Scholar-in-Residence program begins March 23       Congregation Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen, will hold its annual Scholar-in-Residence program beginning March 23, featuring Richard Freund, Ph.D., director of Jewish studies at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Freund will speak about "Judaism's Symbols and Secret Codes... More ... Colonia High School 'Comedy Night' March 23       Colonia High School PTO is sponsoring a Comedy Night Friday, March 23, at Grand Centurions on Madison Hill Road in Clark. Comedians from The Stress Factory will perform and a pasta buffet is being provided by Aliperti's Restaurant in Clark. A cash bar will be available. Tickets for the event ... More ... Woodbridge AARP schedules trips in new year       The Woodbridge AARP Chapter 3869 has scheduled the following events: March 22: "The Rat Pack" will be performing at the N.J. Performing Arts Center in Newark. Showtime is 1:30 p.m. Guests will depart from St. Andrew's parking lot at 12:15 p.m. Dinner will be at Tony D's and the price is... More ... St. Andrew's slates trip to Italy March 19-29       St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Avenel section of Woodbridge, has scheduled an 11-day pilgrimage to Italy March 19-29, with visits to Venice, Pisa, Florence, Assisi and Rome. Cost includes airfare, most meals and professional sightseeing guides. For additional information and a brochure, ... More ... Tricky Tray Auction scheduled for March 9       The Parent Teacher Organization for Avenel Street School No 4 & 5 will hold a Trick Tray Auction at 6 p.m. on March 9 at Royal Albert's Palace, 1050 King Georges Post Road in Fords. Admission tickets are $10 per person in advance and $12 per person at the door. More ... Edison hospice now seeking volunteers       The Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, located on the campus of Roosevelt Care Center in Edison, is looking for volunteers to assist families that are going through the grieving process. Volunteers are needed to visit patients, console the bereaved and help in the office. More ... Cats, kittens available for immediate adoption       Friends of Homeless Animals, an organization based in Metuchen that is dedicated to finding loving families for homeless cats and kittens, has healthy felines available for immediate adoption throughout Monmouth and Middlesex counties. More ...