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Church Christmas bazaar set for Dec. 3 in Shrewsbury
The Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury, 352 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury, will hold a Christmas bazaar from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Dec. 3. Items include home baked goods and fresh pecans, homemade soups and handmade crafts, poinsettias, wreaths, fresh floral arrangements, jewelry, decorative pillows and throws, Christmas treasures and giftware, gently loved toys, sports items and books,…
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‘Birding by Impression’ at Audubon meeting Dec. 14
Authors Kevin Karlson and Dale Rosselet will present their program entitled, “Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14. The program will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall, 200 Fair Haven Rd., Fair Haven. The public is…
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Business Brief
UFC GYM will celebrate Veterans Day by offering active duty and veteran military personnel as well as their families VIP status from Nov. 11-13. VIP attendees will receive total gym access, including a special bootcamp-themed Daily Ultimate Training class on Nov. 12. The 50-minute class is designed to challenge participants of all fitness levels and…
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Metuchen church celebrates 50th anniversary
Metuchen Assembly of God, 130 Whitman Ave., Metuchen, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 27. Everyone in the community is invited to attend this special anniversary celebration. For more information, please call 732-549-4163 ext. 100, or visit www.metuchenag.org.
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Trolls Make Me Happy
By Paul Hall Poppy (Anna Kendrick) is one of the happiest trolls of all time. Ever since her father, King Peppy (Jeffrey Tambor), saved her from certain death, she has exuded more happiness than any member of the troll community. With Poppy all grown up in the new film Trolls, we get to see what…
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Driver sentenced to prison in 2013 death of Marlboro woman
A Long Branch man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for striking and killing a Marlboro woman in 2013 while he was driving under the influence of Xanax, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Joseph Stovall, 48, was sentenced by state Superior Court Judge Richard W. English, sitting in Freehold, on…
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Seminar explores substance abuse in Jewish community
A seminar exploring “The Secret of Substance Abuse in the Jewish Community” will take place Dec. 2-4 at Congregation Kol Am, 59 Broad St., Freehold. Funding has been provided by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. The event is open to interested members of all faiths. There is no charge to attend,…
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Old Bridge resident recalls when women were first allowed to vote
OLD BRIDGE – Mary Baumann was born in Cleveland in the summer of 1919, a little more than a year before women were constitutionally granted the right to vote. Almost a lifetime later, the 97-year-old a resident at Roosevelt Care Center at Old Bridge casted her ballot for the Hillary Clinton, the first female presidential candidate. “I’ve…
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Young boy suffers head injury after being hit by car
MONROE – A young boy was seriously injured when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. Penny Radziewicz, 50, of Jamesburg, was traveling south on Old Forge Road approaching the intersection of Boxwood Drive around 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 4, according to information provided by the Monroe Police Department, when a…
