• State transportation head tells teens about new law

    Kyleigh’s Law increases restrictions for new drivers BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS), does not want to hear another tragic story like that of Kyleigh D’Alessio.   Kyleigh was just 16 years old when she was killed in a motor vehicle accident in December…

  • Rain barrel workshop April 17, 29 at park

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will present a “Build a Rain Barrel” workshop at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave, South Brunswick. Registration for the 11 a.m. April 17 workshop is due by April 14. Registration for the 6:30 p.m. April 29 workshop is due by April 26.…

  • ‘Children of the Holocaust’ April 12

    “Children of the Holocaust: Then and Now” will be presented April 12 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The exhibit begins at 6 p.m. and the program, featuring speaker Judith Vogel of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Department at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, will begin at 7:15 p.m.…

  • Earth Day at EARTH Center April 22

    Middlesex County’s Office of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension will celebrate Earth Day 4-7 p.m. April 22 at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Families are encouraged to pack a picnic dinner and blanket to enjoy an evening in the park. There will be tours of the EARTH Center’s compost display area and…

  • Tickets on sale for Holy Name dinner

    St. Stan’s Holy Name Society will sponsor a sit-down Roasted Half-Chicken Dinner 5-9 p.m. April 23 at St. Stanislaus Kostka School, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. The menu will include chicken, a baked potato, string beans, garden salad, dessert, soft drinks, milk, coffee, tea, beer and wine. Dinner will be prepared by Carmen Spezzi and the staff…

  • Community invited to dance to the oldies

    A Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. April 16 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ. Admission is $9 per person and includes coffee, cake, soda and desserts. For more information, call 732-251- 0970.

  • Hungarian singer to appear at event

    An Organ Restoration Fundraiser Dinner and Entertainment, featuring vocalist Tunde Csonka, is set for 5 p.m. April 10 at Magyar Reformed Church Center, corner of Fayette Street and Kirkland Place, Perth Amboy. The event will include a program of Hungarian operetta and nostalgia songs and tunes from Broadway musicals. Csonka, who was a member of…

  • Car wash to aid Monroe Falcons

    The Monroe Falcon football team will hold a fundraising car wash 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 10 at Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. Cost is $5 per car.

  • Alzheimer’s benefit planned at legion

    American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown, will hold a fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer’s disease noon-3 p.m. April 10. Cost for the event’s luncheon buffet is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors above age 60, $15 for children. There also will be a cash bar.

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