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Bandit’s Bazaar to benefit shelter pets
Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., will hold its sixth annual Bandit’s Spring Bazaar 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 3 in the shelter parking lot. More than 25 vendors will be on site to offer a variety of new merchandise and crafts. There will be Giant Basket Raffle with more than 60 prizes and a…
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Hebrew poetry, songs on tap at E.B. Library
Seventh- and eighth-grade students and teachers from Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley, East Brunswick, will present an anthology of Hebrew poetry, including the songs and readings of Natan Yonatan, Rachel and Ehud Manor, at 3 p.m. May 3 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event is sponsored by…
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Participants sought for dog-show benefit
Hallie Meister, age 13, will host a Dog Show to benefit the ASPCA beginning at 11 a.m. May 2 at Sayreville Dog Park in the Julian Capik Nature Preserve, Bordentown Avenue. Individuals are invited to enter their dogs in the event. Entry fee is $5. There is no charge to watch the show. All profits…
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Woman, 78, dies in house blaze
SAYREVILLE — Police and fire officials are investigating a house fire that resulted in the death of a woman in her Buchanan Avenue home Sunday. Sayreville Police Detective Jeremy Berry said the woman, 78-year-old Ruth Freyer, perished in the fire, which took place at 7:35 p.m. Her 54-year-old son, Charles, sustained injuries related to smoke…
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Fundraisers
April 30 & May 1 • Book and Media Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Monroe Township Library, at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza. April 30 — 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; May 1 — 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Fill-A-Bag-for-$1 event. Gently used books and media at bargain prices. Thousands of donated items sorted into fiction, hardcover,…
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Residents get a look at new FEMA maps
Digital documents show fewer buildings are in flood plain BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Residents of Middlesex County had a chance to review the county’s new digital flood maps at an open house hosted by the Dunellen Senior Center on April 16. DAN NEWMAN Local officials look at some of FEMA’s new digital maps that…
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Local residents walk for a good cause
Fords woman participates in Avon Walk BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This will be the fifth year that Old Bridge resident Nicole Haggiag will participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer since her mom, Denise, passed away from the cancer. PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA HAUENSTEIN Erica Dean (l-r) of Point Pleasant, Nicole Haggiag of…
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O.B. District 2 secures new tool for fighting fires
OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Commissioners of township Fire District No. 2, in cooperation with the Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Co., announced that it has purchased what it described as a revolutionary new firefighting tool, the FIT-5 fire interruption technology product. The FIT-5 was designed to improve safety on the fire ground, save lives, reduce…
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Setting the stage
JASON CELEN Kelly Bobchin of Sayreville (l) and Kim Carpluk of Old Bridge root for their favorite contestant in the race between “The Tortoise and The Rabbit.” The Main Street Theatre Co.’s Kidworks production will be performed May 9 and 16 at noon and 3 p.m., and May 10 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $6.…
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