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Two to receive Old Bridge Service Awards
OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge Service Awards honor township “heroes.” This year the second annual award ceremony will be held on Nov. 21 at the Senior Center in the Old Bridge Municipal Complex. “The annual service award was jointly started in 2014 by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Old Bridge and Mayor [Owen Henry] to…
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VFW auxiliary to gather Nov. 24
Sayreville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 Ladies Auxiliary will meet 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at the post home, Jernee Mill Road. The Ladies Auxiliary District 8 president will visit. Prospective members are welcome to attend. For more information, call 732-264-3041.
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Elks to hold services for deceased members
South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784 will conduct memorial services to honor deceased lodge members 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave. All are invited to attend. For more information, call the lodge at 732-727-7170.
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Columbians plan New Year’s Eve gala
The Old Bridge Columbian Club will host its annual New Year’s Eve Dinner- Dance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815 Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. Tickets, which cost $55 per person, will be sold in advance only. Price includes hotand cold hors d’oeuvres, a hot…
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Parlin man imprisoned for drunk-driving fatality
SAYREVILLE — A 20-year-old man from the Parlin section of Sayreville has been sentenced to seven years in prison for causing a drunk-driving crash that killed his passenger. Nicholas Gomes was sentenced in New Brunswick on Nov. 12 by Superior Court Judge Barry A. Weisberg, who said Gomes must complete 85 percent of the term…
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Seniors to celebrate Christmas Dec. 4
The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors group will host its next gathering 1:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in the church’s Monsignor Dalton Hall, Main Street, Sayreville. After a short business meeting, the group’s annual Christmas luncheon will be served for members. To reserve, call Mary Bouchard at 732-727-5056 by Nov. 30. Guests are asked to…
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Christmas story set on church grounds
The 31st annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Nov. 27, 28 and 29 and Dec. 4, 5 and 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, on the grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church,…
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Priest cleared of sexual abuse while serving at St. Mary’s
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH AMBOY — A priest who was accused of sexual abuse of a minor while serving as associate pastor at St. Mary’s in the 1970s has been cleared of all charges. Msgr. Raymond L. Cole, who most recently served at St. Joseph Parish in Millstone within the Diocese of Metuchen,…
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FOR THE RECORD
The total of votes cast in the Old Bridge Township mayoral election on Nov. 3 was 9,140, and a total of 26,122 votes were cast in the Township Council race, according to the Middlesex County Board of Elections.
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