• Community yoga planned at church

    St. Peter’s Church, corner of Main Street and DeVoe Avenue, Spotswood, will host weekly community yoga classes 7-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays in the parish hall. Sessions are open to all ages and experience levels. The practice of yoga aims to increase balance, health, flexibility and relaxation. Classes cost $7 per week. For start date and more…

  • Tricky Tray to benefit animal-rescue group

    New Beginnings Animal Rescue, East Brunswick, will sponsor its fundraising Tricky Tray on Jan. 17. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Drawings will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door, and include one sheet of tier-one tickets, coffee, soda, dessert and door prizes. Individuals under age 18 will…

  • East Brunswick Public Library to host Saturday football event

    EAST BRUNSWICK — Celebrate the Super Bowl coming to the Meadowlands Stadium at the East Brunswick Public Library on Jan. 25 with games, movies and snacks. The event is open to all ages, and patrons will be able to watch an all-day marathon of football movies in the community room. Families and children age 5…

  • Sisters in Crime organization to host Jan. 25 author talk

    JAMESBURG — Old Bridge author Alison Hyland will present “Writer’s Block: It’s Not a Fatal Disease” at the Jan. 25 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg. The morning program will address overcoming writer’s block using imagination, current events and props as motivation to finish a writing…

  • Seminar for estate planning offered

    The Middlesex County Federation of Democratic Women (MCFDW) will host a seminar entitled “Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know about Estate Planning” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 in the lower-level conference room at the law offices of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, 40 Paterson St., New Brunswick. Guest speakers will be Middlesex County Surrogate…

  • Big Band dance night to feature Full Count

    A night of dancing featuring Full Count will be held 7-10 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Regency Ballroom at the Regency at Monroe, 530 Buckelew Ave., Monroe Township. Full Count provides an eclectic mix of music ranging from the Swing Era classics to contemporary jazz music, Latin, rhythm and blues, funk and rock using saxophones,…

  • Congress should help rein in cable TV costs

    The cable television industry is out of control. It is time for the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, New Jersey legislators and/or the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to take some action in order to bring some sanity to an insane situation. À la carte pricing is part of the answer. The public should not…

  • Teen to compete for ‘American Idol’ honors

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Stephanie Marie Hanvey, 16, of Howell, earned a ticket to Hollywood following her audition on Fox TV’s “American Idol.” PRAXUS PHOTOGRAPHY Those who follow Fox TV’s “American Idol” singing competition will have a local girl to root for when season XIII of the series premieres on Jan. 15-16. Stephanie Marie…

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