• Diabetes group to gather at hospital

    The Raritan Bay Medical Center Marion Tanzman Diabetes Center will sponsor a free diabetes support group meeting 7-8 p.m. Aug. 12 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Old Bridge Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the medical center, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Individuals coping with the disease are…

  • Sayreville BIC seeks golfers for outing

    The annual Sayreville Brain Injured Children (BIC) Golf Outing will be held Aug. 10 at Bunker Hill Golf Course, Princeton. Shotgun start is set for 8 a.m. Cost is $130 per golfer and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner. For more information and to reserve, call Jim at 732-254-8530.

  • Sports Shorts

    A 2009 Field Hockey Camp, run by Sticks Down Field Hockey, will be held Aug. 10-14 at Carl Sandburg Middle School, Route 516, Old Bridge. Old Bridge High School field hockey coach Tammy Heitmann will coordinate the program with assistance from the school’s field hockey program. The camp, for kids ages 10 to 15 from…

  • Vendor space open at indoor flea markets

    Vendors are sought for the Saint Mary Church Indoor Flea Market set for 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month beginning Aug. 8 in the cafeteria at St. Mary’s School, Stevens Avenue, South Amboy. Rental cost is $15 per table. Parking is available in the school’s private lot; entrance is…

  • Asbury’s ‘flat and fast’ 5K returns this weekend

    Race is fourth event of the Jersey Shore Golden Grand Prix BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The sixth annual Asbury Park 5K road race will take place Saturday. Race Director Phil Hinck is expecting about 1,500 runners, some 800 more than a year ago. The event is presented in conjunction with the Shore Athletic Club,…

  • Firm seeks volunteers for clinical trials

    Anderson & Collins Inc. (ACCRINC), an independent clinical research site dedicated to full-service care, is looking for volunteers for its clinical trials. Trials that are available now are: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; migraine; menstrual migraine; osteoporosis; fibromyalgia; and hypertension and flu vaccine, according to Melissa Cardillo, M.H.A., vice president. ACCRINC has been in operation in…

  • Longhouse to be focus of event at park

    Structure was type of home used by natives of N.J. area JAMESBURG — Area residents are invited to step back in history this Saturday and help members of Intertribal American Indians of New Jersey build a traditional native dwelling called a longhouse. Longhouses, not tepees, were the type of homes favored by the natives in…

  • 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,…

  • Lawrence W. Vejnoska

    Mr. Vejnoska, 85, of Westfield, died July 9, 2009, in Overlook Hospital, Summit. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a chemical operator with National Lead, Sayreville, where he worked for 30 years. A son, Mark, died in 1995. Surviving are his wife, Sally Quinlan Vejnoska; a son, Chris Vejnoska, and his wife, Jennifer…

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