Author: Greater Media
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Comedy central
PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Top left: Emcee Craig Lightman performs for the audience during a comedy night fundraiser hosted by the Sayreville Riverdogs 9U Blue baseball team at the Main Street Theatre Company in Parlin on Nov. 7. Above: An excited guest wins one of the door prizes.
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Sisterhood to host Holiday Boutique Nov. 16
The Sisterhood of Temple B’nai Shalom will sponsor its second annual Holiday Boutique 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 16 at the synagogue, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. A wide variety of vendors will offer an assortment of items for holiday gift-giving including fashion jewelry, handbags, cosmetics, skin-care products, clothing, food and kitchen products, candles,…
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Governor’s stance on quarantine lauded
I want to commend Gov. Chris Christie for his firm, sensible stance on quarantining health care workers who may have come in contact with the Ebola virus. The enormous potential for Ebola to spread in the United States is something no government official can take lightly. Since the smallpox and measles epidemics of the 18th…
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Initiative aims to help domestic-abuse victims
The newly enacted “No Taps Against Borders” domestic violence initiative will present a workshop at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at the North Brunswick Public Library, 880 Hermann Road. Rutgers University sophomore Sharifa Noble will speak about the interactive initiative geared toward getting victims more comfortable with the idea of speaking out about abuse. The goal…
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Fundraising breakfast coming to Legion post
Sons of the American Legion, American Legion Post No. 25, will host its All-You- Can-Eat Breakfast featuring pancakes, French toast, pierogi, an omelet bar and more, 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 16 at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. Donation is $8 for adults, $4 for children under age 10; youngsters under age 5 will be…
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Food drive to help ‘Stop Hunger’
The Reformed Church Home in Old Bridge has initiated two programs this fall to help with the “Stop Hunger: A Sodexo Initiative.” Through Nov. 15, the community is encouraged to donate items for local food banks. Nonperishable items can be dropped off in the main lobby of Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 North. Cash…
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RAY CHISTE Soybeans are harvested on the evening of Oct. 30 at a farm in Upper Freehold Township that is owned by Tri-County Turf LLC of Cranbury.
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Tickets on sale for New Year’s Eve gala
The Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815 annual New Year’s Eve Dinner-Dance is set for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at the council home, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. A DJ will provide dance music from the ’50s,’60s and ’70s. The menu will feature hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, soda, coffee, tea, wine, tap beer and…
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Project to bring stories of fallen soldiers to life
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Biography Project seeks to tell the stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War by gathering information for the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. HOLMDEL — Despite years of work on a Biography Project, more than 300 military personnel who lost their lives in the…
