Author: Greater Media
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Honoring a legacy
PHOTOS BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Clockwise from top: North Brunswick Township High School choir members, led by director Vanessa Moreno, perform during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, held by the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services at the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Jan. 16. Anthony Brooks, vice president of the…
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High school to collect prom dresses, accessories
The South Brunswick High School (SBHS) Viking Closet will hold its fourth annual Sisterhood of the Traveling Prom Dress drive through Feb. 5. The Viking Closet will accept donations of prom/semiformal dresses, jewelry, purses and shoes in the main lobby of South Brunswick High School, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, during school hours. The actual…
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4-H members spend MLK Day baking and making for others
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer This text will be replaced 4-H members, from left, Kelly Rich, Nicole Sitarik, Jaimee Frock, Kylee Bosserman, Fiona Moore and Katie Rich make Valentine’s Day cards for children at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service project at the…
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Longtime Mayor Gambatese is township’s busiest booster
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Frank Gambatese SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Mayor Frank Gambatese said his office door is always open at Town Hall. He arrives by 10 a.m. and stays until around 2:30 p.m. weekdays, meeting with department heads to make sure everything is running smoothly and essentially selling the township to prospective businesses. “I…
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Dinner to fund eighth-graders’ school trip
Memorial School will host its 43rd annual Italian Dinner from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at the school’s all-purpose room at 7 Grant Ave., Eatontown. The snow date is March 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. The dinner will feature ziti and homemade meatballs and is open to everyone. Proceeds will fund the annual…
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Screenings set on films about World War II
WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University at 400 Cedar Ave. is presenting a free film series, “A World at War, 1937- 1945: Triumph, Tragedy, Memory and Myth,” at the Pollak Theatre to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. All films will be shown at 7:30 p.m., and admittance is free…
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Area schools and camps have so much to offer
Marine Science Day Camp The Lewis School of Princeton, founded in 1973 by Marsha Gaynor Lewis, is an internationally recognized, co-educational, independent private day school whose combined resources are dedicated to providing exceptional multisensory educational opportunity for bright, creative young men and women who learn differently. During the past 41 years,The school has helped thousands…
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An American tradition: camp
For more than 150 years, millions of children have learned life lessons and made lasting memories in a positive, supportive camp environment.This year, more than 10 million children and youth will attend camp nationwide. Today, camps are the natural extension of traditional education settings. Camp is comprised almost entirely of teachable moments — developing life…
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Summer camp: the ultimate 21st century skills learning environment
By Andy Pritikin It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have changed.Technological advances have profoundly affected life, as we know it, including how we raise our children. Most families rely on…
