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    JEFF GRANIT staff The North Brunswick Youth Council planted a Friendship Garden with residents of the senior-housing building at 740 Hermann Road on April 29. Patrice Zinnikas (l) uses a shovel to dig a hole for the tomato plant resident Carmelida Micale holds. For more photos, see page 12.

  • St. Augustine benefit at bookstore May 13

    St. Augustine of Canterbury School, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, is hosting a book fair fundraiser 6-8 p.m. May 13 at Barnes & Noble, 869 Route 1 south, North Brunswick. St. Augustine teachers and students will be reading, and parishioner Herb Smith will sing 6-8 p.m., and children’s book author/ singer Danny Adlerman will…

  • Lag BaOmer barbecue slated for May 12

    Chabad Jewish of South Brunswick, 1 Riva Ave., North Brunswick, will host a Jewish community bonfire and barbecue to celebrate Lag BaOmer 6 p.m. May 12. The event will feature food, a raffle, archery, marshmallow roasting, a moonwalk and games. Lag BaOmer commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, and the cessation of a…

  • Youth urged to take part in bird events

    This May, the Fledging Birders Program, Bellmawr, is challenging teachers and students to discover local birds during spring migration by taking part in the Schoolyard Birding Challenge. The Birders will award outstanding classes nationwide with prizes for taking walks and finding birds around school grounds. Students will find, observe, identify and record the various bird…

  • Dinner to benefit earthquake victims

    A buffet/cocktail party is scheduled for 6 – 9 p.m. May 28 at the Pines Manor in Edison to benefit those affected by the recent earthquake in Italy. Tickets are $25 per person with all proceeds benefiting the L’Aquila Earthquake Relief Fund. Tickets can be obtained from any member of the North Brunswick Italian American…

  • No. B’wick Woman’s Club seeking vendors

    The North Brunswick Woman’s Club is seeking vendors for its flea market 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 6 at North Brunswick Municipal Complex, 710 Hermann Road (rain date June 13). Spaces are $15, and proceeds benefit scholarships and local charities. For information, call Ellie at 732-828-0785.

  • S.B. offers low-cost amusement tickets

    South Brunswick Township Department of Parks and Recreation is offering discounted tickets to various attractions this spring and summer. Discounted tickets are made available through the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association Community Service Ticket Program. Attractions include Great Adventure, three-park season passes; Great Adventure and Safari season passes; Hurricane Harbor; Sesame Place; Hershey Park;…

  • Stephen G. Chalkey Jr.

    Mr. Chalkey, 54, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died April 26, 2009, at home. He was a lab technician at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, for more than 33 years. He is survived by his parents, Fritz and Stephen G. Chalkey, and a sister, Lorraine Chalkey, all of Arizona; and several aunts, uncles and…

  • Theresa Oder

    Ms. Oder, 92, of South River, died April 14, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1979, she was employed as a machine operator with M&M Sportswear, South River, where she worked for 47 years. She was predeceased by a sister, Anna Horvath, and by six brothers, Joseph,…

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