Category: Suburban Calendar
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Event proceeds to aid resident’s cancer fight
Carvel Ice Cream and Bakery, 2599 Route 516, Old Bridge, will hold a fundraiser 10 a.m.-midnight July 24 to benefit Evan Ruggiero’s fight against osteosarcoma. A 2008 graduate of Old Bridge High School, Evan is a student at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair.
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Senior, caregiver support to be topic
Melyssa Lewis, assistant executive director, Middlesex County Department of Senior Services, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Reformed Church Home Caregiver’s Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. July 20 at the home, 1990 Route 18 north, Old Bridge. Lewis will discuss the support services, including Medicare counseling, caregiverrespite programs, a…
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Teens invited to library programs
The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, is offering a variety of programs for teens in grades 6-12. • “Breakdancing” — Youngsters may demonstrate and teach their moves 3:30- 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon on Fridays. • “Make It, Take It” — Participants, who should bring their own T-shirt,…
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Nuclear-weapon cessation to be topic
The Rev. Bob Moore, executive director of the Coalition for Peace Action, will offer a presentation titled “An Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Global Abolition of Nuclear Weapons” at the next meeting of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township planned for 10 a.m. July 21 in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville…
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Tickets on sale for July 24 casino trip
Laurence Harbor Fire Company No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, will host a July 24 bus trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pa. The bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. from the Laurence Harbor Fire Department, 20 Laurence Parkway; return will be at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 per person;…
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St. Thomas High School class of 1975 plans reunion
The 35th anniversary reunion of the class of 1975 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School (now Bishop George Ahr High School), Edison, will be held Sept. 25 at the Belmar Fishing Club on the Jersey Shore. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with an hour of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Dinner will follow, and…
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Church to present pipe-organ concert
St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church, 30 Jackson St., South River, will host “Summer Sounds,” an evening of sacred and secular works and transcriptions exploring the sounds of the pipe organ, 7:30 p.m. July 24. The concert will feature works by Bach, Bruckner, Macirowski, Mozart and more. Suggested donation is $10. Proceeds will benefit the church…
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Oldies dance slated for July 17 in O.B.
The Knights of Columbus Monthly Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8 p.m.-midnight July 17 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The dance will be held on a Saturday night for the month of July only; the monthly events usually take place on Friday evenings. The…
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fundraisers
July 16 • Fish Fry, sponsored by Clark-Moetz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2319, 5- 8 p.m., at the post home, 45 Broad St., Milltown. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children under age 12; add 50 cents for takeouts. Fresh fish, salad, rolls, fries, vegetable, cake. Donations for the local food bank…
