Animated Film Festival • Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. – Arts Guild NJ, 1670 Irving St., Rahway, will show 21 short animated films varying in technique, style and subject. Some material may not be appropriate for children under 18. Admission: $3. Info: 1-732-381-7511
OLD BRIDGE – Two South River residents were arrested last Friday for allegedly performing acupuncture on patients without a license, following a joint investigation conducted by the State Division of Consumer Affairs and the Old Bridge Police Department, with assistance provided by the Perth Amboy Police Department.
NEW BRUNSWICK – County officials introduced a $405 million budget Thursday night. The spending plan requires $320 million in taxes and adds one penny to the tax rate.
Blood Drive • Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. –4 p.m. – Woodbridge YMCA, 600 Main St., Woodbridge, will host a blood drive. Info: 1-800-933-2566
MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- The Middlesex County Public Health Department Rape Crisis Intervention Center is looking for county residents who are 18 years of age and older to volunteer as confidential sexual violence advocates.
EDISON -- Workshops on applying for financial aid for college will be offered at Middlesex County College. The workshops, which are open to current Middlesex students and those who have applied, will be held on the college’s Edison campus and the New Brunswick Center.
EDISON -- Twenty-three new camp programs have been added to Camp Middlesex for the summer of 2011. The camp, located on the Middlesex County College campus in Edison, is for kids 6 to 18 years old. It runs from June 27-Aug. 19.
STATE – More than a third of New Jersey’s independent local authorities do not operate a website and just three percent post their financial reports online, according to a report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller
Information Session • Feb. 12 – Morning Star Community Christian Center, 1009 Chandler Ave., Linden will hold an information session for homeowners, home buyers and tenants. Info: 1-908-282-0781 ext. 1146 or email jackie.j@bndcdc.org
OLD BRIDGE – Police arrested a township man who allegedly showed pornographic images to a 14-year-old boy and offered the child money for a sexual favor, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert announced today.
