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Complete the holiday season with gingerbread
Whether leaving cookies out for Santa or simply spreading some holiday cheer among family and friends, the following recipe for Soft Glazed Gingerbread from Elizabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson’s Tartine is sure to please this holiday season. Soft Glazed Gingerbread Yields 12 to 20 cookies Dough 33/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon cocoa powder…
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South River to hold senior tailgate party
The South River Office on Aging, 55 Reid St., will sponsor its Senior Pre-Super- Bowl Tailgate Party 11 a.m. Jan. 30. Tickets must be purchased in advance, Dec. 16-Jan. 9, while supplies last, at the Office on Aging or on the senior bus. Cost is $6 per person and includes food, games and prizes. Transportation…
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Kosher Chinese dinner, service set at temple
Congregation Etz Chaim-Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., will host a Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by kosher Chinese dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for youngsters ages 17 and under. Dinner registration is required by Dec. 18. To reserve, call 732-251-1119.
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Concert to feature sounds of Christmas
The United Methodist Church at Milltown will offer its annual Christmas concert 5 p.m. Dec. 21 at the church, 47 N. Main St. The program will include works of the Christmas season for choir, organ, string quartet, voice and more. Various artists, including the UMC Milltown Sanctuary Choir and others, will perform. Admission is free…
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Carriage rides
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Local residents celebrate the holiday season with a horse-drawn carriage ride through the streets of Jamesburg on Dec. 11.
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Inquiry continues into diesel fuel spill off Sandy Hook
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A “sheen” of diesel fuel visible on the waters and shoreline of Sandy Hook had largely dissipated by Dec. 15, according to a National Park Service (NPS) official. NPS Sandy Hook Unit Coordinator Pete McCarthy said the diesel film, first reported on Dec. 11, was from an unknown…
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Seniors offering trips to Sands, Bethlehem
Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor a Jan. 25 bus trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pa. Additional casino trips are set for Feb. 22 and March 22. Cost is $35 per person, with a $20 return in slot play and a $5 food voucher. All are welcome. For more information or reservations,…
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Library friends to kick off membership drive
The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will begin a monthlong membership drive Jan. 1. The Friends group has been a supporter of the library for more than 30 years, providing funds beyond the capabilities of the library budget as well as a wide variety of library programming. This year, the Friends donated money for…
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Police launch campaign to stop drunken driving
Law enforcement officers across the state are cracking down on drunken driving as part of the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Through Jan. 2, local and state officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. The campaign helps to raise awareness about the…
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