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Rabbi/stand-up comic will appear at temple
Bob Alper, rabbi and stand-up comic, will perform at 8 p.m. July 23 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. Tickets cost $18 in advance, $22 at the door, $50 for a 7:30 p.m. reception and reserved seating at the show. Adults and children age 11 and above are welcome to…
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Tickets available for Comedy Night
Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will present a Comedy Night 7-10 p.m. Aug. 13 at the lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave. The show will feature Phil Selman and two other comedians. Cost is $35 per person; a light dinner and snacks are included. Guests must be age 21 or older. Call Eric at 732-991-9197 for…
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Fishing Derby planned in Monroe
The Monroe Township Recreation Department will hold its annual Fishing Derby for Monroe residents 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 9 at Molders Fish Farm, John Wall Road, Monroe. Children under age 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Hooks, bobbers and worms will be provided. Participants must bring their own fishing poles. The free event will include…
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Detecting the weather
South River native knows when a storm is brewing BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Staff Writer Thomas Else South River native Thomas Else likes to play detective and has been an expert witness in trials in New Jersey and neighboring states. But Else is not a police officer or even a private investigator, he is a meteorologist.…
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Singers follow Rundgren tour by forming new trio
Heartsville to perform at E.B.’s Unitarian Society BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer The members of Heartsville are Dee Dee Miles (l-r), Matt Holley and Kimberly Andersen. EAST BRUNSWICK — Music and religion are a big part of Kimberly Andersen’s life, so perhaps it’s only appropriate that her band make its official debut at a house…
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French drama next up at film fest
The Summer International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will continue on July 26 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of “Mademoiselle Chambon,” a 2009 romantic drama from France. The film, which is not rated, tells the story of a happily married man who is tempted to cheat on…
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No words to describe pain of loss
GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Life, as we know it, can change in a minute. Someone gets married, someone gets divorced. Someone says you’re hired, someone says you’re fired. Someone is born, someone dies. And these events change you. The passing of my 86-year-old mother on June 18, two months before her 87th birthday, has…
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Some sports idols are worthy of adulation
CODA GREG BEAN My friends would agree that I’m not what you’d call a sports nut, but I’ve become a serious fan of certain sports figures over the years, anyway. Some of my idol worship has clearly been misplaced. I idolized Mickey Mantle while listening to Yankees games late at night on my crystal radio…
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Some sports idols are worthy of adulation
CODA GREG BEAN My friends would agree that I’m not what you’d call a sports nut, but I’ve become a serious fan of certain sports figures over the years, anyway. Some of my idol worship has clearly been misplaced. I idolized Mickey Mantle while listening to Yankees games late at night on my crystal radio…
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