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Pet adoption event to run through Oct. 1
The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center will run a Fall in Love With a Shelter Pet adoption event through Oct. 1 at the shelter, 1400 Main St. Adoption fees will be reduced by 50 percent. Dogs may be adopted for $50, cats for $37.50. The fee includes all vaccines, medical testing, deworming and spaying/neutering (as age…
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Bowlers score big for Middlesex County residents in need
SAYREVILLE — Pockets are pinched and budgets are tight during economic recessions, but mouths still need to be fed. A $14,000 boost in funds to Middlesex County food banks will help in that effort. The money is the result of the second annual Bowl for Hunger fundraiser hosted by state Assemblyman Craig Coughlin in partnership…
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Grant earmarked for Ronald McDonald House in New Bruns.
Global health care company Novo Nordisk last week presented a $10,000 donation to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Long Branch & New Brunswick. Anne Phillips, corporate vice president of the Princeton-based firm, presented the check Sept. 15 to Corinne LeBaron, executive director of the RMH, at the charity organization’s facility on Somerset Street, New Brunswick.…
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‘Sweeney Todd’
Kevin Hack of Sayreville makes a speech to a doubting crowd in a scene from the Main Street Theatre Company’s production of “Sweeney Todd.” The musical is being performed through Oct. 1. Shows are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $20; $16 for seniors and students;…
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Monster mania
Above: Nicole Unverricht (l) and Annamarie Forcino, both of Old Bridge, cut monster shapes from felt during an activity at the Old Bridge Public Library on Aug. 16. Below: Lisa Cordero of Old Bridge ties a knot with thread as she prepares to sew a felt monster during a teen activity at the Old Bridge…
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YMCA issues call for teen leaders
The South Amboy Branch YMCA is seeking local teens to be a part of its Teen Leaders Club, open to boys and girls in seventh 12th grades in the South Amboy and Sayreville communities. The group will meet 6:30-7:30 p.m. every Tuesday beginning Sept. 27 at the branch, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd. Members of…
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Teens to observe freedom to read
The Old Bridge Library invites teens in grades 6-12 to celebrate the nation’s freedom to read during Banned Books Week Sept. 25-Oct. 1 at the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The week is designed to raise awareness of issues involving censorship. The library will feature a display of banned and challenged books.…
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Ladies auxiliary seeks crafters and vendors
The Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company Vendor/Craft Show is set for 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the firehouse, Route 34, Old Bridge. Rental cost is $10 per space, $15 per table. Vendors are asked to donate a percentage of their sales and an item for a door prize. For more information or to reserve, call Janet…
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Autographs from the pros
Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson autographs a shirt for a student. Eighth-grader Eric Pizzulli talks football with New York Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson (l) and quarterback Ryan Perrilloux as students Michael Svat and Sheridan Casserly listen. The NFL players visited the Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge Sept. 13 in recognition of its…
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