4-H Haunted House set for weekends in October
     The Middlesex County 4-H Teen Council will sponsor a Haunted House from 7-10 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in October at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick.
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Participants sought for
ACS breast cancer walk
     Central New Jersey residents are invited to participate in the American Cancer Society (ACS) Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, a 5-mile noncompetitive event to raise aware­ness and proceeds for the fight against breast cancer, set for 11 a.m.
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Area Woman’s Club
to meet on Oct. 13
     The Greater Brunswick Area Woman’s Club will hold its monthly business and social meeting Oct. 13 at an East Brunswick location.
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VNA of Central Jersey seeks ‘breakfast buddies’
     The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey’s Intergenerational School Breakfast program is seeking energetic, mature adults to become volunteer "Breakfast Buddies" for children in pre-kindergarten and grades K-3 in schools throughout Middlesex and Monmouth counties.
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East Brunswick AARP schedules meeting, trips
     East Brunswick AARP Chapter No. 4855 will hold a general membership meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.
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AARP Candidates Forum set for Oct. 10
     The South Brunswick Chapter of AARP and the New Jersey State Office of AARP will host a Candidates Forum Oct. 10 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick.
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Oak Woods rummage sale slated for Oct. 10, 11
     Oak Woods Senior Housing Residence, 700 Woods Lane, Monmouth Junction, will hold a rummage sale Oct. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of clothing and household items are welcome. For more information, call (732) 355-9009.
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Auxiliary’s Halloween Dance slated for Oct. 11
     The Ladies Auxiliary of American Le­gion Unit No. 401 will hold a Halloween Dance Oct. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight at the post, 148 Major Road, Monmouth Junction.
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Book discussion, ‘Dival’ celebration at library
     The North Brunswick Public Library, 880 Hermann Road, will hold a book dis­cussion of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling, Oct.
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Area’s hazardous waste collection day Oct. 18
     The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management has announced dates for its household hazardous waste collection.
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Fall Festival, Big Barn Bash planned at museum
     The New Jersey Museum of Agricul­ture will hold its Fall Festival Oct. 19 from noon-4 p.m.
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Church to take part in Fall Festival Oct. 11, 12
     The youth members of Miller Memo­rial Presbyterian Church, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, will operate a Pumpkin Patch Hot Dog Stand at the Von Thun Farm Fall Fes­tival Oct.
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Knights sponsoring trip
to Atlantic City Oct. 12
     Our Lady of Peace Knights of Columbus Council No. 11378, North Brunswick, will sponsor a trip to the Sands Resort and Casino, Atlantic City, Oct. 12 from 11:30 a.m.
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No. Brunswick resident to choreograph musical
     Villagers Theatre, Somerset, will present "The Wild Party" Oct. 10-26 at the Black Box at Villagers Theatre, 475 Demott Lane. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
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Walking the line
     FARRAH MAFFAI staff Cathy Guzzo, a Brunswick Acres School teacher for the last 30 years, pickets outside the South Brunswick Board of Education offices Tuesday.
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‘Sukkah on Wheels’ to visit locations Oct. 14
     Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick will hold a Sukkah on Wheels/Sukkah Mobile on Oct. 14 at various area locations. The sukka hut will be placed on a pick-up truck and brought to residents at nursing homes, so residents may take part in the holiday.
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Reservations for vendor tables due by Oct. 19
     The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9111 will accept vendor reservations for its first sports memorabilia card show until Oct. 19. The show will be Oct.
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Educational liaison
     FARRAH MAFFAI staff Negotiator Gail DeMarco addresses the picketing teachers at the South Brunswick Board of Education building Tuesday.
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Friends seeks dona­tions, volunteers for book sale
     The Friends of the South Brunswick Public Library will accept donations for its fall book sale Oct. 24. The sale will be held Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Oct. 26 from 1-4 p.m.
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Leaf cleanup to begin in So. Brunswick Oct. 20
     South Brunswick Township has an­nounced its curbside leaf collection will begin Oct. 20. The township has been di­vided into four collection routes, with each area receiving three separate pick­ups.
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Community Bulletin Board
Halloween scary story program set for Oct. 23
     South Brunswick Public Library will present a Halloween Books to Keep program Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. The event will feature Carpathian, a story teller who will be telling scary stories suitable only for children in grade three and higher.
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DHS in search of driver for Project LEAL
     The North Brunswick Department of Human Services (DHS) is in search of a driver to assist with transportation ser­vices associated with the Project Learn­ing and Extended Alternative Leisure (LEAL) program.
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Historical house tour
planned in Cranbury
     The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society will sponsor a historical house tour, "Cranbury Crossroads — The Village Through Time," from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 11 beginning at PNC Bank, Main Street, Cranbury.
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Age of innocence
     A brother and sister participate in a class at the Oakcrest Academy in Somerset. The academy offers preschool classes that include yoga, pottery, cooking and foreign languages.
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Getting a move on
     CHARLES W. KIM Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein (D-14), DOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere, Assemblyman Gary Guear (D-14), and South Brunswick Mayor Frank Gambatese held a transportation town meeting at the senior center Oct. 3.
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County to offer free flu, pneumonia vaccinations
     The Middlesex County Health Department will administer free flu shots and pneumococcal vaccine from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 22 at the Sayreville Senior Citizens Center, 423 Main St.
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‘Fire Prevention Open House’ Oct. 11
     Kendall Park Firehouse will hold a "Fire Prevention Open House" on Oct. 11 from 1-4 p.m. (rain or shine). The event will be at the firehouse at New Road, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick.
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Lyme disease support group to meet Oct. 14
     The Central Jersey Lyme Disease support group will hold its next meeting Oct. 14 from 7-9 p.m. at South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick.
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Blood donor drive in Kendall Park Oct. 18
     The South Brunswick Community Blood Bank will hold a blood donor drive on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Center, West New Road, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick.
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