Tag: Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services

  • East Brunswick AARP chapter meeting will include discussion on heart health, free blood pressure screenings

    East Brunswick AARP chapter meeting will include discussion on heart health, free blood pressure screenings

    East Brunswick AARP Chapter 4855 will hold a general meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 13 in the East Brunswick firehouse, Civic Center Station, 310 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Dr. Lisa DiGiovanni with Community Health Services at Saint Peter’s University Hospital will speak on heart health. Staff will offer free blood pressure and blood screening. Guests are…

  • Bin There Dump That dumpster rental service opens in central New Jersey

    Bin There Dump That dumpster rental service opens in central New Jersey

    Bin There Dump That, a roll-off dumpster rental service for homeowners, contractors and Realtors, recently opened its 100th location in central New Jersey and is now servicing communities in Monmouth, Mercer and Middlesex counties. Local residents Danny and Karen Aller celebrated their Piscataway opening on Aug. 2 by collecting donations for the Middlesex County Food Organization and…

  • Volunteers needed to assist with food drives throughout Middlesex County

    Volunteers needed to assist with food drives throughout Middlesex County

    Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and Feeding Middlesex County have several volunteer opportunities available through October. During “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” part of the Plays-in-the-Parks series at Roosevelt Park, Edison, volunteers are needed from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 10 and/or Aug. 11 to accept donations from show patrons. Volunteers should engage…

  • ‘Charlie Brown’ up next for Plays-in-the-Park

    ‘Charlie Brown’ up next for Plays-in-the-Park

    Plays-in-the-Park (PIP) continues its summer 2018 season with “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” The show runs through Aug. 11; there is no show Aug. 5. All performances begin at 8 p.m. at the Stephen J. Capestro Amphitheater in Roosevelt Park, Route 1 at Parsonage Road, Edison. The box office is open from 5:30-8:30 p.m. show nights.…

  • ‘Mamma Mia!’ up next for Plays-in-the-Park

    ‘Mamma Mia!’ up next for Plays-in-the-Park

    Plays-in-the-Park (PIP) continues its summer 2018 season with the ABBA musical, “Mamma Mia!” The show runs through July 21; no show July 15. All performances begin at 8 p.m. at the Stephen J. Capestro Amphitheater located in Roosevelt Park, Route 1 at Parsonage Road, Edison. The box office is open from 5:30-8:30 p.m. show nights. Tickets cost…

  • Entries accepted for Middlesex County Fair Home Arts Competition

    Entries accepted for Middlesex County Fair Home Arts Competition

    Entries for the 2018 Home Arts Competition at the Middlesex County Fair are currently being accepted. Anyone from the state can enter. Entries divided by age. There are special participant categories in all divisions for those with special needs. In celebration of the fair’s 80th anniversary, each division has an 80th anniversary category. One winner in each…

  • ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ set for June 20-30

    ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ set for June 20-30

    Plays-in-the-Park will open its summer 2018 season with “Fiddler on the Roof.” Performance are at 8 p.m. on June 20-30 at the Stephen J. Capestro Amphitheater in Roosevelt Park, Route 1 at Parsonage Road, Edison. There is no show on June 24. There will be audio description at the June 22 show; rain date June 23.…

  • Experience dining on a food pantry budget

    Experience dining on a food pantry budget

    Feeding Middlesex County, Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and the North Brunswick Food Bank will present Come Dine Below the Line from 6-8 p.m. on May 19 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Hall, 1740 Route 130, North Brunswick. A casually elegant, upscale, gourmet dining experience on a food pantry budget.…

  • Monroe seniors support county food drive

    Monroe seniors support county food drive

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) closed out its annual Fall Harvest Food Drive on Oct. 27 with 7.5 tons of nonperishable items donated by the Monroe Township senior communities of Concordia, Clearbrook, Rossmoor, Encore, Greenbriar, Ponds, Regency and Renaissance.  Staff from Monroe Township’s Department of…