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Elks event will benefit family of Helmetta boy
5-year-old has battled leukemia since age 3 BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent Playing poker while riding a motorcycle may seem like a Hollywood stunt, but this Saturday many riders will be doing just that for the third annual Karl Cuff Memorial Bike Run. The Jamesburg Elks Motorcycle Committee sponsors the run each year to raise…
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Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick
Regina Lyubovnaya of East Brunswick takes her 1-year-old daughter Sophia for a spin on the carousel during opening night of the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Aug. 2. The fair runs through Aug. 8 at the county fairgrounds on Cranbury Road. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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An ounce of prevention
AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN It is my hope that my columns, which are based on my personal experiences, either amuse and entertain my readers, or touch and inspire them to reflect on their own lives. In my last column I wrote about my minor frustrations that paled in comparison to circumstances that others have had…
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Summer concerts continue in Monroe
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s 2010 Music in the Park free summer concert series will continue in the open-grove gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe. The remaining schedule includes an Aug. 12 performance by the Houston Person Quartet performing blues and jazz. Concertgoers should bring their own chairs or blankets. For more…
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CARE Center to help adults re-enter college
A new program at Middlesex County College, the Center for Adults Returning to Education (CARE), will ease the way for those 21 years old and older as they return to school to complete their associate’s degree. They must have attended a college in New Jersey between 2000 and 2009 but not be currently enrolled, have…
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Cost of war to be topic of discussion
John Grant, former president of the Philadelphia Chapter of Veterans for Peace, will offer a presentation titled “How Our Wars Are Driving Us Bankrupt and Damaging the Future of America” at the next meeting of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township planned for 10 a.m. Aug. 18 in the Monroe Township Municipal Building,…
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Jamesburg H.S. classes plan Sept. 18 reunion
The Jamesburg High School classes of 1973-76 will hold a reunion 6-11 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Columbian Club of Spotswood, 34 Crescent Ave. Cost is $60 per person and includes dinner, music, beer and wine. For more information, email jhsreunion@ hotmail.com.
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Madison Central class will hold 30th reunion
The class of 1980 at Madison Central High School, Old Bridge, plans a 30-year reunion Sept. 25 at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel. For an invitation or more information, email Jill Mandell Shortman at jshortman01@ comcast.net. A portion of the invitation must be returned along with payment prior to the event.
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