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Toastmasters secure new meeting location
The Old Bridge Toastmasters has a new meeting place. The group will now meet at the SayreWoods Bible Church, 2290 Route 9 South, Old Bridge, south of Jake Brown Road. The club will meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for July 11. Toastmasters…
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Kitten Shower on tap for July 7 at shelter
Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., Sayreville, will host its annual Kitten Shower noon-4 p.m. July 7. The event will feature cake, cookies, punch, shower favors, door prizes and free gifts. A “Two-for-One Special” will be available — adopt any two kittens for $95. All kittens are spayed/neutered, up-to-date with vaccines, tested, dewormed, and…
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Lions to charter new club in greater Raritan Bay area
OLD BRIDGE — Anew Lions Club will be coming to the greater Raritan Bay area. The club’s founding members recently organized a membership drive in Old Bridge and the surrounding area. They plan to get the word out in the communities and visit many local businesses to provide information. The goal is to gain 30…
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Four alumni recognized on Old Bridge Wall of Fame
Owen Henry (l-r), Maureen Butler, Jordan Zimmerman and Old Bridge High School Principal David Cittadino look over a program from the Wall of Fame induction. OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge High School community recently honored four outstanding graduates of the township’s school system. Maureen Butler, John A. Cifelli, Owen Henry and Jordan B. Zimmerman…
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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. July 9 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…
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Area man faces assault charge
BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A good Samaritan got more than she bargained for after stopping her car to help a man on the shoulder of Route 34 early in the morning on June 14. According to police, at about 5:15 a.m., the 60-year-old woman left a convenience store on Route 34…
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Burglars hit Old Bridge residences and business
BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Police officers responded to several reports of burglaries at residences and a business in recent weeks. A resident of Norwood Avenue in Laurence Harbor returned home on June 11 to find two men inside the residence. Police said the resident grabbed a knife to defend against the…
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Paper Mill honors SWMHS grad
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Michael Ferlita plays the lead role in a scene from the Sayreville War Memorial High School Drama Club’s spring production of “Jekyll and Hyde.” GREG HOLMES SAYREVILLE — At one point in the musical “Jekyll and Hyde,” the eponymous character breaks into a song titled “Confrontation,” during which he battles both…
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CODA
NJSPCA: Blame the media for furor over pet restraints GREG BEAN The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NJSPCA) got a lesson in public relations and the lawof unintended consequences last month — and handled the damage control in the usual bureaucratic fashion. They blamed the media. It all started with…
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