-

Business Briefs
The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners will host a free seminar titled “The Sky’s the Limit: Practical Strategic Marketing Takeaways You Can Use” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Lakewood municipal building. The seminar will be conducted by Vicki Morgan of Russmor Marketing Group. The public is invited. Details…
-

It’s official: Distracted drivers are a menace
Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I was driving down the Turnpike yesterday when a car with U.S. government plates passed me, and the driver was madly interfacing with what looked like some sort of electronic device. Well, I thought, President Obama might have signed an executive order prohibiting people driving government cars from texting…
-

Savings from school closing have already disappeared
Guest Column • Amy Fankhauser The Howell Township K-8 School District Board of Education and administration have begun next year’s (2010- 11) school budget process, and guess what it will mean to the taxpayers of Howell? Once again the administration is warning that the budget will cost us more than the 4 percent increase the…
-

Church committee plans clothing drive
The St. Bernadette’s Social Concerns Committee will host a clothing drive 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Oct. 17 in the church parking lot, 20 Villanova Road, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Donations of clean, usable clothing, bags, belts, curtains, towels, hard toys, stuffed animals, pillows, blankets, bedspreads, drapes and sheets should be placed in plastic bags…
-

School seeks vendors for Holiday Bazaar
Madison Park School, Harvard Road, Parlin section of Old Bridge, is looking for vendors for its annual Holiday Bazaar set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Table-rental cost is $20. Space is limited. For more information and to reserve, call Julie at 732-588-5548 or email [email protected].
-

E.B. Woman’s Club schedules meeting
The East Brunswick Woman’s Club will hold its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Chelsea at East Brunswick, Cranbury Road. The club, which meets every second Tuesday of the month October-May, is open to women in East Brunswick and surrounding communities who wish to promote civic, educational and social activities. New members…
-

Dinners continue at Italian-American Club
The Sgt. John Basilone Italian-American Club will offer its next weekly Tuesday- Night Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Imperial Music Center, 48 Appleby Ave., South River. The fresh-cooked homemade dinner will include vegetable soup, salad, Sicilian baked macaroni with meat sauce, dessert, coffee and tea. Menus change each week. Cost is $10.…
-

Tickets on sale for Cabaret Evening
The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, will hold a Cabaret Evening at 8 p.m. Oct. 17. The event will feature comedy, music and magic. The G Man, Allan Gitlin, will serve as comedian and emcee. Singers Jilly Sentino and Bobby Ballack and magician Ryan Shapiro will perform. Snacks and soft…
-

Tickets available for SEPTA fundraiser
East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will celebrate Disability Awareness Month with a Breakfast Fundraiser set for 9-11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Colonial Diner, Route 18, East Brunswick. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 3-10. For more information, email or call Edward or Audrey Weiner at eddieweinersepta@ hotmail.com or 732-390-9265.
View our current articles
Stay connected to your community
