• Club offers trip to ‘Wedding Singer’

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Women’s Club will sponsor an Aug. 23 trip to see “The Wedding Singer” at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Lancaster, Pa. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the OLV lower parking lot, Main Street Sayreville. Return will be at approximately 7 p.m. Cost is $75 and includes bus…

  • Mr. Ray at swim-team fundraiser

    The Village Swim Club, Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, will sponsor an afternoon of swimming and singing with children’s entertainer Mr. Ray beginning at 1 p.m. July 19. Gates will open at noon. The event is open to the public. Tickets cost $10 per child; adults who accompany children will be admitted free of charge.…

  • Seniors club offers trip to the Smokies

    The St. Stan’s Senior Club, Sayreville, will sponsor a Sept. 27-Oct. 4 trip to the Smokies. The excursion will include nine shows and 14 meals. For prices and more information, call Joan at 732-257-6158.

  • Big-band is back

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks perform big-band music from the 1920s and ’30s at Thompson Park in Monroe July 9. The concert was the first of six being staged on Thursdays at 6 p.m. courtesy of the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission. On July 16, the Marlene VanPlanck Trio will perform a selection…

  • Sun, surf and smiles as Life Rolls On

    Day of surfing for people with spinal cord injuries BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Beachgoers flocked to the Jersey Shore in late June, but none enjoyed themselves as much as a group who gathered on the beachfront to catch a wave, some for the first time. CHRIS KELLY staff Volunteers are watchful as Keaghlan Strauss,…

  • Psychologist, patients to appear on ABC show

    ‘Primetime’ episode will focus on OCD BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Dr. Allen Weg EAST BRUNSWICK — A local psychologist and some of his patients will be featured this month on an ABC News “Primetime” show focused on obsessivecompulsive disorder. Dr. Allen Weg is expected to appear on the July 21 edition of “Primetime.” Weg…

  • Cancer cut-a-thon brings in thousands

    SAYREVILLE — The Hair Shop, located on Washington Road in the Parlin section, held its second annual cut-a-thon to benefit the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research June 7. The “Cuts for a Cure” event was a huge success, raising $5,421. The prior year’s cut-a-thon brought in $3,300. Each year, the event holds special meaning…

  • Cameras will be rolling at Sayreville meetings

    Local vendor working to resolve glitch in system BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s plan to broadcast public meetings on cable TV has come to fruition despite some delays. Business Administrator Jeffry Bertrand said last week that the borough has tested its new technology and is able to record meetings, but a…

  • Fundraisers

    July 16 • Dining-To-Donate, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of Spotswood Enterprise Hook and Ladder Company, during lunch and dinner hours, at Applebee’s of Milltown, Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane. Diners should present a Dining-To-Donate flier at the restaurant. Applebee’s will donate 10 percent of supporters’ bills to the auxiliary. Flier…

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