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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 a.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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Main Street to stage Catch Me If You Can’
The Main Street Theatre Company will present its production of the comedy-mystery “Catch Me If You Can” at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Jan. 29-Feb. 13 and 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, $12 for…
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Teens will learn to make bento box
Teenagers in grades 6-12 are invited to learn the art of the bento box for decorative and nutritious Japanese lunch-making in a program set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants will use rice, sheets of seaweed and some imagination to create a…
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Fundraisers
Jan. 21 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call the school office at…
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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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Home-based travel seminar set for Jan. 26
The Association of Home-Based Travel Agents will hold its next monthly seminar at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 26 at the East Grand Buffet, 6 Edgeboro Road, East Brunswick. The Puerto Rico Tourism Board will present a Puerto Rico specialist program. All home-based travel agents, as well as individuals interested in becoming homebased agents, are welcome. Cost…
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New director brings personal experience to Vietnam vet center
Plans call for public education and outreach program BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA William Linderman brings his personal experience of serving in Vietnam to his new post at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation. HOLMDEL — William “Bill” Linderman is standing in the center of exhibit space at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel, surrounded by a…
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Winter Wonderland
CHRIS KELLY staff Alexis Vaccaro, 2, gives Frosty a hug during the Winter Wonderland open house event held at the Goddard School of South Old Bridge Saturday.
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Those who were there remember Kristallnacht, Holocaust
Josef Korngruen was just 13 years old when he witnessed the actions of the Nazi regime during what is known as Kristallnacht and the Holocaust. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Port Reading held “The Spark That Ignited the Holocaust” event last month. Josef Korngruen (l-r), 84, told his story during Kristallnacht and…
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