August 13, 2009 RSS feed / Bulletin Board

Altar Rosary Society to sponsor Peach Fest

Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society will host a Peach Festival 1-7 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Holy Trinity Parish Center, 100 Main St., Helmetta. The event also will feature a white-elephant table. More...

Spaghetti dinner set at Helmetta firehouse

The Helmetta Fire Department will hold a spaghetti and meatball diner at its fire station, 62 Main St., Helmetta, on Aug. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. The all-you-can-eat dinner is $10 per person. Also, bingo nights are held every Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. More...

Library will host 'History in Song'

Richard Roden, lecturer, singer and guitarist will present "American History in Song" at noon Aug. 20 at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. More...

Vendors are sought for Old Bridge Day

The Old Bridge Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking vendors for Old Bridge Day 2009 set for Oct. 3. The event will feature amusements, food, crafts and live entertainment. More...

Skin cancer to be topic of seminar

The Spotswood Office on Aging, 1 ArlingtonAve., will host a presentation on skin cancer at noon Aug. 20. Guest speaker will be Marge Drozd, M.S.N., R.N., APRN-BC, of Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. More...

St. Thomas sets open houses for Aug. 22, 23

St. Thomas the Apostle School, Route 18, Old Bridge, will hold open houses 9 a.m.- noon Aug. 22 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 23. Interested individuals are invited to tour the school and meet the faculty. Registration is going on for September classes. More...

St. George's to host blood drive, car wash

St. George's Church, 56 Main St., Helmetta, will host its annual blood drive Aug. 22. St. In addition, Saint Peter's University Hospital mobile health van will be on premises from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. More...

Vendor space open at Monroe Country Fair

Vendors are sought for the 21st annual Monroe Township Country Fair set for Sept. 13 at Thompson Park, Perrineville Road. Rain date is Sept. 27. More...

EBTV will televise tribute to Taubenslag

"The Amazing Mr. T," a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of Children's Summer Theatre and its founder, Elliot Taubenslag, will be televised throughout August on EBTV-3. More...

Producers seek cast members for musical

Open auditions for the upcoming the Main Street Theatre Company production of "Fiddler on the Roof" are set for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, 25 and 26 at the group's theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Callbacks will take place Aug. More...

Vendors sought for family day, car show

Vendor and crafter space is available at the Spotswood Drug and Alcohol Alliance Spotswood Family Day and Car Show set for noon-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at Spotswood High School, Summerhill Road. Rain date is Oct. 18. More...

Depression/bipolar support groups to meet

Depression and bipolar support groups will meet 7:30-9 p.m. every Monday at the Metuchen YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen; and 7:30-9:15 p.m. every Friday at the Robert Wood Johnson hospital auditorium, One Robert Wood Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick. More...

Church to sponsor Garage/Yard Sale

New Hope Church of God, 1004 Old York Road, corner of Route 539, East Windsor, will host an End-of-Summer Garage/Yard Sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 15. Proceeds will go to the church's building fund project. For more information, call 609-448- 9420. More...

Main Street to stage 'Leader of the Pack'

The Main Street Theatre Company will continue performances of "Leader of the Pack," a rock 'n' roll musical featuring hits of the late '50s and early '60s. More...

Dancing to the oldies on tap in Old Bridge

A Rock 'n' Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Aug. 21 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the sounds of the '50s and '60s. More...

Wolverines seeking golfers and sponsors

The Monroe Wolverines will sponsor its third annual Golf Outing beginning at 1 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Concordia Golf Club, Monroe. Check-in will be at noon. Hot dogs, chips and soda will be served. More...

Tequila Rose to perform in E.B.

The East Brunswick Division of Recreation and Community Services will present the Tequila Rose band in a new- and classic-rock concert set for 7 p.m. Aug. More...

Community invited to watershed meeting

The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will hold its next meeting at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. A guest speaker will be featured. Refreshments will be served. More...

Open house, adoption event slated at shelter

The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will host a Dogs Days of Summer Open House and Adoption Event 1-4 p.m. Aug. 16. Admission is free of charge; however, guests are asked to bring a can of dog food for the shelter dogs. More...

St. Peter's class of '69 plans Oct. 3 reunion

The class of 1969 at St. Peter High School, New Brunswick, will hold a 40th class reunion Oct. 3 at the Rangers AC Club, 111 Kuhlthau Ave., Milltown. More...

Golf outing to benefit children's hospitals

The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation will host the 11th annual Children's Health Golf Outing beginning at 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at TPC Jasna Polana, Princeton. More...

'Music of the Ages' scheduled for Aug. 16

Kimberly Andersen, alto, and Drew C. Nielsen, collaborative pianist, will offer a concert titled "Music of the Ages" at 3 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. More...

Chabad will begin lecture series Aug. 17

"Heaven on Earth: Timely Vessels, Timely Lessons," a three-part lecture series, is set for 8 p.m. Aug. 17, 24 and 31 at Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe, 261 Gravel Hill Road. Instructor will be Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky. More...

Bowling to aid young woman's cancer fight

Country Lanes, Route 33, Manalapan, will present Bowl for Christy, a fundraising event to benefit the Christy Szabocsik Jarosz Foundation, 3-7 p.m. Aug. 16. More...

'Variety Tonight' to aid shelter animals

Spotlight on Festivals of New York City will offer a performance of "Variety Tonight" to benefit the Sayreville Pet Adoption Center at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 at Jax Lisbon to Rome Restaurant, 1241 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret. More...

Spotswood H.S. class of 1979 sets reunion

The Spotswood High School class of 1979 will hold a 30-year class reunion 7-11 pm. Oct. 3 at the Cambridge Inn, Spotswood. Cost is $50 per person and includes hors d'oeuvres, buffet dinner, beer, wine, soda and dessert. More...

Vendors sought for Giant Yard Sale

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick and the St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Giant Yard Sale 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew's Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. More...

Space available at St. Vincent fundraiser

Vendors are sought for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Craft Fair, Tricky Tray and Bake Sale set for 2-4 p.m. Sept. 12 and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Road, Monroe. More...

Families invited to E.B. SEPTA meeting

East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 in the public-meeting room at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

Korean War/service panel seeks members

Korean War veterans and Korean service veterans are invited to join the Korean War Veterans Association Central Jersey Chapter No. 148, Monroe. The group meets at 10 a.m. More...

Residents invited to dance to the oldies

A Rock 'n'Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8- 11 p.m. Aug. 21 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the sounds of the '50s and '60s. More...

Bus company joins social networking

Commuters, casinogoers and charterbus riders can now learn about the latest Academy Bus news and services as they are announced, and save money, by following the company on Twitter or becoming fans of the company on Facebook. More...

Exotic animals will visit library

Eyes of the Wild will bring its traveling zoo to the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, at 7 p.m. Aug. 15. A wallaby and a Patagonian cavy will be on hand. More...