• Novelist to discuss research for fiction

    Award-winning novelist E.F. Watkins will offer a presentation titled “Keeping It Real: How to Do Research for Fiction” at 11 a.m. during the Oct. 26 gathering of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey (SinC/CJ) at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave. A 10:30 a.m. business meeting will precede the speaker’s program. This month’s Spotlight Authors, Daria…

  • Zero tolerance for cancer

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Roughly 2,000 students, teachers and members of the Old Bridge community attempt to break a Guinness World Record as they “swish” away for breast cancer using Listerine Zero at the annual “Pink Out” at Carl Sandburg Middle School Oct. 18.

  • St. Ambrose team wins academic award

    The Academic Challenge Team at St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge, was first runner-up in the Cardinal McCarrick/St. Mary’s High School Academic Eagle Challenge in South Amboy Oct. 9. Team members Isaac Mercado, Zachary Acosta, Miguel Ranjo, Maureen McClean, Seychelle Ibrahim and Franchesca Zilinski each received a medal. The entire team, led by moderators Dolores Lang,…

  • Robin Hood

    PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE TRABUCCO Mary Lynn Dobson (c), the author and playwright of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” recently met with the cast of Mater Dei Prep High School in Middletown. The cast includes Old Bridge resident Jennifer Trabucco as Maid Marion (l) and Joey Maher as Robin Hood. Not pictured is…

  • Zumba fundraiser coming to South Amboy

    Christ Church, 210 Main St., South Amboy, will host a Zumba Fitness fundraiser 7-8 p.m. Oct. 25. Cost is $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Checks should be made payable to Christ Church. Participants should dress for exercise. Sneakers are mandatory. To register, call Denise at 732-525-9536 or email [email protected].

  • Fall Fest to feature pony rides, games

    The Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road, will hold its annual Fall Festival 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26. The free event will feature pony rides, a magic show, face-painting, a bouncy house, games and refreshments. All are welcome to attend. For more information and to RSVP, call 732-416-9600.

  • Freecycling event planned for Oct. 27

    The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission will sponsor a freecycling event 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 in the parking lot at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Freecycling is an opportunity to donate and recycle virtually anything and to take away anything that someone else has left. Participating in the trading…

  • Spaghetti Dinner on menu at Knights

    St. Thomas Knights of Columbus will hold its Spaghetti Dinner 5:30-9 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Knights hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Dinner will include spaghetti, meatballs, salad, soda, dessert, coffee or tea. Cost is $10 per adult or $5 for children ages 6-10. To reserve, call Preston at 732-707-3417. RSVP is requested by…

  • Slam dunk

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DOWDELL LIBRARY Tony Gonsalves, a teacher and coach at South Amboy High School, gets dunked at the Sept. 22 South Amboy Arts Festival and Street Fair to raise money to fund new computers for the Dowdell Library of South Amboy.

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