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Tickets on sale for parish Christmas Gala
The Corpus Christi Parish Community Christmas Gala is set for 7-10 p.m. Dec. 16 in the parish hall, 100 James St., South River. The family event will feature a catered dinner including turkey, roast chicken, ham, fixings and dessert. There will be dancing and prizes. Digital family portraits will be available for a $10 donation…
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Elks to celebrate on New Year’s Eve
The East Brunswick Elks, 21 Oakmont Ave., will host a New Year’s Eve Party Dec. 31. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. The band will begin playing at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $50 per person. Price includes a hot buffet, an open bar, a door prize, noisemakers and…
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Cookies, Cocoa With Santa to aid A-T panel
Cookies and Cocoa With Santa, to benefit theA-T Children’s Project, will be held 7-9 p.m. Dec. 17 at Holy Trinity Church Hall, 100 Main St., Helmetta. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas. The event will feature snacks with Santa and crafts. Youngsters will listen to “The Polar Express,” get their ticket punched by the conductor,…
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Sayreville library to get a makeover
N.J. State Library’s SWAT team will offer its expertise to Sayreville Public Library BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Sayreville Public Library staff members will receive state-sponsored guidance as they renovate the library’s interior over the next year. The New Jersey State Library’s SWAT team of Library Transformers will help library staff revamp their décor…
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Teens holding drive for troops overseas
Old Bridge Public Library Teens Taking Action will hold an Adopt-a-Unit Drive, as part of the American Red Cross Adopt-a- Unit program to send care packages to military units stationed overseas, Dec. 11-17 at the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Requested items are moleskin, puzzle books, M&M’s, gum, beef jerky, powdered drink…
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Toys for Tots drive runs through Dec. 17
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) will collect new, unwrapped toys for its Toys for Tots program every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 17 in the Santa court, Nordstrom wing, at Menlo Park Mall, Edison. Cash donations also will be accepted. For more information, call Eddy Androvich at 732-698-2347.
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Veteran’s widow helps youths plan for college
Scholarship society to hold registration Dec. 10 for May 20 cotillion BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Staff Sgt. Johnnie A. Walker, wife Barbara and daughter Phelarn in a family portrait taken upon Phelarn’s high school graduation in 1982. SAYREVILLE — Barbara Walker has been the proud spokesman of her husband’s history of military service since his…
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CODA
A misguided effort to protect the farm team GREG BEAN I f you see stories on the news about long lines at the gas pumps around Washington, D.C., this holiday season, it won’t be because they’re short on gas, or that prices have dropped to record lows. It will be because certain folks at the…
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Officials must take action on dangerous intersection
What is Middlesex County or East Brunswick Township waiting for? How many accidents, or perhaps deaths, are required to have something done? How long do we have to wait for something — anything — to be done? When will enforcement of existing laws or ordinances begin? These and other questions need answers, and need them…
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