• Knights to sponsor bus trip to Resorts

    St. James Knights of Columbus Council No. 6336 will offer a Sept. 20 trip to Resorts Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10:30 a.m. from the council hall, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Cost is $26 per person; price includes transportation and a $25 casino slot-play voucher. The trip is open to individuals ages…

  • Vendor sale to aid Alzheimer’s cause

    A vendor sale fundraiser is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. July 12 at the United Methodist Church Friendship Hall, 47 N. Main St., Milltown. A portion of the sales will be donated directly to the Alzheimer’s Association and the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Vendors will include Sabika Jewelry, PartyLite, Arbonne, Stella & Dot, Tastefully Simple, Tupperware,…

  • Singer Naomi Miller to perform in Monroe

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission will present Naomi Miller performing in “Love, Marriage, Children and Liposuction” 7 p.m. July 11 at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road. The event is part of the commission’s Come to the Cabaret series. Tickets cost $12 for patrons, $15 for adults. To order, log on…

  • Concert, luau to aid local boy’s treatment

    A Luau Buffet Dinner and AlterEgo Band Concert for Zachary Nemeth, a Helmetta youngster who was born with multiple disabilities, is scheduled for 1 p.m. July 19 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave. Dinner will be served at 2 p.m. In the event of rain, the event will be held indoors. AlterEgo…

  • Winning

    Michael and Dawn Russell of Staten Island are ready for wine tasting at the Win & Wine Weekend/ Chocolate Festival at Monmouth Park on June 27 and 28. Attendees sampled wine from local wineries and desserts from area vendors. The event was sponsored by Greater Media Newspapers.

  • Battles over women’s health continue

    I write this letter because June is the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. In this historic decision, the court ruled that a state’s ban on the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy. As I have been married for 50 years, I understand how this decision proved…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Sign of the season at the Quaker Inn, Ocean Grove, on a beautiful and busy June 28.

  • Verdi and Puccini to be topics of talk

    The Brandeis National Committee will offer a program titled “Verdi and Puccini: Masters of Music and Passion” 1 p.m. July 17 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest presenter will be Robert W. Butts, conductor and lecturer. The event is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council…

  • Jody Joseph Band to open concert series

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s Music in the Park Summer Concert Series will begin with a performance by the Jody Joseph Rock Band 6 p.m. July 9 in the open-grove gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe. Admission is free of charge. The remaining schedule is as follows:  July 16 — The…

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