Author: JENNIFER AMATO
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Sensory paths encourage students at Judd Elementary School to ‘shake the sillies out’
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Follow the ABCs. Clap. Bow. Wave. Hands up. Stomp. Touch toes. Spin around. “Shake the sillies out and get the wiggles out,” said Fran Alvarez, a Kindergarten teacher at Judd Elementary School. On Dec. 3, the staff at the North Brunswick school held a ribbon cutting for the school’s new sensory…
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Community Bulletin Board: the North and South Brunswick Sentinel (for January 1)
SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey) will hold its Central Jersey Support Group from 7-8:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 at NAMI-NJ, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. Open to those dealing with mental illness, and their loved ones. For more information, visit www.naminj.org. The South Brunswick Senior Center will hold its…
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Community Bulletin Board: the Suburban (for January 1)
Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council 4815, will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 4 in the parish auditorium, Route 18, Old Bridge. Donors will be entered to win a trip for two to Cancun, Mexico, sponsored by the New York Blood Center.…
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Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for January 1)
Children who will be five years of age on or before Oct. 31, 2020, are eligible for the East Brunswick Public School full-day kindergarten program for the 2020-21 school year. Registration is by appointment only. Visit www.ebnet.org/register to schedule an appointment. All required forms and additional information can be found on the website. Registration takes…
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Community Bulletin Board: Criterion Sentinel (for January 1)
Join Congregation Neve Shalom for a special musical Havdalah led by song leader Lincoln Richman and cantorial student Shirel Gidekel from 6:30-8 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the temple, 250 Grove Ave., Metuchen. The event is free. RSVP to 732-548-2238, ext. 12. For more information, email Wendy Kushner at [email protected]. A Book…
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Chabad House of South and North Brunswick, Township of North Brunswick hold menorah lighting
Rabbi Mendy Carlebach of the Chabad House of South and North Brunswick led a menorah lighting in front of the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Dec. 23.
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Train enthusiast travels through time with railroad set
When David Braun was younger, he said he didn’t have a lot of money. Braun loved model railroads and going to the Gilbert Hall of Science and Lionel headquarters in Manhattan with his friend, Mike Torregrossa, to see the electric trains. When he and Mike came across a 4-foot by 8-foot piece of plywood on…
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North Brunswick officers bring Christmas spirit to families in town
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF North Brunswick PBA Local 160 collected gifts which officers delivered to approximately 35 families – more than 100 children – over a series of days in December. On Dec. 18, Sgt. Ryan Uzunis, Officer Fedor Salvador-Romero, Sgt. Michael Braun, Detective Ernie Hanrahan, BJ’s Wholesale Club donated boxes of candy canes. The…
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Santa, North Brunswick police officers deliver gifts donated by Middlesex County court employees during Mobile Family Success Center holiday party at Parsons Elementary
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County held a holiday party at Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick on Dec. 18. Officers from the North Brunswick Police Department brought along Santa, who delivered gifts donated by employees of the New Jersey Courts Middlesex Vicinage. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 13, nine…
