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Auditions set for ‘The Music Man’
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services has announced the Broadway classic “The Music Man” as this year’s 46th annual community theatre musical. Director Michael Hritz is seeking principals as well as a diverse adult ensemble. No experience is necessary. Vocal and dialogue auditions for children’s roles only including Winthrop, Amaryllis, Zaneeta,…
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Local college student organizes global event in one month
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A young man from North Brunswick organized a competition that has a global impact. Umair Masood, a sophomore at Rutgers University, served as campus director for the seventh annual Hult Prize competition at Rutgers on Dec. 5, when 10 teams competed to solve former President Bill Clinton’s…
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Family Night Out starts Jan. 25
A Family Night Out program will be offered to parents, caregivers and youths ages 10-14 starting 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Livingston Park Elementary School, Ridgewood Avenue, North Brunswick. Subsequent sessions will follow on Mondays, Feb. 1 to March 14. A booster session will be offered April 28. The seven-session program works with children…
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Holiday trolley tour lights up South Amboy
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Residents got a guided tour of the city and a look at some of the best local Christmas light displays during the city’s annual holiday trolley tour on Dec. 18. This was the fifth year for the trolley tour, an event the city holds in partnership with the…
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PHOTOS BY KATHY McBAIN/STAFF Greater Media Newspapers held a holiday food drive in the Manalapan office from Dec. 9-21. Donations were brought to the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune.
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Tickets on sale for Daddy-Daughter gala
The South Amboy-Sayreville Rotary Club will sponsor its 11th annual Daddy- Daughter Date Night 7-10 p.m. Feb. 19 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Proceeds from the event will be donated to community activities and humanitarian projects. Dads, uncles, granddads and stepdads may escort their little girl to dinner…
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B.D. Lenz to offer concert at library
Composer and jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz and his trio will perform in concert 2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Lenz has released eight recordings as a leader, and his music has been featured in television shows including “Breaking Bad,” “Catfish” and “Anthony Bourdain’s No…
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Donald Trump is not a qualified candidate
Does it surprise you? It does not surprise me that Donald Trump called attention to “her (Hillary Clinton) use of the restroom at the last Democratic debate was ‘too disgusting’ to talk about and that in 2007 she got ‘schlonged’ by Barack Obama.” This candidate with his limited vocabulary and egotistical personality, in my opinion,…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The Force was strong at the Plumsted Library in Plumsted Township, Ocean County, on Dec. 16 when a celebration of all things “Star Wars” was held in conjunction with the opening of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
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