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Stahl: New garbage pickup schedule is going ‘smoothly’
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The newly limited trash pickup schedule is moving along with a small number of complaints, according to Mayor David Stahl. The town’s longtime system of twiceweekly pickups was reduced to once a week in September. It will return to two pickups per week from Memorial Day through…
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Fundraisers
Oct. 28 & 29 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by the Sayreville Middle School PTO, 4:30-10 p.m., at Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse, 986 Route 9 south, Sayreville. Restaurant will donate 15 percent of all supporters’ bills (eat in or takeout) to the PTO. Diners must present event flier for the donation to count. For a flier, call…
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Holiday Bazaar slated for Nov. 7, 8
The St. Thomas Seniors Holiday Bazaar will be held after all Masses Nov. 7 and 8 in the auditorium at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. The event will feature handmade crafts and homemade baked goods, raffles and prizes. For more information, call Chet Dudek at 732-679-5272.
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Basket Raffle on tap for Nov. 13
The ninth annual St. Bartholomew School Basket Raffle, “Peace, Love and St. Bart’s,” is set for 6-10 p.m. Nov. 13 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. Tickets cost $40 per person. Price includes salad, entree, desert, soda, coffee and tea. The event will feature many high-end prizes. For more information, call the school office…
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Trick or dog treat
Voting is under way for the second annual Halloween Pet Costume Contest held Saturday at the Monroe Animal Hospital. Costumed animals, such as these two dressed as an FBI agent and a veterinarian, had their pictures taken Saturday. To view the photos, visit www.monroevet.net and email [email protected] by Nov. 14.
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Mayor/council breakfast brings out community
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials say the town’s first-ever community breakfast was a hit. The Spotswood Mayor-Council Community Pancake Breakfast, held Oct. 18 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Daniel Road, was set up to give residents a chance to talk with old friends, meet new ones, and chat…
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Man arrested for allegedly leaving daughter in vehicle
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a Highland Park man last week on charges of child endangerment after he allegedly left his 3-year-old daughter locked in a car while he shopped in a store. Police were called to the Sam’s Club parking lot at 2:20 p.m. Oct. 22 by a woman who said she observed a…
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Middlesex College to start construction on Crabiel Hall
Building named after late freeholder director to be completed by early 2011 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer In the 1980s, Dorothy Power served on the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders with the late David B. Crabiel and got to know him very well over the years. “He had a huge interest in so many things…
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State awards Monroe money for sidewalk
MONROE — The township will receive a $190,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to construct a sidewalk extension on Perrineville Road. The sidewalk will be constructed on the easterly side of Perrineville Road between the current Monroe Township High School building and the U.S. Postal Service post office, where no sidewalk currently exists.…
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