Category: archives
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Library wants kids to blast off into reading
The Cranbury Public Library wants kids to travel to other worlds and explore new horizons through the magic of reading. By:Casha Caponegro The Cranbury Public Library wants kids to travel to other worlds and explore new horizons through the magic of reading. It is for this purpose that they have announced their new summer reading…
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Kingston garden tour
Saturday, July 14 From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Kingston Garden Club will present a self-guided walking and driving tour of six private Kingston gardens. Perrenials from Madden’s Nursery will be on sale at one of the last gardens on the tour. General admission tickets are $10. Senior citizens discount tickets are $7.50. Children…
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Defensive driving course for seniors
Thursday, July 26 – Friday, July 27 On Thursday July 26 and Friday, July 27, an AARP sponsored 55-Alive defensive driving course will be at the South Brunswick Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Upon completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion which will entitle them to a five percent…
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Housing Authority loses beloved pet
Freddie Reeves’ dog, Britches, was known by anyone who regularly passed by his doorstep over the past several years. By: Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN Anyone who has walked past Building 7 of the Hightstown Housing Authority has probably met or at least passed by Britches the dog. Everyday the half dachshund, half cocker spaniel sat…
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Free concert
Wednesday, July 11 From 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Department of Parks and Recreation will present "Francine Kane and her Gentlemen" at Thompson Park, Jamesburg. For further information, call Joseph Halmi at (732) 745-3936.
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Jazz concert: Ron Kraemer and the Hurricanes
Saturday, July 21 At 2 p.m., the jazz band Ron Kraemer and the Hurricanes will perform at the Monroe Township Public Library. Proceeds will benefit library programs. Tickets are now available at the library circulation desk for a donation of $5 per ticket. The program is open to the public. For more information, call the…
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Blood Drive
Sunday, July 15 From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Congregation B’nai Tikvah will celebrate the nation’s 225th birthday with aSummer Sunday Blood Donor Drive at the synagogue on Finnegans Lane. Twinkies and iced tea will be given to all donors. Persons 18 through 65 are eligible. 17-year-olds must have written parental permission. 66- through 75-year-oIds…
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Lecture on Jewish actors
Monday, Aug. 13 At 10 a.m., the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey will present "Through the Stage Door: The Impact of Jewish Performers on the Broadway Theater," as part of their Jewish Experience Lecture Series. The lecture will be held at the Monroe Township Jewish Center at 11 Cornell Ave. Guest lecturer will be…
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John Alex Shinka
John Alex Shinka, 82, died Monday, June 25 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division. Born in Johnstown, Pa., he moved to the New Brunswick area in 1950 and later settled in Monroe in 1963. He was a journeyman for Ford Motor Co. in Edison for over 30 years before retiring in 1984. He…
