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Hospital to sponsor HIV group meetings
Raritan Bay Medical Center will hold HIV support group meetings June 15, 22 and 29 at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. Individuals diagnosed with or caring for someone coping with HIV are welcome to attend. Registration is required. For time, exact location and to register, call 732-324-5022. Free and confidential rapid…
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Boating course coming to Sayreville
Coast Guard Flotilla Auxiliary 2-1, 167 Main St., Sayreville, will offer the “About Boating Safely” course 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 13, July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 12 and Oct. 10. Cost is $55, including textbook. A New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course. For more information and to…
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Applications offered for 5K run, walk
The annual Frog Hollow Swim and Tennis Club 5K Run and Health Walk will take place on June 27 at the club, Ferris Street, off South Pine Avenue, South Amboy. Registration is set for 7:30 a.m. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m. The event also will feature a Youth Fun Run, awards, T-shirts, a…
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Federation, agencies to combat hunger
The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County will participate in the Middlesex County Emergency Food Networking Workshop, a gathering of nonprofit organizations, county food banks, pantries and other emergency food providers, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 15 at Middlesex County Community College, Edison. The program is sponsored by the Middlesex County Coalition to Combat Poverty and…
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Oldies Dance on tap June 19 in Old Bridge
A Rock ‘n’ Roll Oldies Dance is planned for 8-11 p.m. June 19 at Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature DJ music by Memory Lane Oldies, with music from the ’50s through the ’80s. Soda, coffee and cake will be provided. There will be a 50/50,…
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Night of the arts
JEFF GRANIT staff Carl Sandburg Middle School student Rebecca Niola, 12, and mom Beatriz take a look at the works on display during a June 3 art show at the Old Bridge school. Students in Laura McHugh’s art classes displayed sculptures, paintings, masks, jewelry and Origami.
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South Amboy to govern clothing bins
Ordinance mandates fee and permit; has support of charity BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Anew city ordinance that went into effect June 3 will govern the clothing collection bins in South Amboy. South Amboy’s ordinance comes six months after a state law was enacted that gives municipalities the authority to regulate bins, which includes requiring an…
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Fundraisers
June 11, ongoing • Bedtime Bags Drive, sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club of the Greater Brunswick Area. Seeking donations of new children’s books, pajamas, stuffed animals and small blankets to be used in creating Bedtime Bags that will be donated to Foster and Adoptive Family Services. Bedtime Bags encourage foster parents to read bedtime…
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Raceway Park hosting 40th NHRA Nationals
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park will be the center of the drag racing universe this weekend. The famed quarter-mile drag strip on Pension Road, near Englishtown, will be reverberatingwith the sounds of the most powerful drag racing machines as Raceway Park hosts the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) 40th annual United Association NHRA SuperNationals from…
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