Author: Greater Media
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The Provident Bank outlines hidden expenses in selling your home
Everyone knows that when you sell your home, there are closing costs, Realtor commissions, legal fees, etc. … but what about the hidden costs? “The cost of selling a home goes beyond the standard fees. Sellers should be aware of them and budget accordingly before putting their house on the market,” says Barbara Carrollo-Loeffler, senior…
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Food for thought
PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 253 Members of American Legion Post 253 have been sending care packages to a minimum of 15 deployed soldiers each month since November. At the Spotswood Memorial Day Parade on May 25, Cub Scout Pack 35 pulled wagons to help collect donations for the program. A collection box is…
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Community invited to 4-H scrapbooking
Middlesex County 4-H will sponsor its Crop-Till-You-Drop Scrapbooking Weekend event and fundraiser 7-11 p.m. June 12 and 9 a.m.-10 p.m. June 13 at the 4-H Log Cabin, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. New and experienced scrapbookers are invited to attend. Guests should bring their photos, pages and other materials. Experts will be on hand to…
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Residents don’t waste chance to discard hazardous items
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Middlesex County residents drop off household hazardous waste items and paint materials during a collection day at the Middlesex County Highways Division facility in North Brunswick. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY Middlesex County collected some 85,000 pounds of hazardous waste in one day last month. More than 750 cars dropped…
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Masons to sponsor charity barbecue
Milltown Lodge No. 294, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold its fifth annual Charity Barbecue 1-5 p.m. June 27 at Philo Lodge No. 243 Grove and Pavilion, 120 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River. All proceeds will benefit Milltown Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. The menu will feature pulled pork, beef brisket, burgers, hot…
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Youngsters invited to batting competition
East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor the boys baseball and girls softball Elks Batter-Up Batting Contest 6-8 p.m. June 19 at Heavenly Farms Park, 440 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Registration is set for 5:30-6 p.m. The contest is open to ages 5-15. Division placement will be determined by the participant’s age as…
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Church yard sale scheduled for June 6
Our Lady of Lourdes Church will hold its Indoor Yard Sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 6 in the school building, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. The sale will feature many gently used Christmas items, cookbooks, children’s books, toys and more.
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Bridge work on overpass to extend through August
Overnight bridge work on Route 18 north and south at Route 1 has begun and will last through August. The majority of the work will be completed on weekends by crews working around the clock from 10 p.m. Fridays to 5 a.m. Mondays, according to a statement released by the North Brunswick Police Department. There…
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Recognizing the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a deadly disease that forms in the tissues of the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system that is found below the bladder and in front of the rectum.According to the Canadian Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers), while the National…
