• Office on Aging to host Spring Fling

    The South River Office on Aging will sponsor a Spring Fling 4-8 p.m. June 6 at Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. The event is open to Office on Aging members. Tickets must be purchased in advance, while supplies last, at the Office on Aging, 55 Reid St., or on the bus. Cost…

  • Panera Bread night will benefit Chittick

    Chittick Elementary School of East Brunswick will sponsor a fundraising night from 4-8 p.m. May 29 at Panera Bread, 755 Route 18, East Brunswick. Panera will donate a percentage of its sales during the event to the school when shown a flier, which can be downloaded at www.ebnet.org/supportourschools.

  • Fifth-grader is finalist in Google doodle contest

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Angelica Varughese, a fifth-grader at Warnsdorfer Elementary School in East Brunswick, is a state finalist in the Doodle 4 Google contest. Her doodle about how the world would be a better place is based on finding a way to provide food to starving people after a disaster. She suggests a crop box…

  • Church to host family spaghetti dinner

    The Sts. Peter and Paul Men’s Club will hold a family spaghetti dinner 3-6 p.m. May 31 in the church hall, 9 Jeffrie Ave., South River. Tickets are $12 for adults or $6 for children. For tickets, call Ed at 732-254- 1200 or Paul at 732-254-6991.

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    CareOne at East Brunswick, 599 Cranbury Road, will celebrate National Senior Health and Fitness Day 11 a.m. May 28. The event will feature exercise, music, dancing and a complimentary lunch. Admission is free of charge. RSVP to Beth Sholom at 732-967-0900 or [email protected].

  • Grants to fund road repairs

    The state Department of Transportation has awarded more than $1 million in local aid grants to help Middlesex County roadways get back on track. “As roads and bridges across the state continue to age and deteriorate, we have all witnessed the necessity for maintenance in order to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians alike,”…

  • DOT repairing northbound lanes of Route 1 bridge over Raritan

    Overnight lane closures have begun for the priority repair and repaving of the bridge deck of the Morris Goodkind Bridge on Route 1 northbound over the Raritan River in New Brunswick. The asphalt overlay on the bridge deck is failing, necessitating a priority repair with temporary overnight lane closures for several weeks while the work…

  • Reunion

    Queen of Peace High School’s class of 1964 in North Arlington will hold its 50th reunion celebration the evening of Oct. 2 at Breakers on the Ocean in Spring Lake. For more information, contact Jane Hoag Eagan at [email protected], Bill McGarry at [email protected] or Joyce Lopardo Zinni at 732-583-2474.

  • Award recipient credits college for her success

    Lacey Plichta MONROE — Lacey Plichta of Monroe was named the 2014 Alumna of the Year for her contributions to Middlesex County College (MCC). Her engagement with MCC began in the fall of 2004, when she arrived on campus as one of 22 STARS students, or recipients of a scholarship for those who graduated at…

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