• Summer in Central Jersey

    Crowds enjoy the fireworks on the beach at Long Branch’s Oceanfest celebration on July 4. LONG BRANCH Crowds are expected to once again flock to Long Branch this summer during the annual Oceanfest celebration on July 4. The celebration, which regularly brings in more than 100,000 people to the city, features food, bands, acts, games,…

  • Sponsors welcome at YMCA golf tourney

    The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge and South Amboy (YMCA of MEWSA) will host its annual Richard Hale Memorial YMCA Charity Golf Classic June 10 at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club, 244 Plainfield Road, Edison. Proceeds from the event will benefit the YMCA Send a Kid to Camp Scholarship Program. Cost is $225 per…

  • Holy Name Society sets chicken dinner

    The St. Stanislaus Kostka Holy Name Society will present its annual Carmen Spezzi Spring Chicken Dinner 4:30-7 p.m. May 30 at St. Stan’s School, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. The menu will include Spezzi’s Roasted Half Chicken, a baked potato, side vegetable, salad bar, dessert, coffee, tea and soda. A children’s meal featuring chicken fingers with french…

  • Help for addictions available online

    The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) of Middlesex County’s Self-Administered Screening Tool is a database for those seeking help with drug addiction and substance abuse issues. Since its 2011 launch, the web-based tool has been visited by more than 600 individuals and provided treatment options to more than 200. It features a…

  • Charity Casino Night to benefit ailing child

    The Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company will host a Charity Casino Night 7-11 p.m. May 31 at its firehouse on Route 34, Old Bridge. Proceeds will benefit one of the company’s life members whose child was recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease. Tickets cost $50 per person (participants must be age 21 and above) and…

  • Three-day festival set at Greek church

    St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church will sponsor its annual Greek Festival by the Bay 11 a.m.-11 p.m. May 30 and 31, and noon to 7 p.m. June 1 on the church grounds, Sadowski Parkway and Wisteria Street, Perth Amboy. The event will take place rain or shine. Festival highlights will include authentic Greek cuisine, Greek…

  • Clothing Drive planned at school

    The Cheesequake Elementary School PTA will sponsor a Clothing Drive fundraiser 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 31 in the parking lot at the school, Route 34, next to the Cheesequake Firehouse. Gently used clothing, shoes, stuffed animals, handbags and linens are sought. Blankets will not be accepted. All donations are tax-deductible; receipts will be available. For…

  • VFW auxiliary to gather May 27

    Sayreville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 Ladies Auxiliary will meet to share ideas 7 p.m. May 27 at the post home, Jernee Mill Road. Prospective members are welcome. The evening will feature services for the group’s deceased members and installation of new officers. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 732-264-3041.

  • Veterans center receives grant to continue services

    EDISON — The Willard T.C. Johnson Foundation has renewed a grant to fund the Middlesex County College Center for Veterans Services for three more years. The foundation originally funded the center in 2011. “Military veterans face numerous challenges when they re-integrate into civilian life,” said Dave Brimmer, the center’s director. “We’re there to help so…

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