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Goddard School to host ninth art fair
The Goddard School of South Old Bridge, 1480 Englishtown Road, will hold its ninth annual Children’s Art Fair from 6 to 7 p.m. April 27. All are welcome to attend this free event, which will showcase the artwork created by students ages 6 months to 6 years. For more information and to RSVP, call 732-416-9600.
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Shred documents safely at PTA event
The Madison Park Elementary School, 33 Harvard Road, Parlin, will hold a documentshredding fundraiser 4-6 p.m. April 27. The donation for shredding will be $5 for a small bag (grocery-store-size bag) or box and $10 for a large bag (black yard bags) or box payable by cash or check. There is no limit to the…
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Restaurant fundraiser to benefit cat rescue
Uno Chicago Grill, 61 Route 1, Metuchen, will host a fundraiser to benefit Whiskers RescueApril 20-22. Uno Chicago Grill will donate 15 percent of sales when customers present a certificate to the server. If sales eventually exceed $1,000, the restaurant will increase the donation to 20 percent. To download the restaurant certificate, visit http://files.meetup.com/581932/Uno_ certificate_…
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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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Celebrate poetry month at coffee house
TheOld Bridge Library Teens Taking Action (TTA) invites poetry and music lovers of all ages to celebrate Poetry Month at their coffee house April 22, starting at 2 p.m. There will be an open mic for poetry reading and acoustic music. Teens Taking Action will be sponsoring a bake sale during the event. TTAis the…
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State to fund $5.4M for county roadway projects
Sayreville, Old Bridge, South Amboy among towns to benefit BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The N.J. Department of Transportation proposed a $3.2 billion infrastructure program last month that will fund various local road improvements. The Fiscal Year 2013 Transportation Capital Program supports investments of $2.056 billion by NJDOT and $1.155 billion by NJ Transit, primarily from…
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Book will explore Morgan plant explosion of 1918
Historian has spent nine months researching event, now seeks pictures, family accounts BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer A man stands in the middle of a crater left by the explosion of a munitions facility in the Morgan section of Sayreville in 1918. The entire plant was destroyed and over 60 people died in the incident. A…
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Police officer John Pizillo goes up for two as firefighter Mike Galvin plays defense during the fifth annual John J. Wojcik Charity Basketball Game between the borough’s finest and bravest at Our Lady of Victories School April 16. Proceeds benefited the St. Vincent de Paul Society. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Hare Krishna group lays out plan for O.B. facility
Attorney for neighboring residents calls for restrictions on use of worship center BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer The battle over a Hare Krishna temple proposed on Route 34 isn’t just far from over. It barely even got started at last week’s Old Bridge Planning Board meeting. Over the course of the three-hour session, Jonathan Heilbrunn,…
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