• Author to host book talk on Jewish legacy

    Professor Alon Confino will present the findings of his new book, “A World Without Jews: The Nazi Imagination from Persecution to Genocide,” at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Douglass Campus Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. The lecture is free and open to the public. Free parking is available behind the Campus Center, 57…

  • Tickets available for marching-band fundraiser

    The Traveling Knights of Old Bridge, the Old Bridge High School (OBHS) Marching Band parent organization, will host its annual Tricky Tray/Basket Auction April 17 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, 575 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Drawings will begin at 7:30 p.m. A variety of prizes will…

  • Tricky tray to aid youngsters with autism

    A tricky tray to benefit Academy Learning Center, which serves children with autism and other disabilities, is set for April 17 at the Columbian Club of Old Bridge Hall, St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. Prizes…

  • No takers for Helmetta animal shelter building

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer HELMETTA — The borough received no responses to its request for proposals (RFP) to privatize the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter by the March 31 deadline, leaving officials with few options for the facility. Councilwoman Yvette Bruno, chairwoman of the Borough Council’s animal shelter committee, confirmed that no private entities…

  • Raritan Poets to meet monthly at library

    The Raritan Poets, a reading group and workshop since 1994, will meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Library, 1 Civic Center Drive. The next meeting will be April 7. All ages are welcome. Bring 10 copies of the reading sample.

  • Police to target drivers using cell phones

    The Old Bridge Police Department (OBPD) will conduct special enforcement patrols through April 21 targeting distracted drivers using handheld cell phones and text messaging. The 2015 Distracted Driver Crackdown: U Drive, U Text, U Pay, carried out in conjunction with the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety, is designed to raise awareness about the dangers…

  • NCADD sets program for Sayreville families

    The National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency (NCADD) invites Sayreville parents and their children ages 10-14 to join a free Family Night Out program set for Tuesdays, April 7-May 19, at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. Dinner will be served 5:30-6 p.m. The program is planned for 6-8 p.m. Participants will practice…

  • Old Bridge school budget carries tax hike of $43 on average home

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The cost of employee benefits is the biggest driver in the 2015-16 school district budget this year, according to Joseph Marra, business administrator for the Old Bridge Township Public Schools. The Board of Education voted in favor of the tentative $149.5 million tab at the regular board…

  • Central Jersey Bicycle Club hosts Farmlands Tour

    The Central Jersey Bicycle Club (CJBC) announced that its annual Farmlands Bicycle Tour, which starts and finishes in Lincroft, will take place on May 2. Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County will partner with the 31-year-old annual tour, providing volunteers and information at the rest stops along the various routes. Since 1984, the Farmlands Bicycle…

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