• Community invited to dance to the oldies

    A Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Jan. 15 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the oldies. Dances are held the third Friday of every month. Admission is $9 per person and includes…

  • Single Dinner Mates will meet Jan. 20

    Single Dinner Mates and Travel Mates- Monthly will hold a meet-and-greet dinner meeting for all singles at 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Olive Garden Restaurant, 777 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. The cost for the full-course dinner is $25. The group’s “Dine Around Singles” program is designed to promote monthly dinner get-togethers at various…

  • OLOL schedules Sock Hop/’50s Dance

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold a Family Sock Hop/’50s Dance 5-9 p.m. Jan. 16. The event will feature DJ Dave Hoeffel from Sirius satellite radio playing current hits and those from the ’50s, a themed souvenir-photo booth, sales of food and novelties, a milkshake stand and basket raffles.…

  • Signups on tap for Buddy Ball in E.B.

    The Fast Break Basketball Association, East Brunswick, will hold registration for its Buddy Ball division, open to children and young adults with special needs, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 9 at Chittick Elementary School, 5 Flagler St., East Brunswick. Those who register will receive a shirt and basketball. The weekly program will continue through the first…

  • Best photos of 2009

    Photographers’ picks Read Across America at the Kiddie Academy in East Brunswick March 4. JEFF GRANIT staff Rutgers University and Rider University wrestling meet Jan. 24. ERIC SUCAR staff JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick H.S. celebrates victory in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship final Dec. 5. A team of engineers surveys the Edison…

  • Ruchala–DeFina

    Bernadette and Frank Ruchala of Bayonne announce the engagement of their daughter, Cynthia Elizabeth Ruchala, to Frank DeFina, son of Patricia and Frank DeFina of Plainsboro. Cynthia Ruchala, Frank DeFina The future bride is a graduate of Bayonne High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a certificate in criminology from Rutgers University,…

  • Kotkin–Shilane

    Beth Eileen Shilane, daughter of Marsha and Dr. William Shilane of East Brunswick, was married June 28, 2009, to Daniel Scott Kotkin, son of Gail and Victor Kotkin of North Bergen. Beth and Daniel Kotkin Rabbi Benjamin Levy performed the ceremony at the Grand Marquis, Old Bridge, where the bride was given in marriage by…

  • E.B. raises user fees to support programs

    Stahl: Move takes some the burden off taxpayers BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Many of those who use the township’s recreation and community services will see increases in the fees they pay for those programs. The fee increases affect nearly all of the municipally run programs, including Camp Daisy. Mayor David Stahl…

  • Police: Woman, 55, found dead in car, apparent suicide victim

    MONROE — A 55-year-old township woman who was reported missing by her family Sunday morning was found dead that afternoon, apparently due to suicide. The woman was last seen leaving her residence in her vehicle at 7 a.m. Sunday, and familymembers called police to report her missing at 11:51 a.m., Monroe police said. Police notified…

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