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‘Soundstage’ will fill club with hope for autistic youths
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alicia Madison When voices and musical instruments combine, special things often happen. When musicians combine, special people can often be helped. Such will be the case on Saturday, May 7, when Greater Media Newspapers and Howell Ice World present a host of musical performances for charity during “Soundstage” at Bar Anticipation…
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Donations sought for Rummage Sale
Morganville United Methodist Church, 215 Conover Road, off Route 79, Morganville section of Marlboro, is accepting donations for its Spring Nearly New Rummage Sale set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 6 and 9 a.m.-noon May 7. The event also will include a bake sale. Breakfast and lunch items and beverages will be available for purchase…
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Civil War panel will meet May 2
The Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey will hold its next monthly meeting 7 p.m. May 2 at the Woodbridge Public Library, George Frederick Plaza, next to Woodbridge High School. Guest speaker John Quarstein will discuss the Battle of Big Bethel. Admission is free of charge. The public is invited to…
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WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore
Seaside Heights: Amusements, eateries, fests in a small package BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Seaside Heights beach and boardwalk Boro embraces ‘Jersey Shore’ reality show as economic boon and tourist magnet T he borough of Seaside Heights is anything but a quiet town along the New Jersey coast, which is exactly how the shore town…
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Hospice volunteers sought to help others
All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…
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Talk to shed light on ‘Smart Security’
Jane Dugdale of New Priorities Network will offer a presentation titled “Smart Security: Just Security — Not War” at the next meeting of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township planned for 10 a.m. May 18 in the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville Road. New Priorities Network is a national movement to build coalitions…
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fundraisers
April 28-30 Clothing Drive, sponsored by Madison Park Little League, at the league’s baseball field on Cheesequake Road, Old Bridge. Items sought: clothes; shoes; belts; pocketbooks; small stuffed animals; small toys; small household items such as picture frames, vases, lamps, curtains, tablecloths, decorative items; kitchenware including dishes, pots, glasses, utensils, small appliances, small electronics.…
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Richard Reiter Band coming to Sayreville
The Sayreville Cultural Arts Council will present the Richard Reiter Band in concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. May 5 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. Admission is free of charge. The public is invited. All ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the arts council at 732-257-6510.
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Robotics Club links learning and fun
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — When students study robotics, they typically do so at the high school or college level. But at Sacred Heart School, a group of fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders are learning it now. “This is not your usual extracurricular activity,” said Mary O’Connor, who leads the LEGO Robotics Club, made…
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