Author: Greater Media
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Halal Fest
Cloxkwise from top left: Abid Khan of Lawrenceville chows down on grilled corn on the cob during the Muslim Youth Community Center’s fourth annual Original Halal Food Festival that was held at Rowland Park in South Brunswick on Aug. 15. Samia Ashraf of Edison looks at some Middle Eastern dresses. Aman Ali, left, the festival…
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Laboratory internship sparks engineering interest in senior
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A future nuclear engineer was introduced to an explosion of knowledge this summer. Ryan Catalano, 17, held an internship at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) for two months through Aug. 14. Each of the 11 high school students participating in the program – Ryan represented North…
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ON CAMPUS
Rachel Anderson of North Brunswick has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) for the spring 2015 semester. UMF maintains a dean’s list each semester for those students completing a minimum of 12 credits in courses producing quality points. Students whose GPA for the semester is equal to…
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Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among his beehives, Drew Madzin is calm, despite the bees feverishly buzzing around him. With the hot, August sun beating down on him, Madzin, a Freehold resident,…
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Proposed ‘no knock’ penalties attracting support in Jackson
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Members of the public have voiced their support for an ordinance that will, if adopted by the Jackson Township Council, make unwanted solicitations on private property subject to tougher penalties. On Aug. 11, council members voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that will amend the portion of the municipal code…
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National Night Out in Jackson
PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Members of the Jackson Police Department and the community’s fire companies were among the service organizations represented at the National Night Out event held on Aug. 4 at the Jackson Plaza shopping center. National Night Out gives people of all ages a chance to meet and greet the individuals…
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Kicks 4 Kids will benefit Camp Quality, other organizations
By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer HOWELL — The fourth annual Kicks 4 Kids soccer marathon is approaching and the board members who direct the event are thankful for the success it has generated the past three years. The soccer marathon was created in memory of Madison Beggs of Howell, who died in June 2012 at…
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Concert will benefit food bank
On the evening of Aug. 26, the plaza in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records in Freehold Borough will again be filled with great music, good times and the family and friends of Bill Heine when the second annual Hope for the Hungry concert takes place. Performing from 7:30-9:30 p.m. will be Turnstyles,…
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ON CAMPUS
Brian Scheno of Jackson has been named to the Presidential Service Corps and Bonner Leader Program at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. Timothy McNamara, son of Jan and Pat McNamara of Jackson, graduated with an associate’s degree in accounting from Ocean County College, Toms River. Timothy is a 2013 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. Patrick…
