Author: Greater Media
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Talk to focus on effects of climate change
The Metuchen-Edison Hadassah will sponsor the lecture, “How Climate Change Can Affect New Jerseyans’ Health” at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Neve Shalom, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. The program features Marjorie Kaplan, associate director of the Rutgers Climate Institute, and George T. DiFerdinando, Jr., director of the NJ Center for Public Health Preparedness, former NJ…
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Community Medical Center to hold evening dedicated to women and their breast health
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and every three minutes, another woman is diagnosed. Not only does it affect the person diagnosed, but family, friends, and co-workers can feel its effects as well. That’s why there’s no such thing as being too careful when it comes to your health.Whether you have…
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Safety is the difference in Brick’s A South triumph over Jaguars
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School defenders team up to bring down Brick Township’s Austin Ostrander during the Oct. 2 Shore Conference A South Division game played in Brick. Playing in a quagmire, the Green Dragons slipped past the jaguars, 2-0, handing Jackson Memorial its first loss of the season. MATT DENTON There…
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Scoring early has sparked Jags to four-game winning streak
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s girls’ soccer team has gotten off to a better start in its games, which has figured in a four-game winning streak and a 6-4 record heading into this week. “We definitely had a slow start but now we’re scoring more and shutting teams down,” midfielder Daria Jones…
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Bulletin Board
– Orchid auction will take place Oct. 11 in Tinton Falls temple The largest orchid auction in the Mid-Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 11 at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The auction begins at noon, with doors opening for a preview at 11 a.m. The auction, which is sponsored by…
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Make fire sprinklers mandatory in all new construction
The week of Oct. 4-10 is the 93rd annual Fire Prevention Week. The theme this year, which is changed every year, is “Hear the Beep When You Sleep.” It is intended to raise awareness of the fact that nearly half of all home fire deaths occur overnight when residents are asleep. The call to action…
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Girl code: Three South Brunswick women graduate from coding program
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Kelsey Robinson SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Three young women from South Brunswick have graduated from a seven-week “Girls Who Code” program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Kelsey Robinson, a junior at South Brunswick High School; Shruti Warrier, a senior at South Brunswick High School; and Janet Chen, a…
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Grand jury indicts men charged with burglaries
A grand jury in Middlesex County has handed up a 142-count indictment charging two New York men with taking part in a series of burglaries in nine communities. Felix Bruno, 33, and Anthony Goodwine, 50, both of the Bronx, were charged with committing burglaries between Dec. 12, 2013, and Aug. 18, 2014, and collecting more…
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Community Campout rescheduled to Oct. 23
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will hold its annual Community Campout and Movie Night from 7 p.m. Oct. 2 to 8 a.m. Oct. 23 at North Brunswick Community Park, 2053 Route 130 south. There will be s’mores, popcorn, camping and a screening of “Rio 2.” Bring your own tents to…
