• Participants sought for festival cook-off

    The Our Lady of Lourdes School fourth annual Fall Festival, set for 5-10 p.m. Oct. 2, noon-11 p.m. Oct. 3, and noon-6 p.m. Oct. 4, outdoors on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will feature a Barbecue Cook-Off on Oct. 4. The contest will feature chicken, pork ribs and brisket categories, with separate prizes…

  • Milltown GOP plans Wine, Beer Tasting

    The Milltown Republican Organization will host a Wine and Beer Tasting 7-10 p.m. Oct. 10 at American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. The event will feature fine wine, microbrews, hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Tickets cost $25 per person and may be purchased by calling Karen at 732-846- 2562.

  • Sukkah party offered for children, parents

    The East Brunswick Hadassah Young Women’s Group will present a Young Children and Parents Sukkah Party at 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center Sukkah, 511 Ryders Lane. The event will feature pizza, make-yourown sundaes, crafts and more. Children must be accompanied by a parent. Cost is $8 per adult, $6 per…

  • Artist will offer ink-and-paper demo

    The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Painter and demonstrator Tatiana Rodionova will conduct a workshop for SAG members, using white ink on black paper. Rodionova has exhibited extensively in Russia and…

  • Milltown Day planned for Oct. 3

    The 12th annual Milltown Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 in Borough Park, JFK Boulevard and Violet Terrace, next to the community pool. Rain date is Oct. 4. The event, organized by the Milltown Revitalization Committee, will feature the second annual Milltown’s Got Talent competition with an encore performance…

  • Living history

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left: Soldiers representing the Union’s 7th New Jersey Infantry practice their march during the Civil War Living History Weekend held last weekend in Monroe, featuring re-enactors and demonstrations. Right: The “Union camp” comes to life Saturday morning at the Dey Farm Historic Site on Federal Road.

  • Donors sought for Oct. 11 blood drive

    Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will host a blood drive 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 11. The event is sponsored by New Jersey/New York Blood Services. To register, log on to www.nativitylutheran. com. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call Kathleen at 732-846-6965.

  • Dorothy Stetler Errickson Skillman

    Mrs. Skillman, 92, of the Dayton section of South Brunswick, died Sept. 4, 2009. She resided in Monroe Township, prior to relocating to Dayton. She dedicated her life to the Errickson & Skillman Insurance Agency. She was predeceased by her husband, V. Leroy Skillman Jr. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and…

  • Merged district working on its new arrangement

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Busing and other issues related to the consolidation of the Helmetta and Spotswood school districts have been squared away, while others, including the important question of funding, remain unresolved. Spotswood Board of Education President Richard O’Brien said district officials have been working to determine how finances will be…

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