• GreenFest 2009 will be held April 3-5

    PSEG GreenFest 2009, A New Jersey Celebration, will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 3-5 at the Garden State Exhibit Center, 50 Atrium Drive, Somerset. The event will offer workshops, programs and more than 125 exhibits showcasing green products, services and information for consumers, business and communities. A Kids’ Oasis for children will…

  • Meeting to shed light on organic gardening

    Holistic Moms Network Middlesex County Chapter will host a meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 7 at the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. Topic will be “Organic Gardening, Lawn Care and Seed Exchange.” Admission is free of charge. For more information, email hmnmiddlesex@ yahoo.com, log on to http://middlesexctynj.holisticmoms.org or call 877-HOL-MOMS.

  • Blood drive slated for April 5 in E.B.

    IQRA Community Services Inc., East Brunswick, will hold a blood drive in collaboration with the Blood Center of New Jersey at 1 p.m. April 5 at East Brunswick Congregational Church, 402 New Brunswick Ave. There will be separate arrangements for men and women. To register, call Kamran Hashmi at 908- 217-2418. For more information on…

  • BeCentsAble shopping workshops scheduled

    Immaculate Conception School will host BeCentsAble workshops at 7 p.m. April 3 and 10 a.m. April 4 in the cafeteria at the school, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Participants, who will learn how to cut their grocery, household and personal-care items budget, will receive a ticket for a door prize to win a $50 ShopRite gift…

  • Signups under way for Milltown rec trips

    The Milltown Department of Recreation will sponsor a variety of upcoming trips open to residents and nonresidents. Seats are still available for the April 19 Brooklyn Pizza Tour. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from Milltown Borough Hall. Cost is $65 per person. Interested individuals are invited to a Mother’s Day cruise set for…

  • Shakespeare readings to take center stage

    The East Brunswick Arts Commission and the East Brunswick Public Library will sponsor “Celebrate Shakespeare!” 2-3:30 p.m. April 5 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Theater majors from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will perform staged readings of scenes and monologues from “Cymbeline,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “A…

  • Tickets on sale for Daisy Breakfast

    The 26th annual Ralph Lamo Memorial Daisy Breakfast will be held 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 5 at the East Brunswick Hilton, Route 18, East Brunswick. Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit individuals with special needs who participate in the Daisy Recreation Program, sponsored by the East Brunswick Division of Recreation and Community Services and The…

  • Elks to host egg hunt, breakfast with Bunny

    Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor a Breakfast With the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt 9:30-11 a.m. April 11 at the lodge, Oakmont Avenue and Hardenburg Lane, East Brunswick. The Bunny will arrive at 10:45 a.m. The event will feature a breakfast buffet, a visit from the Easter Bunny, music and prizes. Cost is $7…

  • Why did the amphibians cross the road?

    PHOTOS COURTESY OF EAST BRUNSWICK ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Left: a female salamander, whose swollen midsection indicates she’s filled with eggs, crosses Beekman Road in East Brunswick March 26, when observers came out to watch the amphibians’ annual migration to breed in nearby vernal pools. Officials closed the road that rainy evening so that the 7-inch female…

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