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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Daniel Passafiume of Parlin, second from right, supervises his great-grandson William Passafiume, left to right, and his great-granddaughter Danni Passafiume, both of Jamesburg; his grandson-in-law Jared Ericksen of Monroe; and his granddaughter Diana Passafiume of Parlin during the 90-year-old’s annual trip to ShopRite in Parlin to purchase turkeys and hams to donate to…

  • Christmas Bazaar, Santa Breakfast set

    Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host its Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7. The event will offer a day of holiday shopping and food. Highlights will include an Old-Fashioned Bake Sale; a “New to You Christmas” booth; games; basket raffles, including a Gift Card Christmas Tree…

  • Writer gets ‘His Christmas Wish’ with inclusion in holiday book

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — City resident and writer Alan Jankowski may be best known for his post-9/11 poem “We Shall Never Forget,” but his short-story skills are what’s featured in the holiday collection “A Wish for Christmas.” Jankowski’s contribution, “His Christmas Wish,” recounts an experience a man has when — just before…

  • American Boychoir to appear at library

    The American Boychoir will offer a free performance 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Free tickets are being distributed at the library circulation desk. Ticket holders will be admitted 1:15-1:50 p.m. on the day of the concert. Unclaimed seats will be available for general admission after 1:50…

  • Blood donors could win Super Bowl tickets

    St. George’s Church, 56 Main St., Helmetta, will hold a blood drive 9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in the church’s Ericson Hall. All donors will be entered for a chance to win tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be played at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, in February. Donors also will receive a $10…

  • Gatt Mobile

    PHOTO COURTESY OF HOLLYROCK MILLER MARKETING Dr. Charles Gatt and his two sons, Taylor and C.J., hand over the keys of their new vehicle to Paula Fiory, director of the Breast Cancer Resource Center at the YWCA in Princeton, at Honda of Princeton. Charles’ wife, Dr. Sandra Gatt, formerly of South Amboy, died this summer…

  • Holiday Cookie Walk coming to South River

    Corpus Christi Church, 100 James St., South River, will hold its first Holiday Cookie Walk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in the church hall. The event will feature rows of homemade cookies for purchase. Shoppers are invited to pick up a box, make their selection and pay for the cookies by the…

  • Veterans to share memories of World War II

    Two individuals who served in World War II will offer remembrances of the war in a program set for 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Capt. Samson, a Navy artist whose work is displayed in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., will share his drawings and stories. Frank…

  • Local journalist probes crash of TWA Flight 800

    By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Sayreville-based investigative journalist Kristina Borjesson has spent the last 17 years examining the crash of TWA Flight 800, a 1996 aviation accident that is one of the worst on record in the United States. “Sometimes in one’s career, a story comes along and it won’t let you go,” Borjesson said…

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