Tree-lighting festivities set for Dec. 4 in Monroe
     The Monroe Township Mothers Club will sponsor the annual Monroe Community Tree Lighting Celebration beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Garvey’s Restaurant, intersection of Matchaponix and Gravel Hill Road. Snow/rain date will be Dec. 5.
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Monroe rec to sponsor house decorating contest
     The Monroe Township Recreation Department is sponsoring its annual holiday house decorating contest for township residents and business properties.
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Holiday gala, menorah lighting set at temple
     Etz Chaim Monroe Township Jewish Center will hold a community Hanukkah party from 3-5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the temple, Cornell Avenue.
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Indian-American health fair coming to Monroe
     Princeton HealthCare System Community Education and Outreach Program and the Chinmaya Mission, Cranbury, will sponsor Aarogya Mela: An Indian-American Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Chinmaya Mission, 45 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury.
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Senior Chai to celebrate Hanukkah on Dec. 7
     Senior Chai, a program of Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Southern Middlesex County, will hold its annual Hanukkah party from 4-6 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road.
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HSA will sponsor Photos With Santa
     St. Thomas the Apostle HSA will sponsor a Photos With Santa event from 5-8 p.m. on Dec. 7 in the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge.
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Temple will sponsor Dec. 4 art auction
     Congregation Beth Ohr, 70 Route 516, Old Bridge, will host an art auction beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 4. A preview is set for 7:30 p.m. The event will feature framed art, sculpture, hand-blown glass and memorabilia. Tickets cost $10 per person. Wine, cheese, coffee and cake will be served. For mo
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Anshe Emeth to hold Hanukkah Boutique
     Congregation Anshe Emeth and Jewish Community Center, 88 Main St., South River, will host its Hanukkah Boutique from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 5.
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Recreation offers trips to game, ‘Nutcracker’
     The Milltown Department of Recreation will sponsor two upcoming trips.
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E.B. holiday celebration scheduled for Dec. 5
     East Brunswick’s eighth annual holiday celebration is set for 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the municipal complex gazebo, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center. Rain location will be the Senior Citizen Center, 3 Jean Walling Civic Center.
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Applebee’s schedules Toys for Tots benefit
     Children, their friends and families are invited to a Breakfast With Santa from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Dec. 4 at all Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurants in New Jersey, including the location at Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane, Milltown.
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Victorian Christmas on tap at Lakeview
     Jamesburg-area residents are invited to join the members of the Jamesburg Historical Association from 1-4 p.m. on Dec. 5 as the association observes its annual Victorian Christmas at Lakeview, the historic Buckelew Mansion located at 203 Buckelew Avenue, Jamesburg.
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Tree lighting, scavenger hunt planned for Dec. 2
     A Special Tree Lighting and Holiday Scavenger Hunt will begin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 2 at Veterans Park, West Railroad Avenue, Jamesburg.
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Child care emergencies will be topic of program
     The East Brunswick Rescue Squad will present a program titled “Emergency Medical Services for Children” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the squad headquarters, Cranbury and Summerhill roads.
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Donations sought for PTA Adopt-A-Family
     The South River Elementary School PTA is sponsoring its annual Adopt-A-Family program designed to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River.
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Youngsters invited to Breakfast With Santa
     The Fathers Club of Immaculate Conception Church will host a Breakfast With Santa from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 12 at Immaculate Conception School cafeteria, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood.
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Animal rights panel schedules tricky tray
     New Jersey Animal Rights will host a fund-raising tricky tray beginning at 8 p.m. on Dec. 3 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $4 and includes one sheet of tickets.
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Cut-a-thon to benefit youngster with cancer
     Hair Cuttery, a chain of hair salons in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, will sponsor a cut-a-thon from 4-8 p.m. on Dec. 5 to benefit Estefany, a 9-year-old girl from Elizabeth who is undergoing treatment for leukemia at The Children’s Hospital at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.
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Holiday dance show to be staged in Spotswood
     The Dance Carousel, Spotswood, will present its winter holiday show, “Close Encounters of a Christmas Kind,” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the cafetorium at Spotswood High School, Summerhill Road.
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Spotswood holiday tree lighting set for Dec. 4
     The Spotswood Recreation Depart-ment will present the 14th annual borough holiday tree lighting beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 at Triangle Park, Main Street, across from the Spotswood Library.
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Santa breakfast planned at Jamesburg Firehouse
     A Breakfast With Santa is planned for 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 5 at the Jamesburg Firehouse, located on Railroad Avenue. Participants should bring a camera to take photos with Santa.
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Playhouse 22 schedules tryouts for Dec. 7 and 8
     Playhouse 22 will hold auditions for its upcoming production of David Marshall Grant’s “Snakebit” at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 and 8 at the theater, 210 Dunhams Corner, East Brunswick.
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Dance to the oldies at American Legion post
     Spotswood American Legion Post No. 253 will sponsor its monthly Oldies Dance from 8-11 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the post home, Devoe Avenue, next to the lake.
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Knights celebrate at Christmas dinner
     Our Lady of Victory Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061, Sayreville, will hold a Christmas party from 7 p.m. to midnight on Dec. 18 at the Knights Victorian Hall, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville.
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Alumni music ensemble offer concert
     The Rutgers University Alumni Wind Symphony will present its annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. on Dec. 18 in the Nicholas Music Center, Douglass College campus of Rutgers University, George Street, New Brunswick.
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