Tag: South River
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Book, bake sale planned at library
The Friends of the South River Library will sponsor its Book and Bake Sale during regular library hours March 31, April 1 and 2 in the Sivess Room at the library, 55 Appleby Ave. Adult hardcover books will sell for 50 cents each; adult paperbacks and all children’s and young adult books, 25 cents; audio…
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Tickets available for Alborada gala
The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre’s 12th annual gala and fundraiser, “The Passion of Alborada,” is planned for 3-8 p.m. April 3 at Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. The event, which will celebrate 20 years of Alborada, will feature a buffet-style, all-Spanish banquet with sangria and desserts, performances by the Alborada dancers and…
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Ethnic food on menu at Easter bazaar
Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church will sponsor its annual Easter Bazaar and Tricky Tray 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 26 in the church hall, 9 Jeffrie Ave., South River. The event will feature ethnic holiday foods including pierogi, potato pancakes, babkas and more. Ethnic items will be available for purchase. For more information, call…
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Local band to release EP on March 17
Vocalist Matt Makin of East Brunswick, guitarist-vocalist Kevin Nenichka of South River, bassist-vocalist Johnny Zabe and drummer Jack LaMonica – known as Experiment 34 – will be releasing a three-song EP at 8 p.m. March 17 at the Court Tavern, 124 Church St., New Brunswick. The St. Patrick’s Day Bash will also feature Gravity Well, Nameless Victims, Stereo Jo and Murdock…
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Easter babkas available for purchase
Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Catholic Church, Whitehead Avenue, South River, is taking orders for Easter babkas. Cheese, chocolate, cinnamon crumb, prune, poppy, raspberry, apricot and raisin babkas cost $10.50 each. Raspberry/cheese, apricot/cheese and chocolate/cheese varieties are available at a cost of $11 each. To order, call Debbie at 732-238-0735. Pickup is set for…
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Saints dinner slated for March 13
The American Legion Post 214 will host its annual St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Day Dinner from 1-5 p.m. March 13 at 264 Whitehead Ave., South River. The cost is $14 for adults and $7 for children under 10 and includes a corned beef or ham dinner. For more information, call 732-254-9712.
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Monroe returns to girls hoops sectional title game
By Jimmy Allinder There is nothing like watching state tournament basketball because of what’s at stake. Win and move on to the next one-and-done game. Lose and the season comes to an abrupt conclusion. Three area girls teams experienced that range of emotions in recent sectional tournament games. Monroe Township High School (25-3) earned the…
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South River woman allegedly caught with heroin, crack, pills
SOUTH RIVER – Members of the South River Police Department recovered an extraordinary amount of drugs and cash after executing a court-approved search warrant at a residence on Stanton Street on March 3 at approximately 7 a.m. The search warrant was a result of a narcotics investigation that was conducted by South River Police Department…
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Bears looks to build on GMC win in state tourney
By Jimmy Allinder Things have radically changed in the space of three seasons for Sydney Greenspan and Allie Warren, a pair of seniors on the East Brunswick High School girls basketball team. As freshmen, Greenspan and Warren played for a team that finished 5-20 and were anxiously looking forward to the spring and softball season.…
