• Reformed Church Home plans golf event

    The Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge, will hold its 18th annual Golf Outing Aug. 24 at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. A $190 registration fee will include continental breakfast, green fees, golf cart, an awards luncheon and the opportunity to win a $10,000 hole-in-one prize. Proceeds from the event will aid the facility in continuing its…

  • Fun at the fair

    CHRIS KELLY staff Max Basha, 4, of Jamesburg, walks along a high bridge at the Middlesex County Fair during its opening night Monday. The fair runs 5-11 p.m. today and tomorrow, and opens at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday on Cranbury Road in East Brunswick.

  • ARF barking up right tree at new location

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Animal Rescue Force has switched homes many times since its inception in 1974, but its current location may be the most fitting. Rochelle Friedrich, an administrator for the nonprofit group, said ARF is pleased with its new home at PetSmart on Route 18. The rescue force,…

  • S.R. Office on Aging sets events, programs

    The South River Office on Aging and Senior Center, 55 Reid St., offers a variety of activities from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The August event schedule is as follows: • Fitness Room, Mondays-Fridays, 9:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; • Light Chair Exercise Classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. (no class Aug. 4 and…

  • Virginia “Ginger” Figura

    Ms. Figura, 91, of South River, died July 19, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for more than 15 years at Sunshine Biscuit, Sayreville. She was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and Stanley, and by two sisters, Anna and Frances Caesar. Surviving are two nephews,…

  • Fundraisers

    Aug. 8 • Gold Party, sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061, Sayreville, noon-6 p.m., at the council home, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Proceeds benefit the Our Lady of Victories Capital Campaign. The Royal Gold Group, a licensed, insured and bonded company, will pay cash for guests’ unwanted gold, platinum, sterling items.…

  • Pet-adoption event scheduled for Aug. 15

    In an effort to help raise funds and awareness for local pet-rescue organizations and find permanent homes for New Jerseyarea dogs and cats, the third annual Purina Pro Plan Rally Across America tour will make a stop at the sixth annual Because Your Dog Is Worth It Too Day set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug.…

  • Robert M. Rosenthal

    Mr. Rosenthal, 87, of Monroe, died July 18, 2009, at home. Surviving are his wife, Thelma Block Rosenthal; a daughter, Wendy Schall, and her husband, Stephen, of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; a son, Paul, and his wife, Jill, of Windham, N.H.; a sister, Beverly Beekman, and her husband, Jack; a sister-in-law, and brother-in-law, Gladys and Morton…

  • William John Connolly

    Mr. Connolly, 59, of East Brunswick, formerly of Old Bridge, died July 24, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Maria DiMino Connolly; two daughters, Belinda Connolly of Burlington and Mary Connolly of the Toms River section of Dover; two brothers, Martin Connolly and Michael Connolly; a sister, Theresa…

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