• At 87, Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Sol Nudelman Sol Nudelman’s bar mitzvah should have taken place 75 years ago in Wolbrom, Poland. However, he missed the coming-of-age ritual due to the Nazi occupation of his hometown in September 1939 — two months shy of his 13th birthday. “Under the Nazi occupation, the Jews could not assemble,”…

  • Teachers can sign up for workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project at Rider University will hold professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers from July 8-17. Classes include “Modeling Informational Writing, Poetry and Personal Narratives”; “Writing to Support Content-Area Literacy”; “Beginning Teacher Workshop”; “Using MS OneDrive in the Classroom”; “Readers Workshop: Building a Community of Readers”; “Word Work”; and “Classroom Management.” Workshops cost…

  • ‘Grand Budapest’ to begin library series

    The Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will begin its series of Friday AfternoonMovieswitha2p.m.screening of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” July 11. The film, rated R and directed by Wes Anderson, stars Ralph Fiennes and F. Murray Abraham. The remaining films in the series are:  July 18, “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” starring Chris Pine and…

  • Learn how to make flavored oils, vinegars

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will host a free workshop on how to take excess herbs left at the end of the gardening season and make flavored vinegars and oils. “Preserving Your Herb Harvest” is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 19 at the EARTH Center, Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South…

  • ‘Bar Mitzvah’ has no guest of honor, but plenty of laughs

    By DAVID MICHAEL LIEBERFARB Staff Writer David Michael Lieberfarb appears verklempt at his own bar mitzvah in 1961. The first thing you need to know about “David Michael Finkelstein’s Bar Mitzvah” is that the title character never makes an appearance. Nor do any other 13-year-olds. “David Michael Finkelstein’s Bar Mitzvah,” now playing at the Forum…

  • Sayreville students enlist in ‘Tribute to America’

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Aidan Wilson, dressed in his combat finery, shakes the hand of a member of VFW Post 4699 during the “Tribute to America” in Parlin on June 23. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF SAYREVILLE — Students at Samsel Upper Elementary School (SUES) in Parlin paid tribute to the USA, veterans and community…

  • Tickets available for trip to Atlantic City

    The R Club of Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church, South River, will sponsor a July 22 bus trip to Resorts Casino, Atlantic City. Cost is $30, with a $25 return in slot dollars upon arrival at the casino. Refreshments will be served on the bus. For more information and to reserve, call Janice…

  • St. Stan’s to offer three open houses

    St. Stanislaus Kostka School, 221 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville, will hold open houses 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 15-17. Registration for the 2014-15 school year will be accepted. For more information, call the school at 732-254-5819.

  • Rush Holt schedules July 12 Town Hall

    Central New Jersey residents are invited to a Town Hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) at 10 a.m. July 12 at the Franklin Township Municipal Building, 475 Demott Lane, Somerset. Topics will include health care, job creation, college affordability and other matters of interest. The Town Hall is free and open to the…

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