Tag: South Amboy
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Presentation on memory loss set for Nov. 30
Understanding Memory Loss, presented by Alzheimer’s New Jersey, will take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Dowdell Library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. The program will explore the difference between normal age-related memory changes and abnormal changes that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, including some of the…
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Dowdell Library to hold Holiday Open House on Dec. 4
The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library will hold a Holiday Open House with the “Rhythm N’ Sound” ’50s band from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. There will be holiday cheer, refreshments and other surprises, including a chance to win an Amazon Kindle. To learn about upcoming library…
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Flute-oboe-piano trio to return to Saint Mary’s
Music at Saint Mary’s will present an encore performance by The City Winds Trio at 4 p.m. on Nov. 26 at Saint Mary Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. Crispian Fordham, Meredyth Coleman and Jack Bender are a flute-oboe-piano trio. Admission is free, though a $15 donation is suggested. A wine and cheese Meet-the-Artists reception will follow.…
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South Amboy liquor store sells jackpot lottery ticket
Three Jersey Cash 5 tickets split a $727,623 jackpot in Cumberland, Essex and Middlesex counties. Three tickets matched all five numbers drawn – 03, 13, 25, 27 and 39 and the XTRA number 04 – splitting the jackpot from the Nov. 1 drawing. Each ticket is worth $242,541. The tickets were sold at Main Liquor,…
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South Amboy Elks receive business leader award
PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH AMBOY ELKS The South Amboy Elks received the Old Bridge-Sayreville-South Amboy Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leader of the Year Award for community service, accepted by exalted ruler Dave Bryson, right, on Oct. 25 at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge.
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Fitness classes begin Nov. 4 at Christ Church
Christ Church in South Amboy will hold fitness classes with Denise Morgan beginning on Nov. 4 at Memorial Hall, 221 Main St., South Amboy. Cardio/strength interval classes with an added period of abdominal work and stretching will be held from 9:15-10:05 a.m. Saturdays and from 6:30-7:20 p.m. Mondays. Weights and a mat are needed. The…
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Raritan River Drawbridge clears environmental review
SOUTH AMBOY – A replacement for the aging Raritan River Drawbridge has cleared the federal environmental assessment process. The milestone marks a significant development in NJ Transit’s effort to make its infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather following the devastating impacts of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. On Oct. 13, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued…
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Six candidates vie for school board seats in South Amboy
SOUTH AMBOY – Three three-year terms on the South Amboy Board of Eudcation will be up for grabs in the Nov. 7 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The terms of Board President Janet Kern and board members Kevin Riley and Philip Smith expire in January. None of them filed…
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Basketball event, tricky tray to benefit 5-year-old with leukemia
The Friends of South Amboy will hold a fundraising basketball event Dec. 16 at South Amboy Middle High School, 200 Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. The schedule is 4 p.m. South Amboy varsity girls vs. Calvary Christian, 6 p.m. Bishop Ahr varsity boys vs. Sayreville War Memorial and 8 p.m. South Amboy varsity boys vs. Calvary…