• Compost workshops April 10, 13 in S.B.

    Middlesex County will hold a free backyard composting workshop at 10 a.m. April 10 and a free vermicomposting workshop 6:30 p.m. April 13, both at the Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension EARTH Center at Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Preregistration is required by calling 732- 745-4170 or e-mailing [email protected]. nj.us.

  • Alzheimer’s caregivers to meet

    Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor an Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Caregivers Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. April 5 in Auxiliary Hall C, lower level of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital’s Old Bridge division, Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia…

  • Participants sought for Vendor Fair, Expo

    The Friends of the Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library, South Amboy, will hold its annual Vendor Fair and Expo 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 17 at the library, 100 Hoffman Plaza, next to South Amboy High School/Middle School. The event will feature Mary Kay Cosmetics, homemade soy candles, Silpada Jewelry, homemade baked goods, a whiteelephant table,…

  • Artists panel to offer collage workshop

    The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its next meeting at 2 p.m. April 9 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Suzanne Lippe, an award-winning collage artist and author, will demonstrate the art of collage and artist trading cards, which are small works of art often traded…

  • Event at Chili’s to aid nuns’ work

    A Chili’s Give-Back Night to benefit the School Sisters of Notre Dame is set for noon-11 p.m. April 7 at Chili’s, 368 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of sales for the day to the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a teaching religious order that serves in the United States…

  • Spotswood Library sponsoring Book Sale

    The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., is conducting a Welcome Spring Book Sale during regular library hours through April 10. The library will be closed April 2 and 3. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children’s books, VHS videos and audiocassettes will be available. Mass-market paperbacks sell for 50 cents each or three for $1, hardcovers and…

  • Youth programs planned at library

    The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy, next to South Amboy High School, will host a variety of upcoming youthprogramming events. Registration is ongoing for Monday Tot Times, Friday Preschool Story Time and Crafts, Story Time and Crafts programs for ages 5 and up, Kid Movie Nights, Teen Movie Nights,…

  • Sayreville Emergency

    Noreen Sweeny of Sayreville looks for a good find during the Sayreville Emergency Squad’s spring flower fundraiser on Washington Road Saturday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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