• HILLSBOROUGH: Hillsborough animator’s work selected for festival

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    This may be her first public film screening, and she may not know what will come out of showing her work to entertainment professionals, but for Hillsborough resident Christine Chong, she has already achieved success because she is doing what she loves.    And now, Ms. Chong is just looking toward…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       A caller reported the theft of a green BMX bike, valued at $50, from the CVS parking lot at 3:39 p.m. April 12. Police reported checking the area around the South Main Street store without finding the bike.    At 9:26 a.m. April 13, a North Weiss Street resident reported losing his wallet containing $80 in…

  • ALLENTOWN: Mueller second AHS lacrosse player to reach 100 goals

        Senior captain Matt Mueller became only the second player in Allentown High School lacrosse history to reach 100 career goals. The midfielder scored his 100th goal in a 10-6 win over New Egypt on Apr. 13th.     Marc Payson, an attackman who graduated two years ago, was the first Redbird to accomplish this feat.…

  • HSA will sponsor April 30 Tricky Tray

    The Sacred Heart HSA will host its annual Tricky Tray April 30 in Sacred Heart School Memorial Hall, Washington Avenue, South Amboy. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The first ticket will be drawn at 7:30 p.m. Prizes will include Broadway show tickets, an Xbox 360, electronics, household items, day trips and multiple gift cards.…

  • Tickets on sale for pet-shelter tricky tray

    The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center (SPAC) Tricky Tray is set for April 30 at Knights of Columbus Hall, 88 Jackson St., South River. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Admission includes one sheet of tickets for level-1 prizes, coffee and…

  • Comedy Night to aid CINJ Nursing Program

    The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) Foundation, New Brunswick, will hold its fourth annual Comedy Night fundraiser April 25 at the Prime Time Comedy Club and Theatre, 960 Route 9 south, Sayreville. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the CINJ Nursing Program. The…

  • Tickets on sale for firefighters benefit

    Firefighters Helping Firefighters will hold a Spaghetti Dinner and Tricky Tray Benefit in honor of Roland “Ron” Leveille 4-8 p.m. May 1 at South Amboy Middle/High School, 200 Governor Hoffman Plaza. Leveille lost his battle with leukemia in March. Proceeds from the event will go to Elizabeth “Betty” Leveille to help with mounting medical expenses…

  • Shoah-memoir author will speak at library

    East Brunswick Hadassah will present author Martin Lemelman in a presentation set for 8 p.m. April 22 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The child of Holocaust survivors, Lemelman was raised in the back of a Brooklyn, N.Y., candy store. Although he was always aware his parents were survivors, it wasn’t…

  • Dinner to support Palestinian children

    The New Jersey Chapter of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) will host a gala Benefit Dinner April 25 at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Registration begins at 5 p.m. The program is set for 6 p.m. Proceeds from the event will be used for medical- and humanitarianrelief projects benefiting Palestinian and Iraqi children. The…

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