• Used cell phones sought to aid soldiers

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Sayreville, is collecting used cell phones. The phones will be used to obtain calling cards for U.S. soldiers overseas. For more information and for drop-off location, call Lorraine at 609-448-2587.

  • Auxiliary takes first place in poppy contest

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Milltown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319, 45 Broad St., Milltown, has been awarded first place in the District No. 8 Buddy Poppy Display Contest 2009. By winning this contest, the Auxiliary is eligible to enter their display in the buddy poppy contest at its convention in June. New members…

  • Tryouts scheduled for Kaufman-Hart play

    Auditions for the upcoming Playhouse 22 production of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “You Can’t Take It With You” are set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Callbacks are planned for Dec. 17. Sides will be provided. For full character backgrounds, log on…

  • ‘Tulpan’ next up at library film fest

    The International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will continue Dec. 8 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of the Kazakhstan film “Tulpan.” The award-winning 2008 feature, made by documentarian Sergey Dvortsevoy in Kazakh and Russian, is unrated. The film tells the story of Asa, who after his discharge…

  • Church to sponsor bazaar, craft fair

    The St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair is set for 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Nov. 28 at the church, 505 Main St., corner of Devoe Avenue and Main Street, Spotswood. The event will feature more than 30 crafters and vendors, photos with Santa, hot and cold snacks, children’s crafts, a bake sale,…

  • Alborada schedules Taste of Spain gala

    The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, Old Bridge, will host a fundraiser, A Taste of Spain: The Dances, Wines and Tapas of Spain, 7-10 p.m. Dec. 3 at Little Spain Restaurant, 582 New Brunswick Ave., Fords section of Woodbridge. The evening will feature tastings of Spanish regional wines and tapas (little dishes of appetizers), accompanied by…

  • OLOL to sponsor Christmas Festival

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host a Christmas Festival 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5. The event will offer a day of holiday shopping and food. The parish will sponsor an old-fashioned Bake Sale; a Magic Tree; an Anything Angel booth featuring angels of all types; and vendors and booths…

  • Northfield launches holiday toy drive

    Northfield Savings Bank, headquartered in Staten Island, N.Y., is conducting its 15th annual Holiday Toy Drive through Dec. 18. Donations of new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls newborn-12 years old may be brought to any Northfield Savings Bank branch in New Jersey or Staten Island or Brooklyn, N.Y. All toys will be distributed to…

  • Choirs to present Christmas concert

    The combined choirs of Trinity Presbyterian Church and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church will host a concert of sacred Christmas music at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Sacred Heart Church, Throop Avenue, New Brunswick. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free of charge. Complimentary cake and coffee will be served after the concert. For…

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