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Youths may enter stock market challenge
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will hold its fifth annual stock market picking contest beginning on Jan. 19. The event will run from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and will continue for five weeks, every Thursday evening, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, according to a press release. The free educational program allows young adults from fifth…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Jan. 12
• Judie Jensen, proprietor of Expressions and Reflections, will present her 14th annual recital showcasing the musical talent of her students in piano, guitar and voice, including the Expressions and Reflections Band. Expressions and Reflections facilitates all facets of music, including performance and teaching. Students range in age from preschool to senior citizens. The recital…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 11
• Temple Rodeph Torah, Marlboro, will present Tot Rock Shabbat with singer Sam Levine from 9:15-10:15 a.m. Jan. 14. Tot Rock Shabbat is free and open to the public (toddlers through kindergarten). Parents, grandparents and siblings are welcome. Details: 732 308-0055. • On Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m., the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County,…
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Examiner Datebook, Jan. 12
• The Allentown Lions Club will sponsor an art auction at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at the German American Society, 215 Uncle Pete’s Road, Trenton. Advance tickets ($10) include beer, wine, coffee, hors d’oeuvres and dessert. There will be more than 1,000 types of prints, sports memorabilia and originals for auction by Arin Ross Auctions.…
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Daddy-Daughter Date Night slated for Feb. 3
The South Amboy-Sayreville Rotary Club will sponsor its 12th annual Daddy-Daughter Date Night from 7-10 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the VFW Hall, Jernee Mill Rd., Sayreville. Dads, uncles, granddads and stepdads can accompany their special little girl for dinner, dancing and fun. There will be a child-friendly buffet, raffles and gifts. The cost is $60 per…
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Friends with disabilities invited to afternoon of fun on Jan. 15
Showstoppers Plus of North Brunswick and the North Brunswick Township High School Swim Team will be the hosts to the 2017 Special Bowl from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 15 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, 1740 Route 130 north at Washington Place, North Brunswick. Friends with disabilities and their families are invited to an afternoon…
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‘Uniting Communities’ to strengthen alliances, discuss civil liberties
The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) will celebrate and reaffirm civil rights and civil liberties during “Uniting Communities,” from 5:15-7:15 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the ISCJ, 4145 Route 1 south at Promenade Boulevard, Monmouth Junction. Confirmed speakers include Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12), Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-16), South Brunswick Chief of Police Raymond…
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Simulated trip to New York planned for Jan. 22
Marty Schneit, a licensed New York City tour guide, will conduct a simulated trip back to the Lower East Side at 10 a.m., Jan. 22, at Congregation Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge. His presentation, accompanied by a free bagel breakfast sponsored jointly by Beth Ohr’s Men’s Club and Daytimers, will cover Schimmel’s Knishes, Katz’s…
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Reader disagrees with assertions about the black community
Though I doubt that Michael Campbell meant to give offense with his recent letter to The Sentinel (“Reader suggests how to repair trust between police, minorities,” East Brunswick Sentinel, Nov. 30) on how to improve relations between the police and the black community, that is precisely what he has done. But for his letter to…
