• Vendor spots open at June flea market

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Community Flea Market June 7 at the Borough Hall Football Field and Track, Main Street. Fee is $10 per table space for residents and $20 for nonresidents. Registration takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street.…

  • Gone fishing

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left: Brody Cannan, right, gets his fish measured by Bob Havens during the annual fishing derby at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park in Sayreville on May 10. Right: Stephen Melanski points to a good spot for his grandson Hayden to fish during the fishing derby. Also pictured are Hayden’s aunt Kristen…

  • Zimmerli to feature illustrated poems

    The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, will feature the exhibition “Maples in the Mist: Chinese Poems for Children Illustrated by Jean & Mou-sien Tseng” through June 22. Inspired by 14 of the most celebrated poets of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), the Tsengs’ illustrations appeal to children and the…

  • 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…

  • Firefighters wanted for rib-eating contest

    Volunteer firefighters from across the state are invited to partake in a fundraising rib-eating contest to help kick off the Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival. Organizers are seeking 14 fire departments to enter one firefighter each to see who can eat a rack of ribs the fastest at 2 p.m. June 14 at the Franklin…

  • Future of Monmouth Park ‘optimistic’ as meet begins

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Former Monmouth Park jockey and trainer Daniel Perlsweig attends the Opening Day Press Conference and Luncheon at Monmouth Park on May 6. Monmouth Park opened its 69th season of thoroughbred racing on May 10. PHOTOS BY BILL DENVER EQUI-PHOTO OCEANPORT — After two years of ownership uncertainty, the operators of…

  • Sand castle comes with surprise proposal

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Matthew Sones surprised his girlfriend, Megan Matza, with an engagement proposal at Bradley Beach. The sand castle he commissioned carried a message in a heart that said, “Will you marry me, Megan?” When Matthew Sones asked his girlfriend, Megan Matza, to take a walk on the oceanfront promenade at Bradley…

  • Monroe to host gala with Symphonic Band

    The Greater Monroe Chapter of ORT America will present a gala evening of music with the Mercer County Symphonic Band at 7:30 p.m. June 2 at the Marasco Theater at Monroe Township Middle School, Perrineville Road. Fifty musicians will perform show tunes, music by popular composers, and music from TV, movies and favorite American marches.…

  • RSVP needed for Raritan reunion

    Hazlet’s Raritan High School classes of 1974 and 1975 are holding a joint 40th reunion from 7-11 p.m. June 14 at the Holiday Inn, 2870 Route 35, Hazlet. There will be a four-hour open bar, hot appetizers, DJ and dancing. Tickets are $65 per person, with advance purchase required. No tickets will be sold at…

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