February 16, 2012 RSS feed / Bulletin Board

fundraisers •••

Feb. 16 & 17 • Benefit Day, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 11 a.m. Feb. 16 to 2 a.m. Feb. 17, at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. More...

E.B. Rescue Squad applauds police for help in CPR save

EAST BRUNSWICK — A group of emergency service personnel saved the life of a township woman through CPR last week, the East Brunswick Rescue Squad reported. The 89-year-old woman called 911, complaining of chest pains on the morning of Feb. 5. More...

Great Depression artists to be discussed

Don Bloom, painter, cartoonist and educator, will offer a program titled “Artists Who Made Their Name During the Great Depression” in a talk set for 2-4 p.m. Feb. 26 at the East Brunswick Historical Society, 78 Milltown Road. More...

Chabad to offer Feb. 19 job seminar

East Brunswick Chabad will sponsor a free seminar titled “Land That Job” 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Chabad, 3 LexingtonAve., Lexington Downs Shopping Center. Snow date is Feb. 26. More...

Bag of Books Sale ongoing at library

The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library is holding its Bag of Books Sale through Feb. 25 at the library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. For a cost of $3, shoppers may fill a grocery size plastic bag with as many books and movies as it will hold. More...

GOP to celebrate Reagan’s birthday

Men and women are invited to the third annual Ronald Reagan Birthday event, sponsored by the Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club (MCRWC), 2-5 p.m. Feb. 19 at Garvey’s Restaurant, 405 Spotswood-Gravel Hill Road, Monroe. More...

Picnic in February coming to VFW post

East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host A Picnic in February, its next Friday-Night Dinner, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 17 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. More...

Cast members sought for ‘The Full Monty’

The Main Street Theatre Company will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of the musical “The Full Monty” 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. More...

Field guide offered for bird-count event

The 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, set for Feb. 17-20, is an opportunity for individuals who have an interest in birds (even just a casual interest) to participate in a real science project and be a citizen/scientist for the weekend. More...

Theater troupe sets tryouts for ‘Gypsy’

Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s community theater, will hold open auditions for the musical “Gypsy” 7 p.m. Feb. 20 and 21 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Callbacks are scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 23. More...

E.B. gardeners invited to till soil

The East Brunswick Community of Gardeners is seeking residents to join in working the garden located near the East Brunswick Municipal Building and Senior Center, Jean Walling Civic Center. More...

Fish-Fry Dinners on menu at VFW

Clark-Moetz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319 will host its next third-Friday Fish Fry 5-8 p.m. Feb. 17 at the post home, 45 Broad St., Milltown. The post will sponsor Lenten Fish-Fry Dinners on consecutive Fridays, Feb. 24- April 6. More...

Zumba fundraiser to support Alborada

European School of Dance, 860 King Georges Post Road, Fords section of Woodbridge, will hold its second Zumba fundraiser to benefit the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre noon-3 p.m. Feb. 26. More...

Charity yoga event to aid Special Strides

108 Salutations, a Special Strides charity event, is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. Feb. 18 at theYoga Suite, 557 S. Atlantic Ave., Aberdeen. More...

Jamesburg Elks to host fish dinners

Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will sponsor its annual Friday Fish-Fry Dinners beginning at 5 p.m. on Fridays, Feb. 17-April 6, at the post home, 74 W. Railroad Ave. More...

Donors sought for Feb. 17 blood drive

St. James Knights of Columbus Council No. 6336 will hold its annual blood drive 4- 8:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the council hall, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Blood supplies are low due to weather, colds and the flu. Donors are needed. More...

Tickets available for trip to Atlantic City

The Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church R Club will sponsor a Feb. 23 bus trip to the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot, Whitehead Avenue, South River. More...

Dinner proceeds to support 4-H Center

Middlesex County 4-H will hold an I Love 4-H Spaghetti Dinner Benefit 4-8 p.m. Feb. 26 at the County 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Proceeds will go toward much-needed repairs of the center. More...

Auxiliary to sponsor scrapbooking event

The Ladies Auxiliary of Spotswood Enterprise Hook and Ladder Company will hold a Scrapbooking Crop 9 a.m.-midnight March 10 at the Spotswood Firehouse, 495 Main St. The event will feature a continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and snacks. More...

S.R. GOP to celebrate at Red and White Ball

The South River Republican Organization will hold its annual Red and White Ball 6-11 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Portuguese Fisherman Restaurant and Bar, 11 Jackson St., South River. Acocktail hour is set for 6 p.m. Dinner will begin at 7 p.m. More...

Rosarians to begin Easter Babka Sale

St. Mary’s Altar Rosary Society, South River, will sponsor its annual Easter Babka Sale Feb. 25-April 1. Cost is $10.50 or $11.50 per babka. More...

Milltown rec offering casino, theater trips

TheMilltown Department of Recreation will offer several upcoming events. All trips and programs are open to borough residents and nonresidents. Reservations are being accepted for a Feb. 19 trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pa. More...

Project Graduation plans Comedy Night

The Spotswood High School 2012 Project Graduation Committee will host a Comedy Night beginning at 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. More...

‘Revealing Water’ to be topic at meeting

The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will hold its next meeting 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace. More...

Casino Night tickets, sponsorships offered

The Immaculate Conception Fathers Club will sponsor its annual Casino Night 7-10 p.m. Feb. 25 in the auditorium at Immaculate Conception School, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 p.m. More...

Sounds of classical guitar to fill church

United Methodist Church at Milltown will present “Classical Guitar: A Song and a Dance,” a concert featuring classical guitarist Loren C. Fortna, 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at the church, 47 N. Main St. More...