Reading Fairy to host program for kids Nov. 8
      ShopRite will team up with Rita Book, the Reading Fairy, in an effort to develop youngsters' appetites for books while teaching basic kitchen skills, at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Woodbridge ShopRite.
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Benefit dinner for to be held on Nov. 20
      Ashlyn Marie Ferriero's family and friends are hosting The Fashion Love Ashlyn Educational Fund Benefit Dinner from 6:30-10:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Royal Albert's Palace, 1050 King George Road, Fords. The dinner will be an Italian buffet.
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Senior club announces November schedule
      The Woodbridge Senior Citizen Club will hold its business meetings at 1 p.m. Nov. 1 and 15 in McCorristin Hall, which is in the basement of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Main Street and Amboy Avenue. The Nov. 1 meeting will feature a presentation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, bl...
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VFW to hold Veterans Day services Nov. 11
      The Avenel VFW Memorial Post No. 7164, 60 W. Park Ave, Avenel section of Woodbridge, will host its annual Veterans Day services on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in front of the post home.
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Hospital group to host luncheon, fashion show
      The Colonia Chapter of the Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital will sponsor its annual Diamond Luncheon on Nov. 10 at the Woodbridge Sheraton, Route 1 south. A $50 raffle book must be sold to gain admission.
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Senior club to host Halloween luncheon
      The Fords-Keasbey Senior Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month in the cafeteria at Our Lady of Peace Church, Amboy Avenue, Fords section of Woodbridge. Membership is open to those 60 and older who live in Woodbridge and do not belong to any other township senior club...
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Local WWII vet's story is focus of library event
      The Woodbridge Main Library, George Frederick Plaza, will present "Remembering Halyard," a program and reception for Woodbridge veteran Anthony Orsini, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 10. In 1944, the OSS (U.S. Office of Strategic Services) launched a daring rescue, Operation Halyard, to recover more than 500 down...
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'Family Funhouse' at Colonia H.S. Oct. 31
      A "Family Funhouse" will be held 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Colonia High School, 180 East St. Admission is $5 per child, and children must be accompanied by an adult. The event is for kindergartners to sixth-graders and will include games, crafts, candy, prizes, contests, food and a costume photograph.
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'Taste of Arts' lecture at Barron Center Oct. 31
      The Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, will host a "Taste of the Arts" lecture: "Mel Leipzig, Development of a Realist Painter in an Age of Abstraction," Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but registration is required. Call (732) 634-0413 for reservations and more information.
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Woodbridge church seeks vendors for flea market
      Vendors are wanted for the fall/pre-holiday flea market at the First Congregation Church, 539 Barron Ave., Woodbridge, which will be held Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eight-foot tables are available for $25, and six-foot tables are available for $20. Call Debbe at (732) 634-6895 for more informat...
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Legal professionals group to meet Nov. 14
      The new chapter of the Middlesex Legal Professional Association will hold its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Hampton Inn, 370 Route 9 north. The chapter will host Premier Design Jewelry, and members and others will be able to shop for the holidays.
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