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Remember victims of Sept. 11, 2001 by attending ceremonies
It is hard to believe that it has been 14 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States at the World Trade Center, on United Flight 93 which crashed in Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 people, including civilians, flight crews, police officers and firemen, died that day in these vicious attacks. Each…
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JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF The sun sets over Sandy Hook Bay in northern Monmouth County and illuminates the Twin Lights lighthouse in Highlands on its journey below the horizon.
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Media companies, utilities share Sandy lessons
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Local broadcast, telecommunications and utility companies took extraordinary measures to ensure they could continue providing their services to customers when superstorm Sandy struck three years ago. “We were prepared for [the storm]. The crew stayed overnight, with their sleeping bags and all,” Dan Finn, senior vice president of Greater…
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Tickets available for trip to Tropicana
American Legion Post No. 253, DeVoe Avenue, Spotswood, will offer an Oct. 18 fundraising bus trip to the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the post home. Return will be at approximately 8 p.m. Cost is $30 and includes a $25 return in casino cash, a light continental breakfast,…
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HSA selling tickets for St. Stan’s Coach Bingo
St. Stan’s HSA will host its third annual Coach Bingo fundraiser Oct. 16 at St. Stanislaus School, 221 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $30 per person and includes 12 games of bingo (three cards per game), coffee, tea and dessert. All guests are…
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Sneakers, boots sought for needy preschoolers
Brunswick Memorial Home, 454 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, is collecting new sneakers and snow boots, children’s sizes 7-3, for donation to a preschool and after-school program in New Brunswick. All donations may be dropped off at the funeral home’s offices through Sept. 30. The project, now in its fourth year, is held in the memory…
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Neptune woman charged in fatal Old Bridge crash
OLD BRIDGE — Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief William Volkert of the Old Bridge Police Department announced that a Neptune woman has been charged with causing a crash in which her rear-seat passenger was killed and she and two others were injured. Nakoma Jones was charged with death by auto and assault…
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EBSConcert, dinner to aid boy’s treatment
A Tuscany Buffet Dinner, AlterEgo Band Concert and Basket Raffle for Zachary Nemeth, an 8-year-old Helmetta youngster with multiple disabilities, is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave. Dinner is set for 2 p.m. In the event of rain, the festivities will be held indoors. AlterEgo will…
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Church hosts ballroom dancing Sept. 18
The Women with Purpose Committee of Christ Church will hold a ballroom dancing social 7-11 p.m. Sept. 18 at Memorial Hall, 210 Main St., South Amboy. The evening will feature one hour of formal Latin ballroom dance instruction followed by dancing social mixers. Admission is $15 per person. There will be light refreshments served. Bring…
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