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Groups to sponsor Tu B’Shvat Seder
Raritan Valley Haddasah and L’Dor Vador, the Haddasah Young Women’s Group, will hold a Joint Tu B’Shvat Seder at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Highland Park Senior/Youth Center, S. 6th Ave. Debbie Gerber will facilitate the event. Admission is $5.
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Middle School PTO to sponsor Care Night
The Sayreville Middle School PTO will sponsor a Care Night 7-9 p.m. Jan. 28 in the cafeteria at Sayreville Middle School, 800 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. All proceeds will benefit the Sayreville Brain Injured Children Association (BIC) and the Sayreville Food Bank. The event will feature bingo and raffle prizes. Admission is one…
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E.B. AARP schedules meeting for Jan. 18
East Brunswick AARP Chapter No. 4855 will hold its next general meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest speaker Loretta D. Spoltore, R.N., vice president of hospice and palliative care, Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey, will offer a presentation titled “Hospice Myths.” All…
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Cellist, quartet to perform at St. Mary’s
Cellist and former Music at Saint Mary’s artist-in-residence Sofia Nowik will perform with her piano and string quartet at 4 p.m. Jan. 16 at Saint Mary’s Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. These young artists are all students from the Juilliard School in New York City . Members of the public are invited to enjoy…
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Program to target childhood obesity
In an effort to help battle the growing trend of childhood obesity, Ryan Toth, creator of Total Core Fitness Boot Camp, 600D Hartle Street, Sayreville, will host a weekly free ’Tween to Teen Fit Camp 10 a.m. on Saturdays beginning Jan. 15. The program is designed for youngsters ages 11-15. Participants will have the opportunity…
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Scott ‘opens doors’ as county sheriff
Ex-freeholder is Middlesex’s first new sheriff in 30 years, first female sheriff BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The Hon. Travis L. Francis (r), assignment judge of the state Superior Court Middlesex Vicinage, administers the oath of office to Sheriff Mildred S. Scott as her mother, Gertrude Lincoln, and husband, Richard D. Scott, hold the Bible…
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We’d talk to each other, but we’re just too busy
CODA GREG BEAN I gave up making New Year’s resolutions a few decades ago, when I finally realized they just made me feel guilty because I seldom had the internal fortitude to keep them. But this year, I think it’s finally time to resolve to take care of a personal problem that is threatening to…
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Youth free-throw event set for Jan. 19
St. Thomas the Apostle Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815 will sponsor its annual Youth Free-Throw Tournament beginning at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at the St. Thomas the Apostle School gymnasium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. All boys and girls ages 10-14 are eligible to participate. Contestants are required to provide proof of age. Winners…
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Adoption event planned at shelter
The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will host a Black/Brown/Over 40 Dog-Adoption Event Jan. 16-23. The regular adoption fee ($100) will be waived for anyone who adopts any black or brown dog weighing 40 pounds or more. All dogs are spayed/neutered, up-to-date with vaccines, heartworm negative and dewormed. Available dogs may be seen…
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