Nominations sought for board member of year The Middlesex County School Boards Association (MCSBA) is now accepting nominations for Middlesex County School Board Member of the Year. The award will be presented to a Middlesex County school board member who best exemplifies leadership in the field of education and in his or her commitment to the children of the county. The MCSBA is an organization of more than 200 school board members who serve 110,000 public school children in Middlesex County. It assists board members by providing educational programs in areas such as curriculum, budget, legislation, teacher negotiations and school safety, and it offers frequent opportunities for local board leaders to exchange ideas and information with others in the county.  The award will be presented at the annual Middlesex County School Boards Association Spring Dinner set for June 2. The winner will receive a certificate and a $100 check for his or her district to be used as he or she des­ignates. To qualify for consideration, a board member must have completed at least three years of membership on the local board. Nominations may be submitted by board members, adminis­trators, teachers, support staff or com­munity members. The following materials must be submitted to support the candidacy and will form the criteria for selection: • evidence of leadership on the lo­cal, county or state level; • evidence of specific service to the local district and board-related self-improvement (attendance at in-service programs, seminars, etc.); • a statement describing the mem­ber’s unique contribution to the board and to the district. Completed nominations, which must be received by May 3, should be sent to Middlesex County School Boards Association, 225 Gordons Corner Road, Suite 1-H, Manalapan, NJ 07726. Nominations may also be faxed to MCSBA at (732) 446-1125. Brazilian docudrama to close library film fest The Spring International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will conclude on May 4 with 1:30 and 8 p.m. screenings of the 2002 Brazilian docudrama "City of God." Filmed in a quick-cut, gritty docu­mentary style with hand-held cameras and featuring a cast of 200 nonprofes­sional actors, the ironically titled story is set in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and presents a look at how gang violence, drugs and thievery have robbed children of their youth. The movie, which won numerous in­ternational awards and was nomi­nated for four Academy Awards, cen­ters on a narrator named Rocket who chronicles the lives of his childhood playmates as they become trigger-happy crime lords. The R-rated film has a running time of 135 minutes. Admission is free of charge. Reservations are not required. The film festival is sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library. For more information, call Susan Sclar at (732) 390-6775. Jamesburg Elks to sponsor golf tournament May 7 Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will hold its annual golf tournament on May 7 at the Cranbury Golf Club. Cost is $90 per person and includes golf fee, golf cart, door prizes, hors d’oeuvres, two hours of refreshments and a prime rib dinner. Guests who do not play in the tournament may attend the dinner at a cost of $25 per person. The public is invited. For more information and to re­serve a tee time, call (732) 521-2180 or (732) 521-2595.