Carriage House to host holiday craft bazaar      Carriage House Manor Nursing, Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, 901 Ernston Road, Morgan section of Sayreville, will hold its an­nual holiday craft bazaar from 10 a.m. More ... Community Bulletin Board Fish dinner slated for Nov. 21 at O.B. church      The United Methodist Women of Simpson United Methodist Church will hold a fish dinner from 5:30-7 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the church, Route 516 and Owens Road, Old Bridge. More ... Fine art auction coming to E.B. temple on Dec. 6      East Brunswick Hadassah and the Sisterhood of the East Brunswick Jewish Center will co-sponsor An Auction of Fine Art fund-raiser beginning at 8:15 p.m. More ... Drama club to present ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’      The Monroe Township High School Drama Club will present a production of the classic comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 20, 21 and 22 in the Richard P. More ... Event will aid missing and exploited children      A Vendor Explosion fund-raiser to benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 at Laughs and Crafts, 2695 Browntown Shopping Center, Suite 6, Route 516 (Gaub Road), Old Bridge. More ... St. Stan’s HSA will hold Dec. 7 Christmas bazaar      St. Stanislaus Kostka HSA will hold a Christmas bazaar from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the school, 221 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. More ... New Brunswick temple sets Nov. 23 blood drive      Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple of New Brunswick, 222 Livingston Ave., will hold its annual blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 23. More ... Concert will feature holiday carols, readings      "An Evening of Readings and Carols" will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at St. Peter the Apostle Church, 94 Somerset St., New Brunswick. More ... HIV health services panel to meet on Dec. 3      The HIV Health Services Planning Council for the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon Eligible Metropolitan Area will meet from 2-4 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the Middlesex County Board of Social Services Building, 181 How Lane, New Brunswick. More ... Columbiettes to sponsor Nov. 30 Mass, dinner      Our Lady of Victory Columbiettes will sponsor a Mass and dinner beginning at 5 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. More ... Volunteers sought for Jewish panel fund-raiser      The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County invites the community to participate in its annual Super Sunday Phone-athon set for Nov. 23 at 230 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. More ... Interfaith community service planned in Old Bridge      St. Ambrose Church and Congregation Beth Ohr, both Old Bridge, invite the public to their third annual interfaith community service at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 at Simpson United Methodist Church, Route 516, Old Bridge. More ... Sanko garners award at Chemetall Oakite      Gregg Sanko of Old Bridge is the recipient of the 2003 Growth Through Innovation Award at Chemetall Oakite, Berkeley Heights. The award is presented annually to a member of the company’s technical department who has made an exceptional contribution in the field of product development. More ... Fund-raisers Nov. 20      • The Spotswood High School Band is participating in a Kash for Kids fund-raising program that pays the band $2 for each empty inkjet or laser computer cartridge collected. More ... Rob MacReynolds, soloist to perform in Sayreville      The Sayreville Cultural Arts Council will present pianist Rob MacReynolds in concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. A guest soloist will join MacReynolds on stage for a portion of the event. More ... Toys for Tots collection slated to begin Nov. 28      The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) will collect new, unwrapped toys for its Toys for Tots program ev­ery Saturday beginning Nov. 28 at the Santa Claus display at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison. More ... Historic holiday house tour planned for Dec. 7      The East Brunswick Museum will conduct its holiday house tour in the Historic Village of Old Bridge in East Brunswick from 2-6 p.m. on Dec. 7. The event will begin at the museum, 16 Maple St. More ... China, pottery exhibit planned for Nov. 21, 22      The 12th annual Eastern States China, American Pottery and Dinnerware Exhibition (E.S.C.A.P.A.D.E.) will be held from 6-9:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 10 a.m. More ... Maaco dealer honored for sales, service record      Tom Patel of East Brunswick was honored as a Maaco Master when hun­dreds of Maaco Collision Repair fran­chisees gathered recently in Los Cabos, Mexico. More ... Cancer support group to hold Nov. 24 meeting      The Jacqueline M. and Robert N. Wilentz Cancer Center at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, will offer a support group meeting for individuals with cancer from 6-7 p.m. More ...      PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Alysha Wisenfelder, 11, and her father, Rich, often go metal detecting and recently found a lost treasure in Veterans Park, Sayreville. More ... SWMHS theater group to stage ‘The Crucible’      The Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) Theatre Society will present Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible" at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 22 at the high school, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. More ... Community wellness lecture slated in E.B.      The Wellness Education Foundation, East Brunswick, will sponsor a free community lecture titled "Feeling Sick All Over" at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 at Borders Books and Music, MidState Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. More ... Band parents to sponsor      Nov. 23 bus trip to A.C. More ... Sisterhood schedules Dec. 6 tricky tray raffle      The Sisterhood of Congregation Anshe Emeth of South River, 88 Main St., will hold a tricky tray raffle beginning at 8 p.m. on Dec. 6. Doors will open for a preview at 6:30 p.m. More ... Honing their ‘craft’      PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, Caitlin Bovery, 15, Amanda Figeroa, 17, and Sandhya Celestin, 17, (front, l-r) accuse people of witchcraft in a scene being rehearsed for this weekend’s performances of “The Crucible” at Sayreville War Memorial High School. More ... Goodbye, Goody      FARRAH MAFFAI staff Keith Carne and Cori Anne Jensen, playing John and Elizabeth Proctor, say goodbye in a scene being rehearsed for this weekend’s production of “The Crucible” at Sayreville War Memorial High School. More ... Nominations sought for VSA arts awards      VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that the arts are available and accessible to individuals with disabilities, is accepting applications for its 2004 Arts Achievement Awards. More ...