• ‘Biggest Loser’ names will visit O.B. YMCA

    Mark Pinhasovich, season 10 at-home winner of the television show “The Biggest Loser,” and his cousin Merav, whose athome journey was featured on the show, will appear 2-4 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Old Bridge YMCA, 1 Mannino Park Drive. Together, Pinhasovich and his cousin have lost 340 pounds. The two will share their experiences…

  • Donors needed for Feb. 27 blood drive

    The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women will host a blood drive 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in the cafeteria at Sacred Heart School, located behind the convent on Walnut Street, South Amboy. An Irish soda bread sale will take place during the event. For more information, call Eileen Michalik at 732-525-2696.

  • Crafters sought for 4-H Spring Fling

    The Middlesex County 4-H Spring Fling Craft Fair is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 12 at the County 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The event will feature crafts and more. Crafters are still sought. Rental fee is $20 for an 8-foot table and two chairs. A bake sale will be held in…

  • Artists to draw model at Feb. 18 gathering

    The Suburban Artists Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its next monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. A drawing workshop will be presented. Participants will draw a clothed model. Short and long poses will be included in the session. Tips and…

  • ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at MCC Feb. 20

    The Graham Lustig Dance Theatre’s performance of “Beauty and the Beast” will take place at Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, Sunday, Feb. 20 at 3:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Performing Arts Center on the Edison campus. For more information, visit www.lustigdancetheatre.org. To order tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com. Admission is $25…

  • Zimmerli offers trip to NYC Armory Show

    The Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, will sponsor a March 3 bus trip to New York City to tour TheArmory Show, an international art fair devoted to important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. Now in its 12th year, the Armory Show combines a selection of the world’s leading galleries with a program of…

  • Southwood honored as a ‘Healthier School’

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Board of Education member Matt Sulikowski (l-r), Dorian Sano, district manager for Sodexo; Michelle Feliciano, Sodexo’s Old Bridge food service director; school Principal Raymond Payton; school board member Eugene Donofrio; Barbara Martin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Jill Niglio and Janet Hawk of the New Jersey Department of…

  • Church Mothers Guild will host Gift Auction

    The St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Mothers Guild will sponsor a Gift Auction Feb. 20 at St. Peter’s Parish House, Rector Street, Perth Amboy, across the street from the church. Doors will open at 5 p.m. The event will begin at 6 p.m. The auction will feature household items, toys, clothes, etc. Admission is $4 per…

  • Toastmasters sets Feb. 24 gathering

    The Old Bridge Toastmasters Club will meet 7-9 p.m. Feb. 24 at Grace Church, 442 Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. The “learn-by-doing” public-speaking club is designed to improve an individual’s speaking, listening and presentation skills in a comfortable atmosphere. Participants proceed at their own pace. New members are welcome to observe for their first few meetings…

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