• Holiday Cookie Walk coming to area church

    Corpus Christi Church, 100 James St., South River, will hold its first Holiday Cookie Walk 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 14 in the church hall. The event will feature rows of homemade cookies for purchase. Shoppers are invited to pick up a box, make their selection and pay for the cookies by the pound. All proceeds…

  • Blood donors could win Super Bowl tickets

    St. George’s Church, 56 Main St., Helmetta, will hold a blood drive 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in the church’s Ericson Hall. All donors will be entered for a chance to win tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII to be played at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, in February. Donors also will receive a $10 discount on…

  • Community invited to Breakfast With Santa

    Trinity Presbyterian Church will host a Breakfast With Santa 8:30-10:30 a.m. Dec. 14 in the church hall, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The community is invited to attend. The event will feature a hot breakfast buffet with the guest of honor and special appearances by The Magician and The Wizard face painter. Tickets cost $6…

  • Church to sponsor Advent by Candlelight Tea

    The ladies of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 151 Milltown Road, near the intersection of Harts Lane, East Brunswick, will host an Advent by Candlelight Tea at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 14. The free program — for women by women — features music, festive-themed tables, light food, coffee, tea and desserts. RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling…

  • Ryan’s Pub to collect books, pajamas

    Ryan’s Pub and Sports Bar of Monroe, 299 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, is holding its third annual children’s pajamas and book collection Dec. 13-20. Donations of new pajamas and books will be given to the Pajama Program of New Jersey, which helps children in local shelters feel more at home. Ryan’s Pub will hold Pizza with Santa…

  • Driver safety course offered to community

    In light of the recent tragedy involving two teens killed in a fatal car crash, Drive Safer is hosting a driver safety training program for members of the community affected during this difficult time. The event on Dec. 15 at Raceway Park in Englishtown combines hands-on, behindthe wheel training with classroom instruction in vehicle dynamics…

  • Elks to celebrate on New Year’s Eve

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370, 21 Oakmont Ave., will host a New Year’s Eve Party on Dec. 31. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. An open bar will available until 1 a.m. Jan. 1, 2014. Dinner will feature tossed salad, assorted vegetables, rice pilaf, chicken marsala, beef…

  • Middlesex County to use notification system to help find missing children

    The county is developing ways to quickly reach out to educators, parents and schoolchildren for help when a child is reported missing. Under the plan that has been presented to school districts throughout the county, police will be able to access automated telephone notification systems that are commonly used to let parents know about special…

  • Debris hinders manpower, machinery

    This Quarry Lane windrow turner allowed the Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s Recycling Division to process more than 1,000 cubic tons of compost at its yard waste site in 2013. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY The Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s Division of Recycling is encouraging residents to be mindful of debris left in…

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