Author: Greater Media
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Happy trails
PHOTOS COURTESY OF LORI LUICCI Second-grade students at Madison Park Elementary School in Old Bridge recently went back in time, re-enacting the pioneers along the Oregon Trail. In the all-purpose room, parent volunteers helped the students rotate through 11 centers, participating in activities and chores of the pioneers in the wilderness such as reading maps,…
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Ceremony will pay tribute to late police officers
South Amboy PBA Local No. 63 will hold its annual Police Memorial Ceremony at 11 a.m. May 11 at police headquarters, 140 N. Broadway. The service will honor the South Amboy Police Department’s departed officers. Family members, past and present lawenforcement officers and all members of the public are invited to attend.
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Cancer survivor pens books on the ‘Sunnyside’ of life
By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Like many authors, Donna Cantor has had her fair share of setbacks and rejections. “If I printed out all of my rejection emails, they’d reach my ceiling,” said the Edison resident, whose second novel, “Released from the Shadows,” was released in February. However, Cantor also went through some setbacks that…
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Walkathon, fair in Monroe to aid autism services
POAC Autism Services will hold its annual Monroe Walk for a Difference walkathon and resource fair at 11 a.m. May 17 at Monroe Township High School, Schoolhouse Road. The event will feature free rides, entertainment and activities for the whole family. All funds raised will stay in New Jersey to provide free autism education for…
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Protect homes, selves from carbon monoxide poisoning
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the New Jersey Department of Health are reissuing cautions related to portable generators. The warnings come after the deaths of a young mother and her daughter who succumbed to fumes that came from a gas generator used inside a home in East Orange without proper ventilation,…
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Concert, dinner to aid young boy’s treatment
A Buffet Dinner and Concert for Zachary Nemeth, a Helmetta 8-year-old who was born with multiple disabilities, is scheduled for 1 p.m. May 17 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave. Tommy and Friends will perform outside on the patio by the lake. Guests should bring lawn chairs. There will be seating inside.…
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Vendors welcome at band flea market
The Traveling Knights of Old Bridge band parent organization will hold a flea market 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 2 in the parking lot at Old Bridge High School, Ellen Mc- Dermott Grade 9 Center (EM-GNC), 4209 Route 516. Rain date is May 9. Vendors are sought. Cost is $15 for one space, $25 for two.…
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Superhero Kids Race scheduled for May 3
The Run in the Park 5K will begin at 9 a.m. May 3 on Main Street, Highland Park. The Superheroes Kids Race will follow at 10 a.m. Following the races, refreshments will be available and awards will be presented in the finish area. The annual spring street fair will follow the races at 11:30 a.m.
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Volleyball team to serve FSHD fundraiser
The East Brunswick High School boys volleyball team will hold a fundraiser for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) 6 p.m. May 6 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. The EBHS team will play Newark team North 13. The event also will feature T-shirt sales, a snack stand, donations and a serveathon between the junior varsity…
