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Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 17
The Terra Nova Garden Club, for the seventh consecutive year, will hold a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Dec. 17, at The Piscatawaytown Burial Ground Cemetery (St. James Church), Woodbridge Ave., Edison. There are approximately 90 veterans’ graves in this cemetery. The graves date to the French and Indian War. The ceremony takes approximately 45…
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Cleaning supplies drive through Oct. 30 in Red Bank
Pilgrim Baptist Church, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank, in conjunction with the Lott Carey International Missions Convention, is sponsoring a “Cleaning Supplies Drive” to assist families recovering from floods in our southern states. The collection period is through Sunday, Oct. 30. Items will be shipped out on Nov. 4 through the coordination of Pilgrim, Lott…
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Information session will discuss SBPD re-accreditation
A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will be in South Brunswick from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10 to examine all aspects of the South Brunswick Police Department’s (SBPD) policies and procedures, management, operations and support services. Verification that the SBPD meets the commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part…
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Bishop Ahr football team looks to remain unbeaten in division
By Jimmy Allinder If the Bishop George Ahr High School football team didn’t play outside the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC), the Trojans’ record would be perfect. Because Bishop Ahr has not lost a Blue Division game in its initial season as a member of the GMC loop, its visit to Spotswood High School (4-0 division,…
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Performing Arts Ensemble presents holiday show
The Performing Arts Ensemble will present the Big Holiday Show, featuring the Nutcracker and other Holiday Favorites, at the Algonquin Arts Theater in Manasquan at 3 p.m. on Nov. 5. See a fully staged and costumed production with New York guest artists. Tickets are $23 or $18 for adults, and $20 or $15 for children/seniors.…
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Rebuilding Redbirds turning around girls’ soccer season
By Wayne Witkowski Rebuilding sports teams typically start slowly, but many regroup from there for strong endings. Allentown High School’s girls’ soccer team is another example of that, as the Redbirds, with eight new starters, have reeled off four straight victories and clinched the Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division championship coming into this week. Allentown…
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Garden Club of Metuchen meeting set for Nov. 7
The Garden Club of Metuchen will hold a meeting on Nov. 7 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fryer Hall, 27 Oak Ave., Metuchen. The meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. with light refreshments, followed by the program at 7 p.m. Elsie Hickey, long-time Garden Club member and horticulturist, will lead a “Make and Take Workshop” for…
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‘Schools of Kingston’ presentation to follow annual meeting
After a very brief business meeting of the Kingston Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, there will be an illustrated presentation on the “Schools of Kingston” led by George Luck, Jr., who will reminisce about six former students of the two school buildings which remain in Kingston: the Kingston Free School built in…
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Metuchen candidates seek council seats
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN — Four candidates are vying for the two available seats on the Borough Council in the upcoming election. Incumbent Dorothy Rasmussen and newcomer Linda Koskoski are running on the Democratic ticket and face Republican challengers Daniel Lebar and Joseph Furmato III in the race. Councilman James Wallace is not…
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