Community Bulletin Board
Special ed PTA to hold
free public workshop
     The Special Education PTA (SEPTA) of South River will host a free public workshop, "Strategies for Diverse Learners," from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 12 at the South River Elementary School cafetorium, Montgomery Street.
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‘Meet the Lizard Guy’
set at Monroe Library
     Youngsters ages 3 and up are invited to "Meet the Lizard Guy," a hands-on presentation of favorite bugs, frogs, turtles and more, set for 2 p.m. on Feb. 9 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza.
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Community Bulletin Board
Monroe special ed panel
     will hold Feb. 4 meeting
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J’burg/Monroe Seniors
plans upcoming events
     Jamesburg/Monroe Senior Citizens, 139 Stevens Ave., will offer a variety of upcoming programs.
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‘Coffee Break’ dinner set in East Brunswick
     The Brunswick Women’s Connection, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, will hold a "Coffee Break" dinner from 7-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road.
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     DAWN MARIE SANNWALDT Kourtney Biro, a third-grader in Terry Sicas’ class at Parkview Elementary School, Milltown, examines the craftsmanship of the diorama project she made of the Cherokee tribe. In a recent project, students in the class showed the ways of life of various American Indian tribes. T...
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Rising cable rates prompt
council to look for options
Staff Writer
By vincent todaro
     SPOTSWOOD — Borough officials are looking into alternatives in cable television providers due to concerns raised by residents and the Borough Council about the rates being charged by the current provider, Comcast Cablevision.
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East Brunswick AARP slates theater, A.C. trips
     The East Brunswick American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Chapter No. 4855 plans two day trips.
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On Campus
     Justin S. Black, son of Rosalynda and Barry Black of East Brunswick, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he is a junior majoring in political science. A 1999 graduate of East Brunswick High School, he recently joined Phi Alpha Delta, a n...
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Community Bulletin Board
Speech therapy seminar
     coming to E.B. Library
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Crafters are sought for craft show/bake sale
     Crafters are sought for the St. Thomas the Apostle HSA Spring Craft Show and Bake Sale, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 9 in the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge.
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SWMHS to host indoor color guard competition
     The Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS) Band Parents Association will host its sixth annual indoor color guard competition on behalf of the high school marching unit’s indoor color guard, EXCEL-eration, at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 in the high school gym, Washington Road. Doors and refreshment sta...
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Fund-Raisers
Feb. 1
     • Casino Night, sponsored by the Old Bridge Education Foundation (OBEF), 7:30-11:30 p.m., at Sunny Palace, Route 18, East Brunswick. Tickets cost $30 each, $50 per pair. Prizes, hors d’oeuvres, $25 per person in chips. OBEF awards grants for original and creative ideas submitted by students and teac...
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St. Mary of Ostrabrama
Church closes school
Staff Writer
By jennifer dome
     SOUTH RIVER — Pictures of students, posters with messages hailing Catholic schools, and glass cases displaying basketball, cheerleading and academic awards fill the colorful hallways of St. Mary of Ostrabrama School, Jackson Street.
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Toll Bros. moving forward
     with Regency at Monroe
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GB Productions slates auditions for ‘George M!’
     GB Productions will hold auditions for its upcoming production of George M! from 7-9:30 p.m. Feb. 11-13 at St. Thomas the Apostle auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge.
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Widows and Widowers schedule Feb. 10 social
     The Widows and Widowers (WOWs) Chapter of Middlesex County West will hold a social from 7-11 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Belarussian American Center, Whitehead Avenue, South River.
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     FARRAH MAFFAI Christina Pollak of the Shoestring Players entertains students at Corpus Christi School in South River during an interactive intermission. The theater group performed international folk tales for the school on Jan. 16.
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Girl Scouts, Cadettes
to organize blood drive
     A Central Jersey Blood Center blood drive, sponsored by East Brunswick Girl Scouts and coordinated by Cadette Troops 375 and 1170, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 2 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Ryders Lane, East Brunswick.
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Students remember teacher
     The following poem, "Goodbye," was written by Chittick School, East Brunswick, fifth-grade students Monica "Froggie" or "Monie" Farag, Marisa "Estee" Estremera, Lawrence Larstanna, Erica "Kappie" Kaplan and Kristen Trimboli, many of whom were nicknam...
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Blood drives planned in Milltown and Jamesburg
     The Blood Center of New Jersey will sponsor blood drives from 3-8 p.m. on Feb. 1 at Barry Brill’s Karate and Fitness, 45 Broad St., Milltown, and from 4-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg.
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