• Fish Fry to aid troops, grad-night events

    The South River Board of Health and South River High School Class of 2010 Project Graduation will sponsor a Fish Fry May 21 at Saints Peter and Paul Hall, 10 Jeffrie St., South River. Cost is $12 per person and includes fish and chips, coleslaw/pasta salad, dessert, coffee and tea. Proceeds will be used for…

  • Donations, vendors sought for Yard Sale

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold its sixth annual Yard Sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 22 on the school grounds. Donations of new or gently used items for the sale may be left at the front door of the school beginning May 4. Vendors are welcome to rent space…

  • Benefit car shows, cruise nights to begin

    The Just Us Cruisers classic-car club will hold its annual benefit Cruisin’ for the Kids Cruise Nights/Car Shows 6-9 p.m. every Friday April 30-Oct. 15 at the Peterpank Diner, Route 9 north, South Amboy/Sayreville. The weekly family-oriented events will feature classic cars, customs, trucks and custom motorcycles. There will be trophies; children’s games; a DJ…

  • Concert to feature baroque instruments

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission will present the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Golden Age String Trio in a concert featuring historic baroque instruments 7 p.m. May 6 at the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, Monroe Township High School, 1629 Perrineville Road. General admission is $10 for adults, free of charge for…

  • Heritage Day set at Office on Aging

    The East Brunswick Department on Aging will hold its third annual Heritage Day noon-2 p.m. May 7 at the Senior Center, 3 Civic Center Drive. The event is an opportunity to share one’s history, traditions and customs. Members offer food, clothing and artifacts from their native countries. Guests will have the chance to discover the…

  • Thursday-night bingo on tap at synagogue

    The East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC), 511 Ryders Lane, offers bingo beginning at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Prizes up to $1,000 are available. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 732-257- 7070.

  • Author to discuss ‘Saturday Night Fever’

    Alice Echols, author and Rutgers University professor, will discuss the film “Saturday Night Fever” and her latest work, “Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture,” at 7:30 p.m. May 4 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Echols will shed new light on the often-maligned movie and discuss her thesis…

  • Squad provides medical volunteers at Rutgers Half Marathon event

    As a way of raising awareness and funds for a new ambulance that is on order, the East Brunswick Rescue Squad sent 51 volunteers to participate in the Rutgers Half Marathon on the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses April 18. Volunteers, including family and friends — many of them local high school students — handed…

  • Cat-adoption events under way in O.B.

    Summit Animal Rescue Association Inc. is holding Kitty Adoptions noon-5 p.m. on Saturdays at Petco of Old Bridge, Gateway Shopping Center, off Route 9 south and Ernston Road. For directions or information about available cats and kittens and the adoption process, call Kersten at 732-735-3100.

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