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    Ashley Calix (l-r), Angel Reyes, Brandon Cruz and Julia Flores help make a mural for Thanksgiving Nov. 17 at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown. The school’s seventh-graders worked with the prekindergartners on the display. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Assisted living center wins fourth Best Practice Award

    Monmouth Crossing, CentraState Healthcare System’s senior assisted living community in Freehold Township, has won the Assisted Living Best Practice Award from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) for the fourth time. The state’s Best Practices program supports the sharing of model programs and services and recognizes assisted living providers who implement…

  • Golf mag readers rank Forsgate at top

    Readers of GolfStyles New Jersey have voted Forsgate Country Club in Monroe the “No. 1 Private Club Value” and the “No. 1 Family Club” in the magazine’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards. LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam played in the fall Forsgate Foundation’s Charity Golf Classic at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe. JEFF GRANIT staff Forsgate also claimed…

  • Toys for Tots drive will begin Nov. 26

    The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) will collect new, unwrapped toys for its Toys for Tots program every Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 26-Dec. 19, next to the Santa Claus display at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison. Cash donations also will be accepted. For information, call Eddy Androvich at 732-698-2347.

  • Tickets available for medieval dinner-show

    The Sayreville War Memorial High School Choir will host its second annual Madrigal Dinner-Show, “The Knight Before Christmas,” at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 in the cafeteria at the high school, Route 516. Tickets for the medieval-style event cost $25 for adults, $20 for senior citizens and students. To purchase tickets…

  • Stride for Scouting planned for Nov. 26

    Central New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America (CNJC BSA) will sponsor the annual Stride for Scouting 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Run/Walk Nov. 26 on the crosscountry course at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The 1-Mile Run/Walk is set for 10:30 a.m. The 5K will kick off at…

  • St. Peter by the Sea Orchestra to perform

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Parish will sponsor a Christmas concert featuring the Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, conducted by the Rev. Alphonse Stephenson, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at OLV Church, Main Street, Sayreville. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 for premium seating, $35, general admission, and are available after…

  • Healing service planned for Dec. 5

    A Longest-Night Service will be held 4 p.m. Dec. 5 at Nativity Lutheran Church, 552 Ryders Lane, corner of Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The service, which is designed to address the fact that the holiday season can be a difficult time for many, will stress healing, encouragement and moving from darkness into light. Highlights…

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