Community Bulletin Board
Area veteran groups to distribute flags May 30

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 9111, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, will join the American Legion Post 401 to distribute approximately 700 American flags to be placed on the graves of veterans during Memorial Day ceremonies May 30.

The flags were recently distributed by Joseph F. Ziemba, Middlesex County Supervisor of Veterans Interment, to local veterans groups to place on graves in cemeteries in South Brunswick and some surrounding township cemeteries where veterans are buried. In attendance during the flag distribution were Al Kady, Service Commander, and Victor Kovacs, Adjutant, of VFW Post No. 9111.

Program on canals and railroads June 5

The annual meeting of the Delaware & Raritan (D&R) Canal Watch will be held June 5 at 3 p.m. at the Lawrence Municipal Building, 2207 Route 206.

Bill McKelvey will give a talk on “Rails Along the D&R Canal,” discussing the relationship of two historic means of transportation — canals and railroads. He is an authority on canals and railroads in New Jersey. The talk is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

The nonprofit Canal Watch helps promote, enhance and preserve the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park. For details, call (609) 924-2683.

Women’s agency holds

weekly Knitting Circle

Women Helping Women conducts a weekly Knitting Circle on Wednesdays, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the agency’s Somerset office, 7 Cedar Grove Lane, Somerset section of Franklin.

Admission is free of charge. Participants should bring their own yarn and knitting needles.

Women Helping Women serves more than 5,000 women, young children and teens each year with affordable counseling and support services. The agency’s programs are crucial to individuals struggling with issues related to domestic violence, sexual abuse, divorce, depression, loss, self-esteem, peer pressure, relationships and addiction.

For details, call (732) 549-6000.

Villagers to present

‘Oliver!’ June 3-26

Villagers Theatre, a nonprofit center for the performing and cultural arts, will offer its production of the musical “Oliver!” by Lionel Bart at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, June 3-26, on the theater’s main stage, 415 DeMott Ave., Somerset section of Franklin.

Tickets cost $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students. For more information and tickets, call the box office at (732) 873-2710. The program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and administered by the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program.

N.B. Rec. slates 5K run,

fishing derby, programs

The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will sponsor the 26th annual Memorial Day 5K run/walk May 30 at the Hidden Lake area on Cozzens Lane. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Sabella Park (rain or shine), and the walk will start at 8:30 a.m. with the run at 8:45 a.m. The fee is $15 per person.

A “Community Camp Out” will be held from 6:30 p.m. June 11 to 8 a.m. June 12 at Sabella Park. Activities include hayrides, crafts, games and a movie. Tickets are $5 each.

The Father’s Day Fishing Derby will be held June 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Boyd Pond (rain or shine). Children from preschool through eighth grade are welcome to participate.

Recreation is holding ongoing registration for several summer programs. Aquatics offers swimming lessons, birthday parties, Aquacise, swimmers clinic, open swim, and senior swim at North Brunswick Township High School.

“Camp Journey” begins July 5 and will feature day trips for children completing grades six through eight.

Registration forms can be picked up at Recreation, 710 Hermann Road. For more information, call (732) 247-0922, ext. 478.

Donations sought

for library book sale

The Friends of the North Brunswick Library will hold its annual book sale June 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and June 5 from noon to 5 p.m. at the library, 880 Hermann Road (rain or shine).

Donations of books are welcome and can be brought to the North Brunswick Township Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road.

For more information, call (732) 422-0301.

Tickets now available for ‘Chefs With Heart’

Tickets are now available for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) first “Chefs With Heart” fund-raiser to be held June 2 from 6-10 p.m. at the Tournament Players Club at Jasna Polana, Princeton. Tickets are $150 per person.

The event will feature dishes from restaurants such as Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick; The Ryland Inn, Whitehouse; and Tre Piani Restaurant, Princeton. Also featured will be samplings of wines, liqueurs and microbrews; pastries; desserts; chocolates; and music by a four-piece jazz band.

For tickets or more information, call the AHA at (732) 348-3105.

No recycling, garbage pickup Memorial Day

South Brunswick Township has announced there will be no recycling or garbage pickup Memorial Day which is Monday, May 30. All material will be picked up Tuesday, May 31.

For more information, call South Brunswick Public Works at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7260.

9/11 memorial brick pavers now available

South Brunswick Township has announced residents wishing to purchase 9/11 memorial brick pavers may visit the Township Web site at www.sbtnj.net or look in the South Brunswick Parks and Recreation spring activities/programs booklet.

For more information, call Ron Schmalz, public affairs coordinator, at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7275.