum

    Art Within Reach: An Evening To Benefit Children’s Programs at the ZimmerliArt Museum is set for 7 p.m. April 2 at the museum, on the campus of Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick. The event will feature live music, dancing, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a scavenger hunt and a guided preview of the reopened Galleries…

  • Casino Night to benefit college fund

    The Middlesex County College Foundation will hold a Casino Night on April 8 at the Rosewood, 2863 Woodbridge Ave. in Edison. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the games begin at 6 p.m. In a casino atmosphere, attendees will gamble to win tickets to put in the tricky trays for prizes. This fundraising event will help…

  • Pancake Breakfast planned at legion post

    Sons of the American Legion, American Legion Post No. 25, will host an All-You- Can-Eat Pancake and Much More Breakfast 8 a.m.-noonApril 3 at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. Donation is $7 for adults, $3 for children under age 10; youngsters under age 5 will be admitted free of charge. Free parking will…

  • Space available at Giant Yard Sale

    Vendors are sought for the East Brunswick Youth Council Giant Yard Sale set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14 in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is May 15. Space-rental fee is $20; vendors must provide their own tables. To reserve a space, call 732-390-6797…

  • Fundraiser to fight leukemia, lymphoma

    A Dining-To-Donate fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is set for 11 a.m.-midnight March 31 at Applebee’s, 324 Ryders Lane, Milltown. Diners should present an event flier. The restaurant will then donate 10 percent of supporters’ checks, eat in or Curbside To Go, to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. To download a flier,…

  • Organic cleaning, lawn products offered

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) is conducting an Organic (Chemical-Free) Lawn and Home-Cleaning Products Sale 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays at the group’s headquarters building, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. The nonprofit LBWP, dedicated to the protection of the Lawrence Brook Watershed, seeks to encourage area residents to avoid the use of chemical lawn, garden and…

  • Monroe resident tapped to serve as U.S. marshal for New Jersey

    MONROE — President Barack Obama has nominated a township man to become the U.S. marshal for the District of New Jersey. Juan Mattos Jr. would serve in the post with the U.S. Marshal’s Office, the enforcement arm of the federal courts. Responsibilities include protecting federal court officers and buildings, transporting prisoners and seeking fugitives. “Mr.…

  • ‘Mary’s Way of Cross’ scheduled at church

    The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women will present “Mary’s Way of the Cross” following the 7 p.m. Mass April 11 at Sacred Heart Church, 531 Washington Ave., South Amboy. For more information, call Eileen at 732- 525-2696.

  • Free oral cancer screening at MCC

    Middlesex County College will host an oral cancer screening for adults 9 a.m. to noon. April 12 in the Dental Hygiene Clinic, L’Hommedieu Hall, on the Edison campus. The event is free and open to the public; preregistration is not necessary. Oral cancer is a disease that is often curable if you catch it early,…

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