Giving Back

MILLTOWN, NJ - The Milltown Lion's Club will be serving up a Pancake Breakfast at Applebee's on Saturday, October 20 from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Breakfast will include pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, coffee and tea. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

All of the proceeds from the October pancake breakfast will go to support the Milltown Lion's Club charities, which ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Enjoy a lunch or dinner at Otilia's Cafe on Thursday, September 20 and help the Friends of the Spotswood Public Library. A portion of each diner's receipt will be donated to the Friends who host numerous lectures and programs throughout the year at the library, including Monday Matinees, seminars and an upcoming Fall Festival in October.  The Friends celebrated their ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - As the East Coast watches the path of Hurricane Florence, New Jersey Blood Services prepare to help out impacted areas if needed. However, sending blood south means the supply in the tri-state area would be tested.

"Cancer patients are the number one users of blood," explained New Jersey Blood Services Account Manager Lynne Ross. "Cancer doesn't care that ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Spotswood DECA will hold its second annual mun sale from now until Wednesday, September 26. The nine inch mum pots are $5 for an individual pot or $20 for five mum plants. Mums can be ordered in burgundy, orange, yellow, white or purple.

This year's mum sale is being organized by Spotswood DECA members Leah Demers and Stephanie Gumprecht. Demers and Gumprecht are working ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Immaculate Conception School students will be treated to a new classroom this year. An outdoor classroom was unveiled last week as the 2018-19 school year got underway. The inviting outside learning environment is the product of an Eagle Scout project completed by Spencer Mochari in conjunction with Boy Scout Troop 35. Mochari began planning his project back in 2017 and knew from ...

EAST BRUSNWICK, NJ - The New York Blood Center has been fighting a summer-long shortage, stressed by the recent hurricane in Hawaii. On Friday, September 7, Brunswick Square Mall will be hosting a blood drive from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. in their center court. All donors wil receive a $10 AMC Movie gift card as a thank you.

Donors should be between the ages of 17 and 75 and be in good physical ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Get the motors running this fall at the first annual Spotswood High School Car Show on Sunday, October 14 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Spotswood High School. All of the proceeds from the show will go to benefit the Spotswood High School girls basketball program. Admission to this family-friendly event is free. Vehicle registration is $10.

This fun event will include music, ...

SPOTSWOOD, NJ - As the last few days of summer hang in the humid breeze, Spotswood School District teachers and coaches have been busy getting classrooms and teams ready for the official opening of school and sports on next week. The Spotswood PTA elves have also been very busy granting teacher wishes to make the start of school a special one for educators and students.

"Seventy-seven ...

MILLTOWN, NJ - "Take a book, leave a book," is the motto of the Little Free Library that first began in 2009. Its creator, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built the first red school house as a tribute to his mother. Bol's mom was a teacher and enjoyed spreading the joy of reading to her students and beyond. The Little Free Library has grown from one simple school house with books ...

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Back-to-school clothes shopping can put a huge strain on many family budgets, which is why the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints holds their annual clothing swap early in September.

"We set up a store at our church," explained Spotswood resident Jenalyn Engstrom. "People can shop for free for what they need."

As a mom of three school-aged ...