• Fourth of July gala, fireworks set in E.B.

    The township of East Brunswick will celebrate its 150th birthday and the nation’s 234th birthday with a celebration and fireworks display set for 5-10:30 p.m. July 4 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, Cranbury Road. Rain date is July 5. Gates will open at 5 p.m. to a carnival midway featuring rides, games, children’s…

  • Lecture to shed light on ‘N.J. Shipwrecks’

    Dan Lieb, president of the New Jersey Historical Divers Association, will offer a presentation titled “New Jersey Shipwrecks” at 7:30 p.m. June 30 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Lieb, who has appeared on the History Channel’s “Deep Sea Detectives,” has identified eight wrecks off the New Jersey…

  • Barbecued chicken on menu at church

    The First Reformed Church of South River, 40 Thomas St., will hold a Barbecued Chicken Dinner 4:30-6:30 p.m. July 10. The fundraiser menu will include chicken (thigh, wing, drumstick), green salad, coleslaw, potato salad, rice, green beans, roll, dessert and beverage. Takeout orders will be available. Cost is $12 for adults, $5 for children under…

  • Assistance available for postpartum issues

    The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services wants residents to know that help is available for women who are suffering with postpartum mood issues. Among the babies born in the United States every year, 35 percent are born from the beginning of June through the end of September. For every eight in 10…

  • JFVS to conduct computer training

    Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS) will offer computer training classes beginning the week of July 12 at the JVFS office, 32 Ford Ave., Milltown. Each class will meet two hours a day, two days per week, for two consecutive weeks. Cost for each class is $50, with reduced fees for women…

  • St. Stan’s Carnival runs through June 26

    St. Stan’s Carnival 2010 will continue 6- 11 p.m. June 24 and 26, and 6 p.m.-midnight June 25 (food tent will open at 5 p.m.) on the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish grounds, MacArthur Avenue and Main Street, Sayreville. Carnival highlights will include rides for children and adults; games of chance; a “Las Vegas” money wheel…

  • Race, walk to benefit Operation Homefront

    Online and mail-in registration has begun for the fourth annual Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA) 5K Race and Fun Walk, organized by FNA and sponsored by the North American Center for ContinuingMedical Education (NACCME), and set for Oct. 2 in Thompson Park, Monroe. All net proceeds from the event will go to Operation Homefront…

  • Reformed Church Home plans golf event

    The Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, will hold its 19th annual Golf Outing Aug. 23 at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. A $180 registration fee ($190 after July 9) will include continental breakfast, green fees, golf cart, an awards luncheon and the opportunity to win a $10,000 hole-in-one prize. There will be a 50/50 raffle and…

  • Jamesburg H.S. classes plan Sept. 18 reunion

    The Jamesburg High School classes of 1973-76 will hold a reunion 6-11 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Columbian Club of Spotswood, 34 Crescent Ave. Cost is $60 per person and includes dinner, music, beer and wine. For more information, email jhsreunion@ hotmail.com.

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