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Senior health walk to be held Sept. 25
All county seniors are invited to participate in Middlesex County’s Senior Health and Fitness Walk 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at Roosevelt Park, Edison. Walkers must register with their local senior centers or with the Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services by Sept. 11 by calling 732-745-3295. Participating seniors will receive…
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Parish, company heads to be honored
In recognition of their contributions to disasterrecovery and relief efforts in the Middlesex County area following superstorm Sandy, representatives of a Roman Catholic parish community and a securities services company will be honored at the Diocese of Metuchen’s 29th annual Flame of Charity Dinner, scheduled for Oct. 24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Brunswick.…
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Museum exhibit maps out New Jersey history
Hermann Moll’s “Post Map,” 1729 I n an age of GPS, smartphones and Google Earth, some people see paper maps as useless tools of a bygone era. To Nicholas Ciotola, curator of cultural history at the New Jersey State Museum, old maps still hold value as ideal artifacts for exploring New Jersey history. The State…
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Dowdell Library collects video games, DVDs
The Dowdell Library, 100 Harold Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy, will be able to provide a new Sony Xbox program, thanks to a grant from the Dowdell Library Foundation. Summer Xbox programs for teens and adults are planned, and a Masters Xbox Tournament is scheduled for the fall. A media drive for the library is currently…
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New Master Gardener classes set to begin
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will offer both daytime and evening programs for the new Rutgers Master Gardener class. Master Gardeners are community volunteers trained in earth-friendly gardening and environmental principles. Lecture classes meet once per week for three hours from mid-September to mid- April. The 60 to 70 hours of classroom instruction…
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Author’s advice: Open lines of communication
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Problems occur when parents don’t open the lines of communication with their children about planning ahead financially, according to an Old Bridge native who recently published his first book. Saul Simon, a certified financial planner for more than 30 years, put his experience to use in “Simon Says: Love Your…
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Lillian McEvoy
Mrs. McEvoy, 86, of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, died Aug. 25, 2013, in Milford Regional Hospital, Milford, Mass. She was predeceased by her husband, John W. McEvoy. Surviving are three children and their spouses, Barbara and Marty Hubka of the Parlin section of Sayreville, Linda and Peter Crisafi of Blackstone, Mass., and…
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Claire Ann Lutz Butkus
Mrs. Butkus, of North Brunswick, formerly of Elizabeth and Hazlet, died Aug. 29 at Saint Clare’s Medical Center in Dover after a short illness. She was a founding member of the North Brunswick Humane Association. She was a lector at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Milltown. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 1997.…
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Carolyn Denys
Mrs. Denys, 87, of Toms River, formerly of Old Bridge and Woodbridge, died Aug. 25, 2013, in Wedgwood Gardens, Freehold. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a real estate agent. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, and by a daughter, Bonnie Schady. Surviving are a granddaughter, Megan Ash, and her husband, Merrick,…
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