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Candlelight Tours to feature re-enactors
The annual Candlelight Tours of Historic Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge Turnpike, East Brunswick, will take place 5:30- 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18. More than 500 candles will illuminate the cemetery. Costumed re-enactors will tell the stories of local residents who are interred there. Tours, which last approximately 45 minutes each, are designed to…
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Deanna Nicole Rokicki
Deanna Nicole Rokicki, 25, passed away on Oct. 9 at her home. Deanna was born in Secaucus and resided in Bayonne for 10 years before moving to Old Bridge. She was working as a legal assistant for Ruvolo Law Group in Morristown. She leaves to cherish her memory her mother, Domenica (nee; Clavelli) Imbimbo, and…
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JCP&L identifies, corrects nearly 100 circuit issues
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed thermovision inspections on 300 circuits on its distribution system across northern and central New Jersey. The inspections feature thermographic cameras and serve to detect potential problems on wires and other equipment that cannot be observed during regular visual inspections. The cameras capture infrared images of distribution lines…
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Ghost tours to feature E.B. haunted history
The East Brunswick Ghost Walk is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17, 24 and 30. Tours will line up at the corner of Kossman Street and Old Bridge Turnpike in the township’s Historic Village. Participants, who should bring a flashlight, will learn about some of East Brunswick’s history and haunted history. Tours will be led…
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‘War of the Worlds’ to be staged at library
The Old Bridge Public Library, in conjunction with the Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers Group (GSSW), will present a re-enactment of the 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. A group of seven GSSW members will perform, using the original radio…
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3D-printing workshop scheduled at library
A workshop titled “Manipulating and Scaling Models in 3D” is planned for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, adjacent to South Amboy High School. Participants will learn how to use the 3D printer’s software to scale and how to rotate, move and manipulate 3D models for…
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Trick-or-Trunk Parade open to children
The Sayreville Recreation Department will hold its annual Halloween Trick-or- Trunk Parade beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the Borough of Sayreville Football Field, Dolan Avenue. Children are invited to trick-or-treat around the track. Prizes will be awarded for Best Costume in each age group. Entry fee is two non-perishable items for the…
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Elks to celebrate two of their own
South Amboy Elks Lodge 784 will celebrate two of its favorite Elks, Tommy Desenzo and Elsie Makar, at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the lodge, 601 Washington Road, South Amboy. Admission is $5, which includes a hot dog bar. Bring your own snacks. A raffle will be drawn at 10 p.m. For tickets, call 732-727-7170.
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Man charged with DWI after fatal crash
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A 29-year-old New York man was charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with a fatal accident on the Garden State Parkway on Sunday morning. Mark Ellis, 29, of New York, New York, was reportedly driving a black GMC Yukon with three male passengers in the southbound…
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