Cash for Gold to aid community theater
      The Main Street Theatre Company, Sayreville, will hold a Cash-for-Gold fundraiser 2- 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street, Sayreville. Proceeds will be used to improve the theater's facilities and to reach out to a broader audience.
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Tickets available for March 7 Casino Night
      The Immaculate Conception Fathers Club will host its fifth annual Casino Night 7-10 p.m. March 7 in the auditorium at Immaculate Conception School, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The event will feature a variety of casino games, food, beverages and a DJ. Prizes will inclu...
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Basketball clinics for youngsters
      Our Lady of Victories Athletic Association, Sayreville, will present two summer basketball clinics for boys and girls who would like to enhance their basketball knowledge and improve their individual skills. Coaches and counselors will work directly with each participant in individual and group se...
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Tickets available for fashion show/dinner
      The East Brunswick Woman's Club will hold its Spring Awakening Fashion Show fundraiser March 26 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. The event will feature the fashion show, dinner and a basket raffle. Donation is $45 per person. Proceeds will support scholarships and local charities.
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Nominees sought for for rec/parks award
      The township of East Brunswick is accepting nominations for the 2009 Friends of Recreation, Parks and Community Services Award.
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Public invited to 'Portuguese in S.R.'
      The South River Historical and Preservation Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the South River Museum, 64-66 Main St. A program titled "The Portuguese in South River" will be presented. Refreshments will follow. A business meeting will precede the program.
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B'nai B'rith couples to gather for brunch
      The B'nai B'rith Ketubah Married Couples Unit (age 40-plus) will meet for brunch at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at Buttonwood Manor, 845 Route 34, Matawan. Cost is $18 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Prospective members are welcome.
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E.B. Community Day planned for March 1
      The township of East Brunswick will sponsor the 20th annual East Brunswick Community Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1 at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. Local volunteer-based nonprofit community organizations will be on hand to distribute information to residents.
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Fundraisers
      Feb. 19-June 15 • Old Cell Phone Collection, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School (OLOL), 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. All proceeds directly benefit OLOL. Old, unused, unwanted cell phones and batteries may be dropped off at the school during regular hours, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 732-828-1951.
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Families will learn 'Brain-Injury Basics'
      The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer a free educational session titled "Brain-Injury Basics for Families" 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, EMS Building, second-floor classroom, 126 Paterson St., New Brunswick.
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'Little Red, Hoods' to entertain, inform
      The Main Street Theatre Company will present its Kidworks production of "Little Red and the Hoods" at noon and 3 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 7 and 3 p.m. March 1 and 8 at the Main Street Theatre, Garden Friends Early Learning Center, 3018 Bordentown Ave.
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Tour of Turkey to be focus of library event
      Guest speaker Tamer Teoman will offer a discussion titled "Turkey: Where Europe and Asia Meet" at 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The program will take guests on an armchair tour around Turkey, highlighting tourist sites such as Topkapi Palace, the ...
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Teens invited to Purim program
      Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge will hold a Purim Fun Teen Club event 7-9 p.m. March 2 at the home of Rabbi Yossi Kanelsky and his wife. Participants will bake hamantashen and pack goodie bags for the upcoming Purim holiday. For more information, call 732-316-7600 or log on to www.BrisAvrohom.org/teen...
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Dinner will feature soup, potato pancakes
      St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River, will hold a Soup and Potato-Pancake Dinner 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28 in the St. Mary's School cafeteria, Jackson Street, South River. Cost per dinner is $8 for adults, $3 for youngsters under age 12.
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Chilifest, Bible study coming to O.B. church
      Old Bridge Baptist Church, 21 Kossman St., East Brunswick, will hold its annual Chilifest Chili Contest beginning at 6 p.m. March 4. Participants are invited to bring their best pot of chili for judging or they may taste and vote for their favorite.
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Buddy Game Day planned for Feb. 28
      The Fast Break Basketball Association will hold its second annual My Buddy: My Pal Game Day 9:15-11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at Chittick School, 5 Flagler Ave., East Brunswick. The event will feature the organization's "buddies" displaying their newly developed skills on the basketball court.
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Knights of Columbus sets Lenten Fish Fries
      Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will host its annual Lenten Fish Fry dinners 5-7:30 p.m. on Fridays, March 6-April 3, at the council home, 30 Crescent Ave., Spotswood. Dinners will feature weekly specials. Takeouts will be available.
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Tickets on sale for Corned Beef Dinner
      The Men of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of South River will sponsor a Corned Beef Dinner 5:30-7 p.m. March 7 in the parish hall, 90 Leonardine Ave. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $6 for youngsters ages 5-12. A The buffet menu will include rye bread, corned beef, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, cabbage,...
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Polish Alliance offers trip to Trump Marina
      Polish National Alliance Lodge No. 1728 will sponsor a March 8 bus trip to Trump Marina Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the Sayreville Borough Hall parking lot, Main Street. Cost is $22. Refreshments will be served on the bus.
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Register by Feb. 25 for 4-H Family Fun Day
      Middlesex County 4-H will be hosting a "Get Moving - Get Healthy" 4-H Family Fun Day 2-5 p.m. March 1 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Registration is required Feb. 25.
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Social, networking event set for singles
      Professional and Business Singles Network will sponsor a Singles Mardi Gras event 5:30-9 p.m. Feb. 24 in the lounge at Bacio Ristorante, 700 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River.
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Sounds of organ music to fill church
      Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host the Middlesex Chapter of the American Guild of Organists annual Members Recital at 3 p.m. Feb. 22.
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Safe-boating course on tap in Sayreville
      Coast Guard Flotilla Auxiliary 2-1, 167 Main St., Sayreville, will offer "America's Boating Course" from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and March 28. Cost is $55, including textbook.
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Dinner-Dance to aid Rhonda's Club
      The Independent Order of Oddfellows will sponsor a Dinner-Dance 7-11 p.m. Feb. 28 at East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 485 Cranbury Road.
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Purim party, megillah reading set in Monroe
      Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe, 261 Gravel Hill Road, will offer a holiday event, Purim on the Lower East Side, on March 10 at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. A megillah reading is set for 5 p.m. A Purim celebration will follow at 5:30 p.m.
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Church to mark Black History Month
      Union Baptist Church of South River, 76 Washington St., will celebrate Black HistoryMonth with a celebration service set for 3 p.m. Feb. 22. The program is sponsored by the church's Sunday School Ministry. Guest preacher for the program will be Bishop Hilton Rawls Sr., pastor of St. Paul Unified ...
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Guardianship to be topic at SEPTA event
      East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next monthly meeting at 7:15 p.m. Feb. 23 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Benjamin Menasha, a specialist in elder law and disability and long-term care planning, will offer a presentation titled "The Guard...
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Dancing to the oldies set for Feb. 20 in O.B.
      A Rock 'n' Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Feb. 20 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, '60s, '70s and '80s. There will be a 50/50, door prizes and a cash bar for mixers.
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Early-learning center schedules open house
      Kiddie Academy of East Brunswick, 635 Cranbury Road, will hold a kindergarten open house 4-6 p.m. Feb. 23. The early-learning center offers parttime and full-time kindergarten in addition to before- and after-school care. Children must be 5 years old by Dec.
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Bank sponsoring children's book drive
      Sun National Bank is hosting a book drive through Feb. 27 leading up to the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day set for March 2.
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Jazz vocal ensemble to take stage in E.B.
      New York Voices, a Grammy Awardwinning jazz vocal ensemble, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at the East Brunswick PerformingArts Center at Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. The New Jersey Association for Jazz Education Big Band, a group made up of New Jersey jazz educators...
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Church to present 'Women of Gospel'
      Linda Gray Kelley will perform her onewoman show, "Women of the Gospel: The New Testament," at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Saint Mary Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. The public is invited to share in some of the happy, healing stories of Jesus with women. Miracles, conversations and Christ's passion,...
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Education panel to host Casino Night
      The Spotswood Education Foundation will sponsor a Mardi Gras Fat-Friday Casino Night 7-11 p.m. Feb. 20 at Spotswood Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue. Cost is $50 per person in advance and includes hot-and-cold hors d'oeuvres, desserts, beer, wine and soda.
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Diversity Career Day at Rutgers Feb. 20
      Rutgers University will host Diversity Career Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 20 at Rutgers Student Center, 126 College Ave., New Brunswick The free fair will feature more than 50 Employers and Rutgers' career services and is open to all students, alumni and the public.
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Home Show & Design Expo March 6-8
      The New Jersey Home Show and Design Expo will be held March 6-8 at New Jersey Convention & Expo Center, at Raritan Center, Edison. Hours are 3-9:30 p.m. March 6, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. March 7, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 8.
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