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Borough youngsters invited to Kids Bingo
The Sayreville Recreation Department will host its next Kids Bingo Night 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street. The event is open to Sayreville residents ages 5 and up. Prizes will be awarded. Registration is required. For more information and to register, call 732-390-7092 or 732-390-7096 or log on to…
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Participants sought for Sayreville 5K trail run
The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Hit the Bricks/Trail Run 5K 9:30 a.m. Oct. 8, rain or shine, at the Capik Nature Preserve, Bordentown Avenue, Sayreville. The event, which will begin at the Sayreville Recreation Sports complex, will feature the run and a morning of food, music and more. Proceeds will benefit Sayreville…
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E.B. Road Races scheduled for Oct. 9
The 39th annual East Brunswick Road Races — featuring the running of the Kids Dash, the 1-Mile Fun Run, a 5K race and a 10K race — will take place Oct. 9 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The event, which is sponsored by the township of East Brunswick and the…
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Used-bike drive set at Monroe Green Fair
The Boys and Girls Club of Trenton will conduct a used-bicycle drive for the Bicycle Exchange, Ewing, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Monroe Township Green Fair, Monroe Township High School, 200 Schoolhouse Road. Since the inception of the all-volunteer Bicycle Exchange in 2009, more than 12,000 bicycles have been sold and more than…
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‘Masters of Swing’ coming to O.B. Library
Jazz musician Gordon James will present a “Masters of Swing” lecture and performance 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The event is part of the library’s free Second Saturday Concert Series. James (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals) will be joined by Mike DiLorenzo (keyboards) and Jim…
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Community invited to Fire Safety Day
Home Depot, 401 S. Main St., Milltown, will present its annual Fire Safety Day 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 8. The event will include participation from local fire departments, a children’s workshop with craft projects, games, prizes, child fingerprinting and refreshments. For more information, call 732-432-0500.
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Sammy’s Hope receives award for helping hard-to-place pets
SAYREVILLE ─ Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center has received the “Crusaders for Canines” award by Best Friends Animal Society. The Sayreville-based Sammy’s Hope is an active partner in Best Friends Animal Society’s No More Homeless Pets Network, which offers help and support to animal rescue groups and shelters that save lives in their communities.…
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Breast/ovarian cancer walk to benefit Rutgers CINJ
The Care to Walk/Run North Brunswick is an annual 5K event first held in 1999 to honor cancer survivors, remember those who lost their battles with the disease and raise awareness about how to reduce breast and ovarian cancer risk. Founded in 1998 by a group of women in North Brunswick who had personally dealt…
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Middlesex County residents build homes in Vietnam
As a part of Habitat for Humanity International’s Vietnam Big Build, a team of 11 represented Habitat of Greater Plainfield and Middlesex County in Phu Tho, Vietnam. Through the Vietnam Big Build, hundreds of volunteers joined together to shine a spotlight on the problem of substandard housing and demonstrate what can be accomplished when families, communities and…
