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Power out in Milltown due to flooded substation
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Hurricane Irene’s fierce winds and severe flooding has left the borough in the dark. Power remained out since about 4:15 a.m. Sunday, when officials made the decision to shut down the electric substation on Washington Avenue before it flooded, Police Chief Raymond Geipel said. “We have our officials…
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So. Amboy library gets grant for DVDs
Mary Rager, secretary, and Mimi Pichey, president of the Dowdell Library Foundation, present a grant to Catherine Charmello, board president, and Elaine Gaber, director of South Amboy’s Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library. The grant will be used to enhance the library’s entertainment collection. SOUTH AMBOY — The Dowdell Library Foundation presented a $2,000 check to…
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Shakespeare at First Reformed Church
CoLAB ARTS’ New Brunswick Theater Festival will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays from Aug. 31 to Sept. 10 at the First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick. Admission is free. Directed by Rachel Klein, the play features members of the NBTF Acting Company as well as an apprentice…
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Organizations unite for Sept. 7 blood drive
The Kiwanis Club of Marlboro and the Marlboro Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse will host a joint blood drive from 3 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Marlboro Recreation Building, 1979 Township Drive. The drive is being held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. Youth from the…
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‘Sweeney Todd’ coming to stage
The Main Street Theatre Company will present its production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, Sept. 16-Oct. 1, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The classic Stephen Sondheim gothic musical will be directed by Vince…
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Club, book groups will meet at library
The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will sponsor a variety of upcoming group and club meetings for adults. The Ladies Night Out Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 to discuss “Two Rivers” by T. Greenwood. Members of the Science Fiction Book Discussion Group will review “The…
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Zimmerli to exhibit works of two Venetian masters
Above: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s “Old Man with Turban” is among the etchings included in the “Two Venetian Masters” exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum. Left: “View of a Town on a River Bank,” from 1744. New Brunswick — The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers will evoke the brio at the heart of 18th-century Venetian art…
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Vendors welcome at Monroe Country Fair
The 23rd annual Monroe Township Country Fair will be held noon-5 p.m. Sept. 18 at Thompson Park. Rain date is Sept. 25. This year’s event is organized by the Monroe Township Recreation Department. There will be no vendor fees; instead, each vendor will be asked to bring donations of nonperishable food items, which will be…
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More speeding enforcement called for in South Amboy
Officials, residents discuss traffic issues, industrial sites, boat ramp BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Residents brought speeding problems and other issues to officials’ attention during the City Council’s Aug. 17 meeting, and received updates on several local matters. Phil English told the council that he is concerned about dump trucks that travel through…
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