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Rock-concert proceeds to aid Special Strides
A summer fundraising rock concert to benefit the children at Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center at Congress Hill Farm, Monroe, is set for 8 p.m. July 16 around the pond at the farm, 118 Federal Road. The event will take place rain or shine. Norm Good and his band Speed Limit will perform songs by…
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Main Street Juniors to present musical
TheMain Street Juniors, the teenage theater group associated with the Main Street Theatre Company, will present “Once on this Island” July 15-30. The popular “Caribbean” musical adaptation, based on the fairytale “The Little Mermaid,” will be presented Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are $20; seniors and students,…
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Caregivers support group plans meeting
Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor an Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Caregivers Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. July 11 inAuxiliary Hall C, lower level of the MedicalArts Building, adjacent to the hospital’s Old Bridge division, Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia are invited…
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‘The King’s Speech’ to open film festival
The Summer International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will begin on July 12 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of “The King’s Speech,” the 2010 film from the United Kingdom starring Academy-Award winner Colin Firth. The R-rated film tells the story of King George VI and his struggles…
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Sayreville shelter parties for Petfinder
The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., Sayreville, is helping to celebrate the 15th birthday of Petfinder.com by holding a “Big Birthday Bash” on July 15 and 16 from noon to 5 p.m. Animal welfare organizations throughout North America will be participating in the celebration, with a nationwide goal of 15,000 adoptions for the…
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Life’s lessons
The second-grade students at Cooper Elementary School in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge had the opportunity before the school year ended to observe the lifecycle of painted lady butterflies. The children learned about each stage and were able to see the changes each day during science class. They also got to see a…
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Fish Fry planned at E.B. VFW post
The Men’s Auxiliary of the East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, 485 Cranbury Road, will sponsor a Fish Fry from 6 to 8 p.m. July 8. The public is invited to enjoy dinner, cool air and free Wi-Fi.
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Martha Simon, principal at the Memorial Elementary School in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, delivers on a promise to her students by kissing a pig on June 20. She had pledged to do so if students met the goal of their 2010-11 reading challenge, which was to read 10,000 books during the school…
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Another wish granted
Plumeri ups donation to $3 million for Make-A-Wish facility being built in Monroe BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE— As its castle on Perrineville Road nears completion, the Make-A-Wish Foundation was granted its largest gift in history, thanks to New Jersey native Joseph Plumeri. Plumeri, who has been involved with the nonprofit organization since 2006,…
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