• Helping hands

    READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO The Rev. Thomas F. Ryan, pastor of Our Lady of Victories in Sayreville, and Marianne Majewski, executive director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen (fourth and fifth from left) and David and Ida Zimmerman (center), Mennonite volunteers from Pennsylvania, are among those gathered in the church hall to celebrate the rebuilding of superstorm…

  • Park to conduct Kayak Eco Tours

    Cheesequake State Park will host naturalist guided Kayak Eco Tours through July on Cheesequake Creek, Old Bridge. Participants, who must be age 14 and above and in good physical condition, will explore the salt marsh. Cost is $15 for the equipment and lesson. To register, call 732-566-3208.

  • Bills call for expansion of vo-tech schools

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer A package of bills unveiled this week would increase funding to vocational and technical schools across the state to expand facilities, programs and enrollment and help students develop workplace skills. The bills were announced May 19 in Trenton by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assembly Education Committee Chairman Patrick J.…

  • Night Owl Bingo coming to St. Stan’s

    St. Stanislaus Kostka Church will sponsor its Night Owl Bingo May 31 in the gym at St. Stan’s School, 225 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Doors will open at 9 p.m. Games will start at 11 p.m. Free coffee will be served all night. The kitchen will offer a late-night menu. For more information, call Debbie at…

  • Zimmerli to feature ‘Glacial Perspectives’ exhibit

    The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, will exhibit “Diane Burko: Glacial Perspectives” through July 31. The exhibition transports museum visitors to the very ends of the earth, documenting changes in glacial movement and depleted snow levels that have occurred within the past century. For more than 40 years, Burko…

  • Parish will host June 1 blood drive

    Immaculate Conception Church will sponsor a blood drive, conducted by New Jersey Blood Services, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 1 in the campus cafeteria, Immaculata Drive, Spotswood. Donors must be in good health and free of cold symptoms, at least 18 years of age (individuals above age 75 may donate with a letter of permission from…

  • Community invited to June 7 Farmers Market

    The East Brunswick Environmental Commission will host its next Farmers Market 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 7 in the East Brunswick Municipal Courtyard, Jean Walling Civic Center. Vendors’ products will include grassfed beef, cheese, organic produce, eggs, pickles, wine, bakery goods and locally roasted coffee. All products are locally sourced or made with locally sourced ingredients.…

  • 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…

  • Discounted ride tickets available for carnival

    The annual St. Ambrose Parish Carnival will be held 6-11 p.m. July 15-19 on the grounds at St. Ambrose Church, 81 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. The event will feature food, rides, nightly entertainment, a beer/wine tent and nightly raffles. Discounted unlimited-ride wristbands are available in advance at a cost of $30 each. For more information,…

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