New teen program set
at Temple Anshe Emeth
     A new program for post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah teens in eighth and ninth grades will begin on Oct. 8 from 6:30-7:30 a.m. at Congregation Anshe Emeth of South River, 88 Main St. Classes will meet on alternate Tuesdays.
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Old Bridge Library offers crafts, games, clubs
     The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, has scheduled several upcoming events.
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Community Bulletin Board
Separated, divorced
group slates meetings
     Passages, a nondenominational, self-help group for separated and divorced adults, holds meetings at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 505 Main St., Spotswood.
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United Way to hold free booster seat distribution
     United Way of Central Jersey will hold a free child booster seat distribution from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 27 at ASP Services (formerly known as All Systems Plus warehouse), 182 Whitman Ave., Edison, (behind Costco on Route 27).
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Nonperishables needed for MCFOODS distribution
     The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS), the distribution center for more than 50 local soup kitchens and food pantries, is experiencing a shortage of nonperishable foods.
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Boy Scouts will hold Pasta Night on Sept. 27
     Boy Scout Troop No. 59, sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061, Sayreville, will hold a Pasta Night from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Knights of Columbus Victorian Hall, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville.
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Sunrise to offer pain
management lecture
     Sunrise Assisted Living of East Brunswick, 190 Summerhill Road, invites seniors to attend a pain management presentation beginning at 7 p.m. on Oct. 1.
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Boro authorizes planner to seek ‘downzoning’
By jennifer dome
Staff Writer
     SAYREVILLE — The Planning Board has authorized its planner to research a potential zone change that would reduce the densities of proposed and future housing developments.
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O.B. zoners
table plan
for Rt. 516
By sue m. morgan
Staff Writer
     OLD BRIDGE — Uncertain if the buffer zone between a proposed retail and office center and a residential neighborhood would be sufficient to block out stray lighting and noise, the Zoning Board of Adjustment tabled a use variance application last Thursday night.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Ashley Wareski jokes around with fellow Sayreville War Memorial High School cheerleader Shea Terzino before the football game against North Brunswick Friday night. The Bombers beat North Brunswick 36-20.
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Community event to defray
medical expenses of teen
By sue m. morgan
Staff Writer
     OLD BRIDGE — Walkers and runners are being recruited for the "Walk for Chris," a noncompetitive 4-mile jaunt that will raise funds to assist a township boy diagnosed with leukemia.
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Community Bulletin Board
Beamer Foundation sets
first golf outing for Oct. 7
     The Todd M. Beamer Foundation, Princeton, invites all golfers to participate in the inaugural Todd M. Beamer Foundation Golf Outing set for Oct. 7 at the Cranbury Country Club.
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VFW auxiliary to host
Italian Night Dinner
     The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7508, Old Bridge, will sponsor an Italian Night Dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the post home, 17 Bordentown Ave.
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On Campus
     Samuel P. Carrion, son of Kathleen R. Carrion of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Samuel Carrion of Sayreville, recently participated in the U.S. Naval Academy’s week-long summer seminar program in Annapolis, Md.
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Athlete recalled for spirit,
service to her community
By sue m. morgan
Staff Writer
     OLD BRIDGE — Recalling her smile and zest for life, the Township Council honored the life of Rupali Kulkarni in a resolution recognizing the late scholar, athlete and first aid squad volunteer for her service to the community.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Matthew DeGennaro, 3, of Old Bridge, swings at a pitch during a baseball game at the playground in Laurence Harbor on Tuesday.
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Youth/parent reading
club to meet at library
     The Middle Grades Book Discussion Club will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Old Bridge Main Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Putting their toys aside, Alexa Corrales, 1 (l) and cousin Elana Donnelly, 4, both of Old Bridge, cuddle together on a blanket during a picnic Tuesday at Kennedy Park in Sayreville.
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     PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI New Jersey Nets star Kenyon Martin (above) hands out free packages of coffee as he meets and greets fans who turned out for Saturday’s grand opening of Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 9 and Spring Valley Road in Old Bridge.
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Old Bridge Library to offer Coffee House Night
     The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold a Coffee House Night from 7-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 10. The event will offer board games to play, refreshments from the library’s Café Cart and live music by folk/rock musician Tony Kontos.
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