Arthur Schwartz will speak at temple
     Best-selling cookbook author, food critic and radio host Arthur Schwartz will appear from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. The event is sponsored by the Temple B’nai Shalom Sisterhood and Men’s Club.
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‘Oldies Dance’ Jan. 21 at American Legion hall
     American Legion Post No. 253, Spotswood, will hold an “Oldies Dance” Jan. 21 from 8-11 p.m. at the Legion hall, Devoe Avenue.
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Cut-a-thon to be held at Brunswick Square Mall
     A cut-a-thon will be held Jan. 22 to benefit a memorial scholarship in the name of Louise Stewart, a cosmetology teacher at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools, East Brunswick, who died in 2002. Sebastiano Hair Studio will hold the fund-raiser from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the J.C. Pe
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Temple will sponsor art exhibit and auction
     Congregation Anshe Emeth, 88 Main St., South River, will host a gala art exhibit and auction beginning at 8 p.m. on Jan. 22. A preview is set for 7 p.m.
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Library Friends selling coupon savings books
     The Friends of the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., is selling “Hometown Savings 2005” books containing discount coupons from many local retailers and large, chain merchants in Spotswood, East Brunswick, South River, Milltown, Monroe and Old Bridge. All coupons expire at the end of 2005; ther
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Jewish mysticism to be discussed in E.B.
     East Brunswick Hadassah will present Rabbi Yossi Hirsch of the Chabad Chai Center, East Brunswick, in a program titled “An Introduction to Kabbalah” at 10 a.m. on Jan. 23 at the office of Dr. Philip Schiffman, 593 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
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     The Historic Village of Old Bridge Community Group (HVOBCG) will sponsor its second annual Allure of Chocolate event from 4:30-7 p.m. on Feb. 6 at the East Brunswick Museum, 16 Maple St., in the historic Village of Old Bridge at the intersection of Old Bridge Turnpike and Main Street, East Brunswick
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Broadway night returns for fifth year in E.B.
     B’Nai Cafe at Temple B’Nai Shalom, Fern Road in East Brunswick, presents “A Night On Broadway V” on Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. The casual, in-the-round evening of music, dance and desserts, features singers and dancers from the community stages of Central New Jersey. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for stude
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‘Wild Journeys’ to be topic at Sierra Club
     Brian Vernachio, director of the Plainsboro Preserve Sanctuary and co-author of the book “Wild Journeys,” will be guest speaker at the next meeting of the Raritan Valley Sierra Club planned for 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick.
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Monroe temple to offer holiday magic show
     Etz Chaim Monroe Township Jewish Center, Cornell Avenue, will present its annual holiday magic show at 3 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the Monroe Township Community Center, Monmouth Road.
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Band parents to host Jan. 14 tricky tray
     The Spotswood High School Band Parents Association will sponsor a tricky tray beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the high school, Summerhill Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
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Band parents to hold ‘Tricky Tray’ Jan. 14
     The Spotswood Band Parents Association will hold a “Tricky Tray” Jan. 14 at Spotswood High School, Summerhill Road. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. No one under the age of 18 will be admitted.
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MCC to offer ‘alternate route’ teaching session
     An information session for individuals interested in becoming teachers through an “alternate route program” will be offered from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 in the Technical Services Center, Room 100, at Middlesex County College (MCC), Edison.
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Booster club plans comedy fund-raiser
     The Monroe Township High School Booster Club will sponsor a comedy night fund-raiser on Jan. 28 at the Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. A buffet dinner is set for 6 p.m. The show will begin at 8 p.m.
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Milltown Lions spaghetti dinner Jan. 14
     The Milltown Lions Club will hold a spaghetti dinner Jan. 14 from 5-8 p.m. at the Milltown Senior Citizens Building, Violet Terrace.
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Chinese new year event scheduled at library
     FCD Chinese School will have a culture event to celebrate the Chinese new year in the meeting room at East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.
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Alborada plans gala fund-raising dinner
     The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will hold a fund-raising gala from 5:30-10 p.m. on March 13 at the Spain Inn, 1707 W. Seventh St., Piscataway. Organizers hope to make the fund-raiser an annual event.
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Rec sponsors snowman, snow sculpture contest
     The Monroe Township Recreation Department is sponsoring its annual Snowman and Snow Sculpture Contest. The competition, open to township residents, will run through March.
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Open house and tours scheduled for two dates
     St. Mary’s Elementary School, 301 Second St., South Amboy, is inviting all area families to attend its annual open house during Catholic Schools Week. Open house, tours and registration will be held on Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again on Feb. 3 from 11 a.m. to noon.
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Dinner event to raise funds for heart recipient
     The nonprofit organization Have A Heart for Heather is sponsoring a Jan. 28 dinner and entertainment as a fundraiser for Heather Hornecker. Heather, 22, of Sayreville, underwent a heart transplant in December. The pasta dinner is being donated by Camillo’s Restaurant in Sayreville. Entertainment wil
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Reading club at Monroe library begins Jan. 14
     Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will begin its Cabin Fever adult reading club Jan. 14. Individuals read books, fill out entry slips, and enter a weekly prize drawing.
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