• STOCKTON: Community garden plan takes shape

    The garden plot is planned for the old Cathers property By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The weather may be cold and frightful, but Stockton is looking ahead to spring and preparing for sunshine and a bounty of green growing things in a community garden.    Council President Michael Hagerty said he hopes everyone who…

  • Holt will conduct telephone town hall

    Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) will host a telephone town-hall meeting with central New Jersey residents at 7:30 p.m. March 9. The one-hour meeting will provide participants with an opportunity to ask questions and share views on the issues facing New Jersey and the country — the economy, health-care reform, energy, retirement security, etc. To participate,…

  • Faith-based hospital auxiliary formed

    The mission of newly formed Jewish Renaissance Medical Center Auxiliary Committee is to serves as a conduit to provide opportunities for leadership, guidance, support, training and professional development by creating an “Open Tent of Inclusion” to the citizens within its catchment area. The medical center, located at 275 Hobart St., Perth Amboy, between Smith and…

  • E.B. temple to join in Shabbat celebration

    Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick, will unite with hundreds of synagogues throughout North America on March 5 for the annual Shabbat Across America event. The synagogue will offer a Shabbat dinner at 6:30 p.m. A service will follow at 8 p.m. Cost is $15 per adult, $8 per child age…

  • Lions to sponsor Pancake Breakfast

    The South River Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast March 14 at St. Euphrosynia Belarusian Church Hall, 275 Whitehead Ave., South River. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 12 and under. Proceeds will benefit the visually impaired. Tickets are available at the door or from Lions Club members. For more…

  • Bargain Book Sale will mark 36th year

    The 36th annual Bargain Book and Media Sale, sponsored by the East Brunswick Friends of the Library, will take place 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. March 15-20 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 21 in the J.C. Penney court at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. The East Brunswick Library Puppeteers will offer free puppet shows for…

  • Curtain to rise on ‘Kiss Me, Kate’

    Spotswood High School will present the musical “Kiss Me, Kate” at 7:30 p.m. March 18, 19 and 20 and 2 p.m. March 21 at the school, Summerhill Road. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $6 for students and senior citizens. For more information, email cmeyers@ spotswood.k12.nj.us.

  • Tickets available for PTA Tricky Tray

    The Lawrence Brook School PTA will sponsor a Tricky Tray March 5 in the gymnasium at the school, 48 Sullivan Way, East Brunswick. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Prizes will include four One-Day Hopper Passes to Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.; a Wii system; an iPod Touch; store and restaurant gift certificates; sports and…

  • Watercolorist to share expertise at meeting

    The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its next monthly meeting at 2 p.m. March 12 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Joel Popadics, an award-winning artist and teacher, will demonstrate his watercolor techniques. Popadics, who is primarily known for his watercolors of landscapes and coastal scenes,…

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