Category: Suburban Calendar
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A spirited crowd takes in South Amboy’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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St. Ambrose students take top prizes
The Academic Teams from St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge, brought home firstplace trophies after excelling at the Hammarskjold Academic Challenge. The competition is designed to provide academically talented students with a forum to excel and demonstrate their abilities. Altogether, 24 teams made up of gifted sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from eight schools throughout New Jersey…
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Senior club offers trip to Western Canada
Club 60 Seniors, Matawan, will sponsor a July 10-18 trip to Western Canada and the Rocky Mountaineer Train. The tour will begin with one night in Calgary, then two nights in Banff, a stop at Lake Louise and the Columbia Ice Field, then two nights in Jasper National Park, a two-day journey on the Rocky…
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Senior center concert slated for April 5
Guitarist/singers Patrick and Joanne will be performing 7:30 p.m. April 5 at the Sayreville Senior Center on Main Street in Sayreville. Admission is free, light refreshments will be served, and all ages are welcome. Call 732-690-4712 with any questions.
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Seniors offer trip to winery, Smithville
Sayreville AARP Chapter No. 4853 will sponsor a June 13 trip to Renault Winery, Egg Harbor City, and to the town of Smithville. The bus will depart from the Sayreville Senior Center, off Main Street. The package will include bus transportation, wine tasting with lunch and a visit to Smithville. Cost is $50 per person,…
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Breakfast with the Easter Bunny March 31
Sacred Heart School’s Breakfast with the Easter Bunny will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 31 in the school cafeteria (entrance is behind the church on Washington Avenue, South Amboy). Festivities will include games, activities, an Easter egg hunt, breakfast, and the Easter Bunny (with a gift for each child). Details: 732-672-6757 or…
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‘Mary’s Way of the Cross’ on April 2
The Sacred Heart Council of Catholic Women will present “Mary’s Way of the Cross” following the 7 p.m. April 2 Mass at Sacred Heart Church, 531 Washington Ave., South Amboy. For information, call Eileen at 732-525-2696.
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Family garden club offered at Rutgers
Rutgers Gardens, 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, is offering a series of vegetable gardening workshops called the Family Garden Club. Children ages 6-12 and their parent or guardian will learn together about the basics of vegetable gardening through activities in the greenhouses and vegetable garden. Participants will take home plants and knowledge to be able…
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O.B. police seek suspect in carjacking
OLD BRIDGE — Police are continuing to investigate a carjacking that occurred last week at the Gateway Shopping Center on Route 9. The incident took place around 5:57 p.m. March 15 near the entrance to the Robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness Center at the back of the shopping plaza. According to police, the female…
