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Blue Trail hike set at Cheesequake Park
A guided hike along the Blue Trail at Cheesequake State Park, Old Bridge, will begin at 1 p.m. March 22. Participants should meet at the park’s Nature Center. The event is open to individuals age 9 and up. For more information, call 732-566- 3208.
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Thrift shop seeks prom dresses, bikes
The Spotswood Thrift Shop, located at St. Peter’s Church, 505 Main St., at the corner of DeVoe Avenue, seeks donations of prom dresses and used operational bicycles. Dress donations could make the prom a reality for girls who might not otherwise be able to attend because they cannot afford the proper dress. Items may be…
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Parents Night Out planned at YMCA
The South Amboy YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd., will sponsor its Parents Night Out 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 27. Children ages 4-12 are invited to eat a pizza dinner, play games, do arts and crafts and watch a movie while their parents get a break from the childcare routine. Registration is required 48 hours in…
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Lions Club to sponsor breakfast, blood drive
The Sayreville Lions Club will hold its semiannual Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.-noon March 29 at Sayreville War Memorial High School, 800 Washington Road. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children. For tickets or more information, see any Sayreville Lions Club member, log on to www.sayrevillenj.lionwap.org, or call 732-234-3932. All are welcome to attend. Proceeds…
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Dining event to fund YMCA scholarships
Sciortino’s Harbor Lights Restaurant and the South Amboy Branch YMCA will team up for a Proceeds Day to benefit the Y’s Annual Giving Campaign, 11:30 a.m.- 11:30 p.m. March 19 at Sciortino’s, 132 S. Broadway, South Amboy. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of all bills, dine-in only, to the Y when an event flier…
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4-H council to host pancake breakfast
The Middlesex County 4-H Junior Council will present its annual Breakfast with the Bunnies March 28 at the Middlesex County 4-H Youth Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. There will be two sessions for breakfast and activities, 9-10 a.m. and 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children ages 2-8 and their parents are invited to participate. The event will…
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South Amboy firetruck could debut in Memorial Day parade
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — At the end of the March 4 business meeting, Fire Chief Michael Geraltowski was elated. “I’m not sleeping tonight,” he said right after the meeting. The cause of the celebration was the city’s approval to purchase a new firetruck with a pumper ladder. “This is not something that…
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Central N.J. filmmakers enter works in festival
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Some filmmakers try to make their audience laugh, and some try to give them nightmares. Others try to raise awareness of important issues. All kinds of directors with different stories to tell have movies featured in the Garden State Film Festival, which runs March 19-22. The event, held annually since…
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Army Corps revives flood mitigation projects
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) has begun a feasibility study that would kick-start a long-delayed project that could mitigate flooding issues along the South River. The South River Coastal Storm Risk Management Project has languished in the preconstruction phase since a feasibility report was completed in 2002. The…
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