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    Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, 175 Bartley Road, Jackson, is participating in the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program through Dec. 12. Members of the community are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped gifts for boys and girls ages infant through 15 either to the main lobby of Bartley Healthcare or to the entrance of…

  • Special-ed PTA plans Dec. 7 meeting

    The East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 in the meeting room at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Focus will be on the team teaching/inclass support model with elementary teachers Jennifer Ward and Stacey DeFalco and secondary teachers Tom Cregge and…

  • ‘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…

  • Tickets available for Breakfast With Santa

    The Fathers Club of Immaculate Conception Church will host its annual Breakfast With Santa 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 6 in the Immaculate Conception School auditorium, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. The event will feature a buffet breakfast, arts and crafts, a sing-along, raffle drawings and a photo with Santa. Cost is $10 per adult, $6 per child…

  • Woman’s Club sets holiday dinner, raffle

    The annual East Brunswick Woman’s Club Holiday Dinner and Raffle is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. Cost is $37.50 per person. Proceeds from the raffle will be used for holiday gifts and food for needy families. For more information, call 732-254- 6255. The East Brunswick Woman’s Club…

  • Alzheimer’s event planned for Dec. 3

    “New Prospective-Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s Disase,” a free community lunch-and-learn/memory-screening event, is set for noon-1 p.m. Dec. 3 at Monroe Village, One David Brainerd Drive. The event, which was developed for individuals who have been diagnosed or have concerns, as well as for caregivers, family members and health-care professionals, will feature an Alzheimer’s presentation, discussion,…

  • 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 children…

  • Participants sought for conservation unit

    Volunteers are sought for the Middlesex County Conservation Corps, whose mission is “to protect and preserve natural areas from misuse, polluters and the forces of nature” at the almost 7,000 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Opportunities include trail work, invasive plant removal, trash cleanup and more. No special skills are…

  • 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…

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