• Library sponsors ‘POV’ documentary screenings

    The Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will screen films from the 27th season of “POV,” the independent documentary series, weeks before their national broadcast premieres on PBS. Audience discussion will follow the films. The library series is done in collaboration with POV (www.pbs.org/pov). Admission is free of charge. Registration is not required. The…

  • Karin Forsythe O’Neal

    Ms. O’Neal, 41, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died July 5, 2014. Born April 15, 1973, she was the daughter of Fredrick and Barbara Kruczynski Forsythe of East Brunswick. Karin was a technical writer who worked most recently at Lockheed Martin Aspen Systems, Rockville, Md. She was a 1991 graduate of Cy-Fair High School, Cypress, Texas, and…

  • Monmouth County Fair promises fun for all

    ENTERTAINMENT The Monmouth County Fair will be held July 23-27 at the East Freehold Showgrounds on Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. Presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H Association, the fair hours will be 5-11 p.m. every night except Sunday, when the fair will be open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.…

  • Police warn residents about scam involving Wal-Mart

    Police are warning the public of an email scam attempt titled either “TASK-2014!!” or “Wal*mart.” The email is sent from “Wal*mart,” and offers unsuspecting recipients the chance to become surveyors for the company, according to the North Brunswick Police Department. The email states that if a person visits a Wal-Mart store for 20 minutes and…

  • Volunteers sought for blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood-service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team, whose task is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and…

  • Teens sought for weight loss program

    Certified trainer Bonny Kelter is seeking four to six pairs of overweight teenagers age 16 and over and their parents — overweight or not — to participate in a new eight-week fitness program. The program is composed of online internet videos followed at home. The series includes six-minute workout videos to be viewed Monday through…

  • Bullying workshop offered at area fair

    Ron Shuali, founder of Shua Life Skills, will present “Breaking the Bullying Circle” 3-4 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Middlesex County Fair, 655 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Children will learn how to stop being a bully if they are one, techniques to walk away from a mental bully, how to communicate with their parents regarding…

  • Workshops offered for autistic children

    VSA New Jersey has announced fall program offerings for children with autism ages 3-21 and their family members. The Parent/Child Workshops in the Arts for Children with Autism offers weekly workshops in the visual and performing arts so that young people can enhance their understanding and appreciation of the arts. The workshops will be offered…

  • Cub Scouts to hold July 26 car wash

    Cub Scout Pack No. 3, Monroe, will sponsor a fundraising car wash 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 26 at the BP gas station, 1600 Perrineville Road, Monroe. Cost is $5 for cars, $8 for trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs).

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