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Community chorus seeks new members
The East Brunswick Community Chorus is open to residents, ages 16-adult, of East Brunswick and its surrounding communities. The chorus performs at public events including Veterans Day, Memorial Day and holiday celebrations, and at the Imperial Music Center and senior residences in the area. Rehearsals, under the direction of Kathy Spadafino, are held 7:30-9 p.m.…
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Folk Art Craft Show planned for Jan. 29-31
A Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 30, and 10 m.-4 p.m. Jan. 31 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The event will feature items by artisans from across the United States. Newly reduced adult admission is $6 and…
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Knights to sponsor free-throw contest
St. James Knights of Columbus Council No. 6336 will hold a Free-Throw Championship, open to boys and girls ages 10-14, 8-11:45 a.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Monroe Township Recreation Department, Monmouth Road. Winners within each gender and age group will move on to the district, regional and state levels.
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Irwin Tricky Tray planned for Feb. 19
The Irwin Elementary School PTA will hold a Tricky Tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Hammarskjold Middle School 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Snow date is March 25. Prizes will include a 32-inch LCD TV, Coach bags, a Netbook computer, a Wii, an iPod Nano, a Blu-Ray…
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Pinewood Derby
Andrew Nashid, 17, and Justin Cordes, 16, set up the cars for Cub Scout Pack 4’s annual Pinewood Derby Saturday at the Holy Trinity Church hall on Leonardine Avenue, South River. The Scouts are each given a kit with a block of wood, wheels and axles to be transformed into cars for the race.
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Stahl fills positions for 2010
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The law firm of Decotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole has been appointed to serve a second year as township attorney. The appointment by Mayor David Stahl, which received Township Council approval Jan. 4, was the only professional hiring approved so far this year. Stahl said the other submissions…
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Ponzi scheme ringleader sentenced to 18 years
Wayne Puff, the ringleader of a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors and mortgage lenders of more than $100 million, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 216 months in federal prison. Puff, a 61-year-old Old Bridge resident, will also have to pay about $101.1 million in restitution and serve three years of supervised release…
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Wii for a cause
Vickie Pisciotta (above), an employee at Yogi’s All-American Sports Bar & Grill, displays her bowling abilities during a Wii video game tournament held at the sports bar, inside the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, Jan. 14. The event, sponsored by the New Jersey Credit Union League, raised money for Cure Kids Cancer and The Children’s…
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Open houses set for Jan. 31, Feb. 1 at OLOL
As part of its celebration of Catholic Schools Week 2010, Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host open houses 9 a.m.-p.m. Jan. 31 and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6-p.m. Feb. 1. School tours will be offered, students’ work will be on display, and registration packets for prekindergarten-eighth grades will be…
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