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Monroe to hold Kite Flying Event April 28
Monroe Township Recreation will hold its eighth annual Kite Flying Event on April 28 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Danny Ryan Football Field, North State Home Road, Monroe. The event is open to all Monroe residents. There will be awards, prizes, food and fun for all. Only user-friendly kite string will be allowed. Call…
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Wine tasting at Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host a wine tasting event 7-10 p.m. April 28. Admission is $30 and includes appetizers, live entertainment and more than 150 wines for sampling. All guests must be at least 21 years old. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. For more…
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Nat’l. Day of Prayer to be celebrated May 3
St. Paul’s Church, Milltown, will sponsor a National Day of Prayer Celebration 7 p.m. May 3 at theAmerican Legion outdoor pavilion, 4 JFK Drive, Milltown, rain or shine. The event will include a live praise band, song and prayer. All are welcome. For more information, contact 732-828-0020.
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Church to host blood drive April 29
N.J. Blood Services will conduct a blood drive 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 29 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Road, Monroe Township. Donors must be at least age 17 years of age (or 16 with parent’s permission letter), weigh at least 110 pounds and have not donated blood in the last 56 days.…
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Event will focus on underage drinking
The Middlesex County community is invited to join a discussion among parents, youth, educators and other community members about underage drinking and raising awareness about it at 6 p.m. April 30 at the Alexander F. Jankowski Community Center in Perth Amboy. The center is located at 1 Olive St. The dangers of underage drinking, especially…
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VFW sets comedy, dinner benefit April 27
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 133 and 4699 and the Military Order of the Cooties Pup Tents 7 and 41 will present “An Evening of Comedy and Live Entertainment” with Joey Scarpelli as Father Guido Sarducci, as well as Joey Mitchell and live music from Jersey SureCats and Sportin’ Wood. The event will take…
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Rotary club sets used bicycle drive
The South River-East Brunswick Rotary Club will sponsor a used-bicycle collection for Pedals for Progress. Anyone with an adult or child bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate the bike to this charity. The organization does not accept “bikes for parts” or disassembled bikes. Bikes can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to noon…
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Nature tales
The American mink is often mistaken for an otter. As you can well imagine, this doesn’t sit well with the proud mink, which knows it’s way cuter and smarter than some dumb ol’ otter. This photo was taken at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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Area mayors encourage organ donation
Hospital CEO: A few donors can touch hundreds of lives BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The family of Christian Peters, whose organs were donated after he died in 2007, attends a ceremony at JFK Medical Center on April 18 to promote organ donation. New Jersey was cited as having comparatively low donor-registration statistics. JEFF GRANIT staff…
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