• ‘King Corn’ director to lead discussion

    The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and the Friends of the East Brunswick Library will co-sponsor a screening of the film “King Corn” and a discussion with the movie’s producer/director, Aaron Woolf, 2-4:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Woolf will introduce the award-winning feature documentary…

  • Women invited to free self-defense class

    Brill’s Karate, 508 Main St., Main Street Marketplace, Spotswood, will host a free women’s self-defense clinic 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov.21. Participants will learn basic defensive skills to help them feel more secure and enable them to defend themselves and their family in various situations. Areas to be covered will include: how to avoid looking like…

  • Halloween party benefits charities

    SAYREVILLE — Halloween at the home of Nick and Judy Kides is always about more than trick-or-treating. For the past nine years, the Kides family have been holding their charity Halloween party with their two children, Nicholas, 15, and Nicole, 13. Each year, Nicholas and Nicole decide what charity or charities their party will benefit.…

  • Wrestling team plans Tricky Tray

    The Sayreville Bombers Wrestling Team will hold its third annual Tricky Tray beginning at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 14 at Sayreville Middle School, 800 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $5 in advance, $8 at the door; children age 8 and under will be admitted free of charge.…

  • Local students to perform in ‘Dracula’

    The Pegasus Production Company of Christian Brothers Academy will perform “The Passion of Dracula” at 7 p.m. Nov. 13- 14 and 20-21 at the Henderson Theatre, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The show will feature a cast of talent that includes James Robinson and Frank Saverino of Manalapan; Devin Mattheson of Brick, Devarat Chaudhray and C.J.…

  • Club will collect Christmas shoe boxes

    The Junior Woman’s Club of Greater Brunswick will collect the completed shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at United Methodist Church, 47 N. Main St., Milltown. Individuals who would like to print a label should log on to www.samaritanspurse.org/occ. To find out the destination of a shoe box gift, log on…

  • Christmas story set on church grounds

    The 26th annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 5-9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 27-Dec. 6, on the circular grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 south, Old Bridge.…

  • Joshua Center to offer free holiday dinner

    The Joshua Center Food Bank of Union Baptist Church, 76 Washington St., South River, will hold a free Community Thanksgiving Dinner noon-5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. The event will feature a free turkey dinner with all the trimmings. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, call 732-651-2770, ext. 9. Joshua Center…

  • Altar-Rosary Society to hold Tricky Tray

    The St. Lawrence Altar and Rosary Society will sponsor a Tricky Tray beginning at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at the parish center, 109 Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per person; price includes a drink and cake. Additional refreshments will be available. Individuals under…

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