Community Bulletin Board

The borough of South River is organizing a collection of goods for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. A tractor-trailer is expected to be provided to bring the supplies directly to the hurricane victims who need them.

Several members of the community plan to accompany the truck, deliver the supplies and help out at food banks or wherever there is a need.

All donations will be appreciated. Organizers are specifically seeking baby formula, diapers, wipes, Pedialyte; adult incontinence garments; sterile gloves; paper products including plates, cups, napkins, paper towels, toilet paper; office and media equipment; games and toys/sporting goods for children; nonperishable food; water; soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes/toothpaste; pet food; cash donations; boxes in which to pack supplies.

Contributions may be dropped off through Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Borough Hall, Washington Street, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1451, Reid Street.

For more information, suggestions, to arrange an alternate drop-off time or to volunteer to help pack and load boxes and/or to travel to the Louisiana area, call John Mulvihill at (732) 613-9199 or Amy Bahruth at (732) 238-3597.

Yard and sidewalk sale,

cleanup slated in J’burg

The Jamesburg Townwide Fall Yard and Sidewalk Sale, sponsored by the Jamesburg Area Chamber of Commerce, is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 24. The event will take place rain or shine.

Street spaces between Harrison and Church streets will be available on a first-come basis. Cost is $10 per space. Town maps will be available at Mendoker’s Bakery, West Railroad Avenue.

The borough’s annual Fall Home Cleanup is set for Sept. 28. Chemicals, concrete, car parts and construction materials will not be accepted.

For more information, call John Longo Jr. at (732) 521-4105.

Sp’wood fire auxiliary will sponsor scramble

The Spotswood Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will hold a scramble beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Spotswood Fire Department, Main Street. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Admission is $5. Space is limited; adults only will be admitted.

Coffee and cake will be served. Other refreshments will be available for purchase.

For more information, call Cathy at (732) 251-7092.

Walkers, sponsors sought for Crop Walk

South River will host a Crop Walk from 2-4 p.m. on Sept. 25. Participants may register at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 90 Leonardine Ave. The walk will proceed to various churches throughout the borough.

Proceeds will go to the Church World Service and to the South River Food Bank.

Sponsors and walkers are needed.

For more information, call JoAnn Devlin at (732) 254-2895.

Dinner will honor retiring crossing guard

Joan Dallas, a Milltown Schools crossing guard who will be retiring this year, will be honored at a retirement dinner set for Oct. 18 at the Cambridge Inn, Spotswood.

Dallas has been a crossing guard for many years. She was appointed under the administration of John Johnson, a former Milltown chief of police who died in 1981. For more information and to reserve, call Helena Marko at (732) 846-9751.

Monroe Country Fair scheduled for Sept. 18

The 17th annual Monroe Township Country Fair is set for noon to 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Thompson Park, Perrineville Road, Monroe.

The event is sponsored by the Monroe Township Mother’s Club and the Monroe Township Recreation Department. Rain date is Sept. 25.

The fair will feature all-day entertainment; the Monroe Township Police Department Honor Guard; food; games for children; crafts; a petting zoo; pumpkin painting; pony rides; the Little Miss Monroe, Town Squire and Baby Buggy contests; a 50/50 raffle; a karate demonstration; a car show; a horse-and-wagon ride; a wonder whale, pirate bounce and slide; fireworks at dusk; and more.

Mayor Richard Pucci will officially open the event at 1 p.m.

Admission is free of charge. Pets will not be allowed.

For more information, call (732) 251-3566, (732) 723-9341, or (732) 723-5000.

Public invited to free health fair on Sept. 17

The Filipino-American Community of Old Bridge Inc. will sponsor a free health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 17 in the gym at St. Ambrose School, Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge.

The following free services will be provided: health screenings including adult and pediatric general screenings, body fat analysis, lung capacity testing, blood typing, blood sugar testing, blood pressure and breast cancer screening; physical therapy screenings including posture, muscle strength testing and hand-grip testing; and dental screenings for children and adults.

Also featured will be education and information on topics such as cancer, diabetes, nutrition and meal planning; a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) demonstration; and information on women’s issues including prenatal counseling, fitness and wellness.

The public is invited. All are welcome. Registration is not required.

The health fair is a community service provided by the Filipino-American Community of Old Bridge Inc., in cooperation with St. Ambrose Church; Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy; and Colgate-Palmolive Co.

For more information, call (732) 360-4927 or (732) 607-0094.

S.R. Cruise Night

rescheduled for Sept. 22

The final South River Cruise Night of the season, originally set for Sept. 15, has been rescheduled for 5-9 p.m. on Sept. 22 in the downtown section of the borough. For more information, call (732) 257-1999.

Knights of Columbus

plans Spaghetti Supper

St. James Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Assembly will hold a Spaghetti Supper from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the knights council home, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children under age 12.

Milltown Lions Club

to host spaghetti dinner

The Milltown Lions Club will sponsor a spaghetti dinner from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Milltown Senior Citizens Center, Violet Terrace.

Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $2 for children. The event will feature a cash bar. Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available.

Proceeds will benefit the visually impaired.

For more information, call (732) 329-7600.

Level Club of S.R.

to host Giant Yard Sale

The Level Club of South River will hold its semiannual Giant Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the Masonic Temple, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. Rain date is Sept. 18.

For more information, call Robert Szegeti at (732) 390-5732.

Circus to raise funds for

Hemophilia Association

Phills Brothers will host a Sunshine Magic Circus fund-raiser to benefit the Hemophilia Association of New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road.

Two children will be admitted free of charge with one paid adult. Tickets for adults cost $5 each and will be available at the door.

For more information, call the Hemophilia Association at (732) 249-6000.

E.B. cultural festival

scheduled for Sept. 25

East Brunswick’s annual Our Community Is Fair cultural festival, a celebration of the township’s ethnic diversity, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the East Brunswick municipal pond, Ryders Lane. Rain date is Oct. 2.

The daylong event will feature continuous cultural entertainment, a free craft project for children, free face painting, an ethnic food court, craft vendors, cultural exhibits and more.

Limited space remains for craft vendors and exhibitors.

Our Community Is Fair is sponsored by the Township of East Brunswick Division of Recreation and the East Brunswick Human Relations Council.

Admission to the festival is free of charge. The public is welcome.

For more information or to reserve a vendor or exhibitor space, call Karen Kecskes at (732) 390-6797, or e-mail recreation@eastbrunswick.org.

Pride in Milltown Day

scheduled for Oct. 1

The eighth annual Pride in Milltown Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 1 in Borough Park, JFK Boulevard and Violet Terrace, next to the community pool. Rain date is Oct. 2.

The event, sponsored by the Milltown Revitalization Committee, is designed to promote community spirit and awareness of local businesses and service organizations.

This year’s highlights will include:

• The Party Dolls in concert at 1 p.m.;

• a magic and illusion show with George Reiger Jr., noon;

• WCTC/WMGQ Radio prize van;

• all-day food court;

• Community Pride Fair — nonprofit community groups serving Milltown are invited to promote their activities, free of charge, at an information table;

• Business Expo — local businesses serving Milltown will promote their products and services (exhibitor’s fee is $25);

• Arts and Crafts Fair — area vendors will display and sell their creations (exhibitor’s fee is $10);

• Classic Car Show — juried competition with prizes, trophies and giveaways to entrants ($10 registration in advance, $15 on day of event);

• morning cleanup — volunteers will meet at Borough Hall at 8:30 a.m.;

• family activities including a pet show contest, home run derby, basketball contest, egg toss and more;

• “bounce” and slide attractions;

• child identification program.

For more information, call Patty Murray at (732) 249-6493.

‘Wait Till Next Year’ will be topic at library

The South River Library Book Discussion Group will discuss “Wait Till Next Year” by Doris Kearns Goodwin at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the library, 55 Appleby Ave.

Copies of the book will be available at the library circulation desk upon registration. For more information, log on to the library Web site at www.southriverlibrary.org.

Pet shelter to sponsor No-Fleas fund-raiser

The Sayrebrook Pet Adoption Center will hold its fourth annual No-Fleas Market and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 18 in the shelter parking lot, 1400 Main St., Sayreville.

The event will feature treasures for humans and pets, face-painting and crafts for children, “while-you-wait” minigrooming for canines, homemade food and goodies, door prizes and raffles. All proceeds will benefit the animal shelter.

Limited vendor space is still available.

For more information, call the shelter at (732) 727-3895 or Anna at (973) 220-8656.

Fernicola to speak at Monroe Dems meeting

The Monroe Township Democratic Club will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road.

Guest speaker Camille Fernicola, Middlesex County freeholder, will offer a presentation on open space.

A question-and-answer session will follow. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served.

Monroe arts panel to present Toxic Audio

The award-winning group Toxic Audio will appear for one performance, 2 p.m. on Oct. 16, at the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. The event is sponsored by the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission.

Toxic Audio presents a vocal-comedy improvisational theatrical experience featuring five vocalists and no instruments. Families are invited to view the show and sing and dance in their seats.

The 90-minute theatrical “dialogueless” show combines original skits, quirky musical numbers, improv and backflips, in a style often compared to the productions of Stomp and Blue Man Group.

In 1998 Toxic Audio launched its show in an abandoned storefront at the Orlando International Fringe Festival. The players caught the attention of Walt Disney Co. executives who hired them as featured performers at Walt Disney World’s MGM Studios, Orlando.

The group has made national television appearances with Ed McMahon and Wayne Brady and performed a reggae-style weather report on ESPN2’s morning show “Cold Pizza.” Toxic Audio won the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience for its off-Broadway show at the John Houseman Theatre, New York City.

Tickets for the Monroe show cost $20 for the general public, $18 for patrons; students will be admitted free of charge. Advance tickets will be available at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 1 Municipal Plaza; at the Monroe Township Community Center, 120 Monmouth Road; and at the door just prior to the performance.

For more information call (732) 521-4400, ext. 134, or log on to www.MonroeTownshipCulturalArts.com.

Golf outing will benefit families of firefighters

Brothers Helping Brothers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families of New Jersey firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty, will hold a fund-raising golf outing on Oct. 10 at the Concordia Golf Club, Monroe.

Tee-off and shotgun start are set for 7:45 a.m. The event will include a continental breakfast, hamburgers and hot dogs on the turn, a buffet lunch and an awards ceremony.

The outing will feature a hole-in-one challenge for an automobile, a 50/50 raffle, and prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive and more.

Collared shirts are a must. Jeans are not permitted.

Donation is $125 per player, $450 for a foursome. Hole sponsorships are available at $200 each. All proceeds will go directly to the families of the fallen heroes.

To reserve a spot or a foursome or to become a sponsor, call Michelle Breden at (732) 355-0707.

Brothers Helping Brothers was founded after the attack on the World Trade Center, New York City, to raise money for the families of rescue workers killed while responding to the terrorist attacks. The fund has become permanent and has helped the families of seven New Jersey firefighters lost in the line of duty.

Concert to feature local talent, karaoke event

The South River Cultural Arts and Heritage Commission will present Plug and Play — A Concert in the Park, featuring the music of Electrical Void, Happy Trees, Nukeclear Winter and Jovanna Rivera, from 2-5 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Szabo Gazebo, Dailey’s Pond Park, Prospect and William streets, South River. Interested individuals are invited to bring their own music for an open-mike karaoke event.

Concertgoers are asked to contribute nonperishable items for Hurricane Katrina relief.

The concert is the fourth in a series of musical events designed to spotlight the local talent and diverse cultures of the South River area. Admission is free of charge. Concertgoers should bring blankets or lawn chairs. Refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information or to express an interest in performing at future events, call (732) 257-1999, ext. 150.

Milltown GOP to host

antiques appraisal event

The Milltown Republican Party will hold an antiques appraisal event from 1-5 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the Milltown Senior Citizens Center, 60 Violet Terrace.

Items will be professionally appraised by Bodnar Auction Sales, New Brunswick. All appraisals are verbal and nonbinding opinions of value. The event will include a 1 p.m. lecture by Bodnar, during which he will discuss today’s antiques and collectibles market, what’s selling and what’s popular.

A limited number of tickets are available. Each ticket purchased will entitle the bearer to have one antique or collectible item appraised at $8 per item. Ticket holders may bring as many guests as they would like to the event. All appraisals will be conducted in the order in which the ticket holders arrive at the event. Proceeds will benefit the Milltown GOP.

For tickets and more information, call Karen or Jim LeBlon at (732) 317-2943.

Schools to conduct drive

for Katrina relief fund

Spotswood Schools will sponsor a collection to benefit the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. Donations may be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 17 in the parking lot behind Spotswood High School, Summerhill Road.

Items needed include canned stew, canned chili, canned pasta, peanut butter, disposable diapers, blankets and bottled water. For more information, call Fran Rieser at (732) 251-2804.

Historical panel seeks

memorabilia for display

The Jamesburg Historical Association is seeking memorabilia related to Forsgate Farm/Country Club and the New Jersey Training School for Boys (the New Jersey State Home for Boys), both Monroe, for two upcoming displays, “Forsgate Remembered” and “State Home Memories.”

In an effort to present a wide array of items and memorabilia, the association is looking for anyone who may have a connection with either of the facilities and for memorabilia that could be donated or loaned for the duration of the displays. More specifically, postcards, photos, publications and literature from both facilities, milk bottles and crates from Forsgate Farms and memorabilia from Forsgate County Club, are sought. All donations are tax deductible.

“Forsgate Remembered” will open Sept. 25 and run through Jan. 9. “State Home Memories” is planned for Feb. 12-May 28.

For more information about the historical association, log on to www.jamesburghistory.com, or call (732) 521-2040 and leave a message. Lakeview Mansion, 203 Buckelew Ave., Jamesburg, is open the second and fourth Sunday of each month from 2-4 p.m.

Relief Skate to aid

hurricane victims

Roller Magic, South Amboy Arena, will hold a Relief Skate to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 at the roller rink, North Stevens Avenue and Sixth Street.

Admission is $6 per adult, $4 per child. All admissions will be donated to the Salvation Army for hurricane relief.

For more information, call (732) 727-1122.

Ronald McDonald benefit concert planned

Rock the House, a concert fund-raiser to benefit Ronald McDonald House of New Brunswick is set for 2 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Nicholas Music Center of Rutgers University, Douglass College campus, New Brunswick. The concert will feature the Robert Murdock Band, The Characters, Vinnie Brand of the Stress Factory, New Brunswick, and special guests. Tickets cost $30 per person, $25 with code RMHNB, at (800) 595-4TIX or http://rmhnb.tix.com.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ to be screened outdoors

The Milltown Municipal Alliance will sponsor a Movie Under the Stars Night featuring the film “The Wizard of Oz” on Sept. 30 at Borough Park, Violet Terrace. Rain date is Oct. 1.

Moviegoers, who should bring blankets and chairs, should also feel free to dress as their favorite character from the movie. Admission is free of charge. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. For exact time and more information, call (732) 317-8095.

Purchases at bookstore will benefit Beth Ohr

Congregation Beth Ohr, Old Bridge, will hold a fall fund-raiser from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Barnes and Noble, Route 18, East Brunswick, outside the Brunswick Square Mall.

A portion of the bookstore’s proceeds for the event will be donated to the synagogue. Special vouchers will be available at the event. For more information, call the synagogue at (732) 257-1523.

Car wash proceeds to aid EBHS volleyball team

The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) girls volleyball team will sponsor a car wash from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Central School, Cranbury Road (opposite the high school), East Brunswick.

Cost is $5 for cars, $7 for vans and sport-utility vehicles.