• Sociable Singles plans Jan. 30 meeting

    Etz Chaim Sociable Singles will meet 1- 4 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave. The gathering will feature discussions, socializing and refreshments. Admission is $5 per person. The group is designed for individuals ages 50 and above. All are welcome. For more information, call 609-655- 5137.

  • Groups to sponsor Tu B’Shvat Seder

    Raritan Valley Haddasah and L’Dor Vador, the Haddasah Young Women’s Group, will hold a Joint Tu B’Shvat Seder at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Highland Park Senior/Youth Center, S. 6th Ave. Debbie Gerber will facilitate the event. Admission is $5.

  • Spotswood book sale runs through Jan. 8

    The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., is hosting a book sale through Jan. 8 in the library meeting room during operating hours. The library will close at 4 p.m. Dec. 31 and is closed Jan. 1. Hardcover books, paperbacks, VHS tapes and children’s books are among the items for sale. Suggested donations include 50…

  • County adds three influenza clinics

    The Middlesex County Public Health Department has scheduled three additional flushot clinics. Pediatric vaccination clinics are scheduled for noon-2 p.m. Dec. 30 and 1-3 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Middlesex County Clinic, 596 Jersey Ave., Suite B, New Brunswick. The third clinic, which will accommodate adults and children, is scheduled for 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3…

  • Fresh Air Fund seeks summer hosts

    The Fresh Air Fund currently seeks volunteer hosts to give inner-city children a vacation experience of up to two weeks this summer. By volunteering as a host family for the Friendly Town program, you can give a child a break from the heat and noise of the crowded city streets. Friendly Town host families are…

  • Adults invited to library programs

    The Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road, will offer a variety of programs for adults during the month of January. “A New Year and A New Career” will take place 6:30-7:30 p.m. on three consecutive Wednesdays. The schedule is as follows: Jan. 6, “Résumés”; Jan. 13, “Interviews”; Jan. 20, “Job Search Strategies.” Dr. Colleen Georges, professional…

  • Music Mania’ benefit to be held Jan. 14

    The Main Street Theatre Company, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin, will host “Music Mania,” a rock music event featuring the music of The Chardonairs and Mrs. B’s House of Detention, on Jan. 14. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8. Light snacks and desserts will be available. Patrons are welcome to BYOB.…

  • Signups scheduled for rec. winter session

    The Sayreville Recreation Department is holding open registration for all winter 2011 classes at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street, on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The winter session starts the week of Jan. 3 for Little Kids Playtime at Kennedy Park, and the week of Jan. 10 for the Mommy &…

  • Rooney, Linnel win Polar Bear Races

    Runners and race-walkers proved their toughness, or craziness, or maybe both, when they didn’t let Sunday’s snowstorm interfere with their appointed race, the 47th annual Asbury Park Polar Bear Races held on the boardwalk in Asbury Park. The races, sponsored by the Shore Athletic Club, were a three-mile run and 10-mile racewalk. Howell’s Joseph Rooney…

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