Tag: Spotswood
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Spotswood community-wide yard sales will benefit police outreach programs
Spotswood will hold community-wide yard sales from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 23 and 24. Setup cannot begin before 6 a.m. The cost is $20 per household, which includes advertising, yard sale location on Google Maps and a participant window placard. Proceeds will benefit the Spotswood Police Department Special Events Fund and community…
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Resident disappointed in current state of Helmetta
Is it any mystery why droves of people are leaving New Jersey and the small quaint towns that once conjured up images of Mayberry? Small town politicians with big ideas and big egos look for ways to promote themselves at the expense of the taxpayers. Mayors and council members decide what is to be done…
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Immaculate Conception to hold carnival June 12-16
The Immaculate Conception Carnival will be held from 6-11 p.m. weeknights and from 5-11 p.m. Saturday, June 12-16, on the school grounds, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. There will be rides, nightly tricky trays, a money wheel, a Preschool Corner, games, characters, live entertainment, food vendors and a beer garden. Fireworks are scheduled for June 16.…
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Spotswood Senior Center holds discussion group on life’s philosophies
SPOTSWOOD–Covering topics ranging from relationships to hope, the Spotswood Office on Aging and Senior Center will be the host to a weekly “In Your Own Words” discussion group for its members. “We start with a general philosophical concept or question, ask for responses and let the conversation take its natural course. We don’t necessarily have…
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Spotswood Legion to hold annual family picnic June 16
American Legion Post 253 will hold its annual family picnic from 1-5 p.m. on June 16 at the post, 50 Devoe Ave., Spotswood. The picnic includes games, entertainment, food, beer, wine and soda. The cost is $20 per person, age 12, and older, in advance. The cost is $25 per person at the door. For…
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Spotswood poker run to honor late U.S. Navy veteran on July 7
Sons of the American Legion Post 253 will hold the fifth annual Jo Jo Kolbasowski Memorial Poker Run on July 7. Sign in will be from 9-11 a.m., rain or shine, at the post, 60 DeVoe Ave., Spotswood. The party, featuring food, entertainment and vendors, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at the…
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Columbiettes to hold tricky tray on June 8
The Columbiettes of Knights of Columbus Council 4907 will hold a scramble/tricky tray on June 8 at the Columbian Club Hall, Crescent Avenue, Spotswood. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Calling starts at 7:30 p.m. No BYOB. Cash bar available. Admission is $8. Advance tickets suggested. Call Liz at 732-251-2173 or Dorothy at 732-257-7718.
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Old Bridge business owner helps Spotswood police with gun repairs
To thank him for donating time, resources and funds to restore firearms for the Spotswood Police Department, Savage Cerakote owner Derek Pitera received an honorary plaque. Savage Cerakote is a federally licensed firearms dealer and full service cerakote shop located in Old Bridge. Cerakote is a polymer-ceramic composite coating that can be applied to metals,…
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Monroe girl gives back to nonprofits that helped her through cancer diagnosis
MONROE — Four nonprofit organizations helped uplift Avery Moskowitz and her family after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma five years ago. To repay their help, Avery, who is now 8 years old and a second-grader at Mill Lake Elementary School in Monroe, held a fundraiser for A Moment of Magic Foundation, Friends Are…