• Ladies auxiliary will sponsor luau

    The Women’s Auxiliary of American Legion Post No. 25 will host its annual Summer’s-Not-Over Luau 3-8 p.m. Oct. 5 at the post pavilion, 4 JFK Drive, Milltown. The event will feature live entertainment by The Brue Crew. Donation is $20 for adults and $8 for children under age 12. A $5 wristband will be offered…

  • Four-week series to explore retirement

    The East Brunswick Commission on Aging, in conjunction with the East Brunswick Department on Aging and the Friends of the Senior Center, will present “Mapping Out a Journey,” a four-week retirement series set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 3-24, at the East Brunswick Senior Center, 3 Jean Walling Civic Center. The series is designed to…

  • South River banks to be subject of talk

    The South River Historical and Preservation Society will offer a presentation titled “The History of South River Banks” 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the South River Museum, 64-66 Main St. Guest speaker Brian Armstrong, the society’s president, will speak on the history of South River banks and homeowner lending associations from the late 1890s to…

  • Lighthouse Challenge set for Oct. 19-20

    Lighthouses and selected museums throughout the state will host the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey Oct. 19-20. Participants can tour the state and visit each participating lighthouse over the weekend to help raise funds for continued lighthouse preservation. Those interested can visit the lighthouses and museums on the challenge for an opportunity to step back…

  • Stars return to light up ballroom

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer David Rosenfeld (l-r), his wife Karen and their son Daniel wait to enter Starland Ballroom in Sayreville for a concert Sept. 6. The show, featuring Filter and Stone Temple Pilots, was the first to be held at Starland since superstorm Sandy damaged the venue last October. TERRY BOUDREAU Since the…

  • Participants sought for Sept. 21 Garbolino 5K

    The annual Janice Garbolino Memorial 5K Walk/Run will begin at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 21 in Roosevelt Park, Edison. Held in memory of Garbolino, the former health and wellness director of the Metuchen branch YMCA who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2002, the 5K is a collaboration between the YMCA and the LIVESTRONG Foundation.…

  • Fish-Fry Dinner coming to legion post

    American Legion Post No. 25 will host its Fish-Fry Dinner 5-8 p.m. Sept. 27 at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. Donation is $9 for adults and $5 for children under age 12, and includes fish, fries or macaroni and cheese, salad, coleslaw and dessert; add 50 cents for each takeout meal. Sandwiches also…

  • Veterans career fair, transition workshop set

    The G.I. Go Fund, which originated in South Brunswick, will partner with Johnson & Johnson, Ernst & Young and Citigroup for the third annual Military Veterans Career Transition and Skills Development Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at 1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick. Company representatives will work with veterans to…

  • Blood donors can win Super Bowl tickets

    New Jersey Blood Services will conduct a Fall Blood Drive 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Road, Monroe. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16-year-olds need a parent’s permission letter), weigh at least 110 pounds and may not have donated blood within the…

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