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Many deserve thanks for success of Holiday Gift Wrap
The soul felt its worth this season as East Brunswick Hadassah volunteers worked with members, friends of the community, Spotswood’s Immaculate Conception CCD volunteers and East Brunswick High School (EBHS) students to raise money for cancer research at the Hadassah Holiday Gift Wrap. Inspired by their teacher, Audrey Nelson Domond, many EBHS students attended the…
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Polar Plunge benefit set for Jan. 28
The Rotary Club of Asbury Park will present the ninth annual Polar Plunge on Jan. 28 to benefit Mary’s Place by the Sea and Rotary Eye Rescue. This year the Polar Plunge will be headquartered at the the Berkeley Oceanfront Bar and Restaurant. The Polar Plunge will take place immediately north of Convention Hall. Registration…
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Returning boys’ hoops lineup piling up wins at Woodbridge
By Jeff Appelblatt With a lineup identical to last year, Woodbridge High School boys’ basketball coach Matt Gigliello expected his team to start the 2016-17 campaign strong. And the way the Barrons have looked so far, the team’s coach couldn’t have anticipated much better. The team won each of its first eight games. “It’s been…
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Tickets on sale for trip to NYC, ‘The Lion King’
Sayreville AARP will sponsor a Jan. 22 trip to see Disney’s “The Lion King” on Broadway at the Minskoff Theater, New York City. The bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. from East Brunswick and arrive in New York City at approximately 11 a.m., allowing participants time for shopping and/or sightseeing before the show. Departure from…
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Wizards to play E.B. teachers in fundraising game
East Brunswick Education Foundation (EBEF) will host the Harlem Wizards vs. East Brunswick Teachers fundraising basketball game beginning at 3 p.m. Jan. 29 in the gym at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. Tickets cost $15 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, log on to www.ebnet.org/wizards. The EBEF is…
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Edison bowlers making noise in White Division
By Jimmy Allinder Edison Edison High School boys’ and girls’ coach Tracie Smith admits bowling is somewhat of a secret among the students and faculty. That is until team and individual accomplishments dominate the morning announcements when the season is in full swing. This is the Eagles’ first season as members of the Greater Middlesex…
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Friends to sponsor January Book Sale
The Friends of the Sayreville Public Library will hold its annual January Book Sale 1-3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22 at the library, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Books may be purchased for $10 a bag, $15 a box; the Friends will provide bags and boxes. A Not-for-Profit and Teacher-Appreciation Event is set for…
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‘Love Letters: Hidden Love, Deep Love, Forbidden Love’ slated Feb. 7
The Edison Public Library Foundation will be the host to speaker Terry Antoniewicz as she presents “Love Letters: Hidden Love, Deep Love, Forbidden Love” at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison, at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. Antoniewicz, a handwriting historian, graphologist and keynote speaker, will present a program that will touch the hearts…
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Preston to serve as Freehold Township mayor in 2017
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The newest member of the Township Committee will serve as Freehold Township’s mayor during 2017. The committee held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. Republican Committeewoman Barbara McMorrow, the winning candidate in the Nov. 8 election, was sworn in by state Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) to…
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