• 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.

  • Tour, music, poetry set at Art After Hours

    “Verse and Voice,” the next installment in Art After Hours: First Wednesdays at the Zimmerli, is planned for 5-9 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick. Acurator-led tour of the exhibition “Dancing With the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints” is set for 5:30 p.m. A performance of Renaissance…

  • Sales to be focus for travel agents

    The Association of Home-Based Travel Agents will offer a presentation on how to increase sales for 2011 by using promotions and specials, cruise sales and marketing tools, 6:15 p.m. Feb. 8 at Alfonso’s Italian Restaurant, 647 Route 18 south, in the former A&P Shopping Center, East Brunswick. Vacation.com and Celebrity Cruise Lines will conduct the…

  • CPR instruction planned at hospital

    Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor an American Heart Association (AHA) “CPR for Family and Friends” class 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. The class will include a basic introduction to adult, infant and child “chain of survival”; CPR; and safety, legal and ethical considerations. Formal credit…

  • Penguin Pajama Picnic

    Gretchen Wetter, youth services intern at the Old Bridge Public Library, reads a story to children during the Penguin Pajama Picnic at the library Jan. 29. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Vendor space open at St. Ambrose event

    Vendors are sought for the St. Ambrose School Flea Market/Indoor Yard Sale/Craft Fair set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 3 in the school auditorium, Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. Space-rental cost is $25; price includes a table. Vendors may offer new, gently used and handcrafted merchandise. For more information and to reserve, email [email protected] or call…

  • ’Tween Dance on tap for Feb. 12 at library

    Youngsters in grades 4-6 are invited to a ’Tween Dance Party set for 2 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants will learn popular dance moves and make candy cards to give to friends and family for Valentine’s Day. All materials will be provided. The…

  • Scouts to conduct Cookie Booth Sale

    Girl Scout Cadet Troop No. 80528, Old Bridge, will hold a Cookie Booth Sale 3-5 p.m. Feb. 13 atWal-Mart, Route 9, Old Bridge. Proceeds will help support local Girl Scouts.

  • Little to speak at Feb. 8 GOP meeting

    “Can the Tea Party and the Republicans Change Washington?” will be the topic, and Highlands MayorAnna Little will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. Little, an immigration attorney, was…

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