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Jersey girl to treat local fans
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Lauriana Mae A whirlwind of collaborations with pop music’s brightest stars, as well as sessions in top-notch recording studios and treks to the country’s entertainment hotbeds, will soon bring singer Lauriana Mae home, if only for a night. The rising singer-songwriter plans to bring her act — a fiery cocktail…
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Veterans invited to join legion post
American Legion Post No. 522, Monroe, will host an evening get-together at 7 p.m. July 3 in the courtroom at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, Perrineville Road. All veterans are invited. New post members are sought. The group usually gathers at 1 p.m. the first Monday of the month. It is hoped…
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World Renew teams to aid Sandy victims
Volunteers from World Renew will be in Middlesex County beginning July 10 to conduct long-term recovery assessments with Middlesex County residents affected by superstorm Sandy. Residents in need may expect a phone call, email or visit from members of the World Renew teams. For information on the teams’ locations, interested individuals may call the recovery…
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Community for homeless vets planned for fort
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A five-year plan to provide a community for homeless veterans at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, is coming to fruition with the recent designation of a 10- acre parcel on Eatontown’s area of the fort. Members of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) approved a resolution to offer the parcel, known…
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AARP sponsoring Pigeon Forge trip
Old Bridge AARP Chapter No. 4854 will offer a seven-day, six-night bus trip to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and the Smoky Mountains Oct. 6-12. The price is $535 including bus transportation, hotels, 10 meals, tour and shows. For more information, call Hank McKee at 732-679-7937.
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Restaurant event to assist area charity
Texas Roadhouse of Old Bridge, 1000 Route 9, Gateway Plaza Shopping Center, will hold a dining fundraiser from 4-10 p.m. June 27 to support FAT (Faith and Trade) Helping Hands, a Sayreville-based charity providing food, clothing and minor home repairs for needy residents of New Jersey. Diners should present an event flier to their server.…
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Seminar to address weight-loss surgery
Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, will sponsor a seminar titled “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for Me?” from 7-8 p.m. July 8 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital, Ferry Road between routes 9 and 18. Dr. Seun Sowemimo will lead a discussion on…
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‘Evening With Verdi’ coming to Monroe
Boheme Opera NJ will stage “An Evening With Giuseppe Verdi” at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. The concert will be presented by the Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission. The event, designed to celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th birthday, will feature a variety of…
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Mason Gross sets stage for Summer Series
Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts will hold a four-event program for its Summer Series 2013 from July 10-31. The series opens at 7:30 p.m. July 10 at Nicholas Music Center, 85 George St., on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University, with the annual performance by the Rutgers jazz faculty. The Princeton Brass…
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