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Breakfast With Santa coming to St. Mary’s
St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church will sponsor its Parish Breakfast With Santa 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 16 in the parish center, 30 Jackson St., South River. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk and coffee. Cost is $5 for adults; children under age 12 will be admitted free of charge. Tickets, which are…
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Ryan’s sets children’s pajama & book drive
Ryan’s Pub, 299 Spotswood Englishtown Road, Monroe, will conduct its second annual Children’s New Pajama and Book Collection Dec. 14-16. Donations of new children’s pajamas (all sizes acceptable) and new, positive books are sought. Part Irish pub, part sports bar, and all family-friendly, Ryan’s has partnered with the Pajama Program, a nonprofit organization that provides…
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OLOL schedules Christmas Bazaar
Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host a Christmas Bazaar 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 1 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 2. The event will offer a day of holiday shopping and food. Highlights will include an old-fashioned bake sale; “children’s only” shopping; Magic Tree and Grocery…
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Casino Night to raise funds for JFVS causes
Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS) will hold its Casino Night fundraiser beginning at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at the JFK Hospital Conference Center, 70 James St., Edison. The community is invited to play blackjack, roulette, craps and join in a poker tournament to win prizes. Registration is $54 per person and…
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Toys for Tots may be dropped off in O.B.
Reformed Church Home, 1990 Route 18 north, Old Bridge, has partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program to collect holiday gifts for children in need 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Dec. 10. The public is invited to drop off new, unwrapped children’s toys. Donations will be distributed as Christmas…
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Rec sets holiday decorating contest
The Monroe Township Recreation Department will conduct its annual Holiday Home-Decorating Contest for township residents. Judging will begin Dec. 17 and continue to Jan. 4, 2013. Winners, who will be notified by telephone, will be presented with an award at the January meeting of the township Recreation Advisory Board. To enter, call the community center…
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‘Christie’ author will speak at GOP event
Men and women are invited to attend the next meeting of the Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club set for 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at the East Brunswick Public Library, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick. Guest speaker will be Bob Ingle, author of the new book “Chris Christie, The Inside Story of his…
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‘Belles of Mill’ author will appear at library
Playwright Rachel Rubin Ladutke will visit the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 to discuss the 100th anniversary of the historic and occasionally violent Bread and Roses strike by textile workers in Lawrence, Mass. An award-winning New Jersey playwright, Ladutke will offer a historical overview of the strike,…
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Penguin to visit Arts Center Dec. 2
Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Point Pleasant, will present a program titled “Penguin Pointers” 10-11 a.m. Dec. 2 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 371 Cranbury Road. Guests will learn about the African penguin and meet a black-footed penguin from the aquarium. Overfishing, oil spills and loss of habitat are all threats to the world’s penguins. The…
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