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Four Tops Tribute coming to Monroe
The Greenbriar at Whittingham adult community, Monroe, will present The Four Tops Tribute Show 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. Opening act will be The Happenings singing group. Tickets cost $23 each. To reserve, call 609-395-0404, ext. 220 or 221, or visit the Greenbriar clubhouse.
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Church supports day care center in Helmetta
HELMETTA — The First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury recently presented the South County Day Care Center with a $5,000 donation. South County Day Care Center is a nonprofit agency that provides year-round day care for children from age 2 and a half to 5 and a half years old, and is open from 7:30 a.m.…
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Dance to the oldies Sept. 21 at Knights
The next Knights of Columbus monthly Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. Sept. 21 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the oldies. Admission is $10 per person and includes coffee, tea, soda and…
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Golf Outing will aid firefighters’ families
Brothers Helping Brothers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families of New Jersey firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty, will hold its 12th annual fundraising Golf Outing Sept. 21 at Bunker Hill Golf Club, Princeton. Tee-off and shotgun start are set for 12:30 p.m. The event, a two-man scramble, will include, a…
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Talk to shed light on weight-loss surgery
Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division, will sponsor a seminar titled “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for Me?” 7-8 p.m. Sept. 10 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. Oluseun Sowemimo will lead a discussion on several…
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Playhouse 22 recognized for achievements on stage
BY LAUREN STERN Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — Playhouse 22, the township-based community theater troupe, has received 16 nominations for this year’s Perry Awards. The awards will be announced Sept. 9 in Somerset by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters, an organization that aims to celebrate the outstanding achievements in performing arts throughout the state.…
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A ‘reel’ good time
Alexis Krisinski, 14, of Monroe, baits her fishing pole with a worm. The Monroe Township Recreation Department held its annual Fishing Derby at Molders Fish Farm on John Wall Road on Aug. 14. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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Riccobono, Wade step into E.B. council race
BY ADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Two new Republican candidates for Township Council will be on the ballot this November after the party’s previous candidates bowed out of the contest. Tony Riccobono and Kermit Wade will replace the husband and wife duo of Synnove Bakke and Jim Johnson. Riccobono and Wade will…
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More upgrades on tap for So. River restaurant
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — At a time when many businesses are struggling to stay open, Ria Mar Restaurant & Bar is actually expanding. The borough recently approved an application by the Portuguese restaurant to make a number of upgrades, which General Manager Rui Baptista said said are designed to make the business…
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