• Solved: the vexing case of the missing iPod

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH For Christmas we surprised our young Huey with an iHome — a dream machine for anyone with an iPod. For those of you not in the know, the iPod is the technological replacement for your CDs, 8-tracks and cassette tapes. It’s your whole collection of LPs and 45s…

  • In tough economy, it’s time for the perfect tax

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iwas in the convenience store this week, listening to smokers gripe about the new 62- cent per-pack tax the federal government has imposed on cigarettes. That means the feds now get $1.01 per package of smokes, or $10.10 per carton. In New Jersey, where they add on $2.57 in state tax…

  • Donors sought for blood drive in E.B.

    New Jersey Blood Services will sponsor a blood drive 2:30-8 p.m. April 24 at The Vitamin Shoppe, 415 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. For more information, call Scott at 732- 698-9001.

  • Golfers sought for Fathers Club outing

    The Immaculate Conception Fathers Club, Spotswood, will hold its annual Golf Outing May 11 at Rossmoor Golf Course, Monroe. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. Start time is set for 8:30 a.m. Cost is $150 per golfer and includes green fees, motor cart, golf, continental breakfast, hot buffet luncheon and beverages. Golfers of all abilities…

  • Roast Pork Dinner set for April 25 at church

    Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 BordentownAve., Sayreville, will sponsor its annual Roast Pork Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. April 25. Takeouts will be available after 5 p.m. Dinner will include pork, mashed potatoes, salad, vegetables, beverage and homemade desserts. Admission is $13 for adults, $6 for children ages 5-12; youngsters under age 5 will be admitted free…

  • Retired federal workers set luncheon

    National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter No. 1533 will hold its Spring Luncheon at noon April 22 at Ye Cottage Inn, Keyport. For more information and to reserve, call Larry at 732-264-2459.

  • Holocaust speaker to appear at Chelsea

    The Chelsea at East Brunswick, 606 Cranbury Road, will present Tom Shanker, a Holocaust-remembrance speaker, at 1:30 p.m. April 20. Shanker, an eighth-grade teacher, will discuss the Holocaust and his trip to eastern Europe and Israel with the New Jersey Holocaust Commission. The public is invited to attend. Interested individuals are asked to call 732-651-6100…

  • Speaker to shed light on creating meadows

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold its next general membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at the EARTH Center, Davidsons Mill Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Guest speaker Tama Matsuoka, a New Jersey wildflower expert, will offer a presentation titled “Learning to Create Native Meadows.” Matsuoka will discuss allowing suburban lawns, or…

  • Meatloaf Dinner scheduled at church

    Spotswood Reformed Church, Main Street, will hold a Meatloaf Dinner fundraiser 5-7 p.m. April 25 at the church. Takeouts will be available after 4:30 p.m. The menu will include meatloaf, mashed potatoes, tossed salad, green beans and a variety of beverages and desserts. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for children ages…

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