'Entertainment' books on sale at E.B. Library
      "Entertainment 2008" books are available at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The books contain discount offers on retail shopping, services, travel, dining, amusements and more. Every copy purchased at the library includes a bonus card good for discounts at one's choice of v...
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Dancing to the oldies coming to Knights hall
      A Rock 'N' Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ and dancing to the sounds of the '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s.
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Cardiac catheterization to be topic at meeting
      The Cardiac Club of Raritan Bay Medical Center will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 in Centennial Hall at the hospital's Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. Speaker Virginia Riz Vega, radiologic cardiovascular technician, will discuss "Cardiac Catheterization: Why and How It Is Done.
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St. Thomas School sets open house, registration
      St. Thomas the Apostle School, Route 18 south, Old Bridge, will hold an open house after the 12:30 p.m. Mass on Jan. 27. Interested individuals are invited to tour the school and meet the faculty. Registration for September 2008 classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 6 for in-schoo...
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Uniform Sale to benefit patient-care services
      The Raritan BayMedical Center Perth Amboy Auxiliary will sponsor a Uniform Sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 23 in Centennial Hall A and B at the hospital's Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. A complete line of lab coats, pants, tops, scrubs, shoes and more will be available for purcha...
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Abduction prevention to be topic at seminar
      Tiger Schulmann'sMixedMartialArts of East Brunswick will conduct a free Abduction Prevention Seminar for Children from 4:30-6 p.m. on Jan. 18 at Tiger Schulmann's of East Brunswick, Loehmann's Plaza, 23, Route 18.
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'Eleanor Roosevelt' to appear in Monroe
      TheAlisa Chapter ofHadassah,Monroe, will present Rene Goodwin of theAmerican Historical Theatre in "Eleanor Roosevelt Part II: TheWarYears" at 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe.
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Curtain to rise on 'Charlotte's Web'
      Villagers Theatre, a nonprofit center for the performing and cultural arts located at 415 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin, will present its Kidsvill production of "Charlotte'sWeb," adapted by Joseph Robinette from the book by E.B. White, at noon and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and noon on Sunday...
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Thompson sets Jan. 24 mobile office in O.B.
      Assemblyman Sam Thompson (R-13) will sponsor a mobile office from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at the George Bush Senior Center, Old Bridge municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road.
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St. Stan's School plans open houses, registration
      St. Stanislaus Kostka School, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville, will hold an open house and fall registration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 27. Registration for prekindergarten-eighth grade will begin at the event; openings are limited.
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Seniors will travel to Asheville, N.C.
      Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor a May 4-9 trip to Asheville, N.C. The bus will depart at 8 a.m. on May 4 from the OLV lower parking lot, Main Street, Sayreville.
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Fundraisers
      Jan. 17 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5 to 9 p.m., at TGI Friday's, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each check (eat-in or take-out) to the school. Diners must present a flier for the donation to count.
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Community invited to library book groups
      The Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold a variety of upcoming book group meetings for adults and older adults. The schedule is as follows: • Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.
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Early learning center to host Jan. 20 carnival
      The Early Childhood Learning Center at Temple B'nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick, will sponsor a carnival from11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 20. The event will feature games, food, a tricky tray and prizes. The tricky tray will offer prizes including, but not limited to, tickets to...
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Junior Woman's Club slates Friendraiser event
      The Junior Woman's Club of Greater Brunswick will hold a Friendraiser event at 5 p.m. at Jan. 27 at Ronald McDonald House, New Brunswick. Interested individuals are invited to attend, help make dinner, take a tour and learn more ways to aid Ronald McDonald House as the club moves into another yea...
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Tickets on sale for Sail Away Tricky Tray
      Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host a Come Sail Away Tricky Tray beginning at 7 p.m. on Feb. 8. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. More than 100 prizes, including small appliances, gift baskets, toys and gift certificates to Harvest Moon Brewery, Dick's Sporting Goods, Th...
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St. Bart's open houses scheduled for Jan. 28, 30
      St. Bartholomew School, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will hold open houses from 9-10:30 a.m. on Jan. 28 and from 12:15-1:15 p.m. on Jan. 30. Parents and students are invited to tour the school, sit in on classes, view classroom work completed by current students and review the academic curric...
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Public invited to Chinese New Year gala
      The Chinese American Cultural Association Mid-Jersey Chinese School, East Brunswick, will mark its 45th anniversary with a Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 2 at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick.
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Gasoline card will go to blood donors
      The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will sponsor a blood drive from 4-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24. The Blood Center of New Jersey will conduct the drive.Abloodmobile will be on location in the library parking lot. All donors will receive a $15 gas card as a thank-you gift. Free cholesterol scree...
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Winter weather safety guide available online
      The New Jersey State Police Office of Emergency Management has created a Web site that provides information on a variety of winter topics, including stormrelated information, free of charge. The Winter Weather Safety Guide can be accessed by going to the Web site www.state.nj.us/njoem/plan/winter....
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Tickets available for St. Mary's Casino Night
      St.Mary of Ostrabrama Church, South River, will hold a Casino Night from 6-11 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Knights of Columbus Hall, 88 Jackson St., South River. The event will feature casino/carnivallike gambling for prizes (New Jersey law does not permit gaming for cash at casino nights), music and dance...
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Children's survival event coming to Cheesequake
      "Lost in the Woods: A Children's Survival Program" is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Cheesequake Park Interpretive Center, 300 Gordon Road, Old Bridge. Information will be offered on a ninepoint plan to assist children if they become separated from their group while hiking. The program ...
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Pelican offers lift tix to blood donors in Jan.
      Pelican Pool and Ski Center, 393 Route 18, East Brunswick, is offering a free ski lift ticket to anyone who donates blood. Participants must donate blood at any hospital or blood bank and show Pelican Pool proof of doing so by Jan. 31 in order to receive the lift ticket.
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