When it rains it pours
     The intense rains of Aug. 11 caused massive flooding and road closures throughout East Brunswick. Above, a car trudges through several inches of water on Stults Lane in the Fox Meadow development around 7 p.m.
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Community Bulletin Board
County to sponsor two
free concerts on Aug. 25
     The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Department of Parks and Recreation will present two free summer concerts on Aug. 25.
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Community Bulletin Board
Plays-in-the-Park
slates open auditions
     Open auditions for two upcoming Plays-in-the-Park productions are scheduled for Aug. 21 and Oct. 10 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater, the home of Plays-in-the-Park, Roosevelt Park, Edison.
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Community Bulletin Board
Jersey tomato will be
topic at library program
     Food historian Judith Krall-Russo will present a program titled "The Jersey Tomato" at noon on Aug. 25 at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St.
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Spotswood Library
to sponsor book sale
     The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will host a book sale during regular library hours, Aug. 21-Sept. 11.
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Polish-American panel to sponsor Polonia Day
     The Polish-American Congress, New Jersey Division, will sponsor its Polonia Day celebration beginning at 1 p.m. on Aug. 22 at the Polish Veterans Picnic Grounds, 209 William St., South River.
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‘Candyland’ musical
next up for Playkids 22
     Playkids 22, the Playhouse 22 adult theater group performing a summer series of children’s shows at the the­ater, located at 210 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, will present "Candyland: A Musical Adventure" at 11 a.m.
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Library slates closings,
return to Sunday hours
     The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will be closed Sept. 4, 5 and 6 in obser­vance of the Labor Day holiday.
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Columbiettes seeking
vendors for fund-raiser
     Vendors are sought for the Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 Columbiettes Flea Market/Craft Show set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 18 (rain or shine) in Immaculate Conception Church parking lot, Manalapan Road, Spotswood.
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     PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Homes are going up quickly at a new adult community, Renaissance at Monroe, on Route 33 at the border of Monroe and East Windsor.
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     PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Kimberly Genovese, of Jamesburg, takes Hailey, 11 months, for a stroll during the Tonkery Boulevard Street Fest along West Railroad Avenue in Jamesburg on Saturday.
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Anshe Emeth schedules
Sept. 11 dinner, service
     Congregation Anshe Emeth of South River, will offer a Selichot supper, program and board member installation beginning at 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the temple, 88 Main St.
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High tech
     Bethany Fishbein of the Low Vision Center, New Brunswick, shows Gertrude Pillo, a resident of Woodmere senior housing in Spotswood, a closed-circuit television.
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Monroe Health Expo
scheduled for Aug. 26
     Monroe residents are invited to at­tend the Monroe Township Health Expo sponsored by CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold Township, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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