• Soccer booster club offers discount cards

    The East Brunswick High School Boys Soccer Team Booster Club is selling discount cards good through Aug. 1, 2015, for use at many businesses around town. The cards, which sell for $10 each and may be used once every day during the year for each participating vendor, should be available throughout the season. To purchase…

  • Dance to the oldies at Halloween gala

    The annual Knights of Columbus Halloween Oldies Dinner-Dance is set for 7:30-11:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Costumes are optional. Guests will dance to tunes from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. A chicken dinner, salad, coffee, tea, soda and desserts will be served. There will…

  • Reservations available for Oct. 24 Rib Night

    Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will sponsor its annual Rib Night 5-8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave. Dinner will include baby back ribs, a baked potato, corn on the cob and coleslaw. Cost is $16 per person, or $12 with a prepaid advance reservation. To reserve, email [email protected] with name,…

  • Concert to mark Pearl Music Days

    The Daniel Pearl Education Center (DPEC) will sponsor a performance featuring the British Invasion Tribute at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. The event is the 10th annual free concert celebrating Daniel Pearl World Music Days. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Interested individuals should email…

  • Fire auxiliary plans craft, vendor show

    The Milltown Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold its second annual Craft and Vendor Show 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Drive, Milltown. The event will take place upstairs in the bingo hall; elevator access is available. On-site vendors will include Barefoot Books, Thirty-One, Origami Owl, Arbonne,…

  • Tee time

    TERRY BOUDREAU British golfer Colin Montgomerie visited Forsgate Country Club in Monroe for brunch and a golf lesson on Oct. 6, speaking for nearly an hour with the 50 guests at the club.

  • Workshop to explain veterans’ benefits Oct. 22

    “Veterans Benefits from A-Z” will be held 1-3 p.m. Oct. 22 at Jewish Family Services, 52 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. Speaker Frank Quadrino of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs will speak about qualifications for benefits and how they can be obtained. The program is sponsored by The Wilf Campus for Senior Living. To attend,…

  • Judge denies McGuire’s motion for relief

    Melanie McGuire, who murdered and dismembered her husband, William, a decade ago, will continue serving a sentence of life in prison after failing to have her conviction overturned. In a 24-page decision issued Oct. 2, state Superior Court Judge Bradley Ferencz concluded that McGuire failed to establish a case that her counsel assistance was ineffective…

  • Volunteers provide respite, friendly faces to those in need

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The programs that the Interfaith Network of Care Inc. offers are more than just car rides and gatherings. They are long-lasting friendships that bring smiles and cherished memories. “This is a very gratifying job to help people, especially the elderly, live their lives with dignity and independence,” said…

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