Author: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor
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Food grown at Middlesex County College is making its way to the table
EDISON – Vegetables and fruit cultivated in a hydroponics lab on the Middlesex County College (MCC) campus is making its way to the table, from department luncheons to the campus cafeteria. The Department of Natural Sciences and the Department of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Dietetics (HCD) have teamed up to serve food grown on campus…
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Monroe woman steps outside comfort zone through adventures
MONROE – When Rajani Karuturi’s children left for college, an urge deep within to step outside her comfort zone emerged. “I remember wondering if ‘That’s it,’” she recalled of feeling a lack of fulfillment in life when her children moved out of the house. “That is when I started venturing outside my comfort zone.” Karuturi…
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Authorities charge Toms River man in hit and run of utility worker in Metuchen
METUCHEN – Authorities have charged an 18-year-old Toms River man with leaving the scene after striking a utility worker performing road survey work on March 2 at the intersection of Middlesex Avenue and Grove Street, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Police Chief David Irizarry of the Metuchen Police Department said in a…
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A man crossing Route 1 in Edison was badly injured after he was struck by a pickup truck
EDISON – A 42-year-old township man was badly injured after being hit by a pickup truck when he crossed Route 1 on foot near Plainfield Avenue on March 1, police said. Police said the man was intoxicated when he darted across Route 1’s southbound lanes, against a green light, and got hit by an oncoming…
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Monroe will seek public input during re-examination of municipal master plan
MONROE – The community will have an opportunity to have a voice in the future of the township through a public review of the municipal master plan. Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro announced at the Planning Board meeting on Feb. 27 that the township will re-open the master plan this summer and will launch a full…
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Ninth annual Red Carpet Prom Dress held in South Brunswick March 21
South Brunswick Viking Closet will present its 9th annual Red Carpet Prom Dress – 50-foot red carpet, strobe lights, Hollywood skyline and all – event from 1:30-5 p.m. on March 21 inside the auxiliary high school gym, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. Carla Garcia, who is in her first year heading the effort, said she…
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Old Bridge School District offers special education and related services
The Old Bridge Township Public School District provides special education and related services to disabled children/students ages three to 21 who are in need of special education and live in the township. For children three to five years old, pre-school disabled means an identified disabling condition and or measurable developmental impairment that requires special education…
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Learn about home security tips in Edison on March 12
Edison police will provide home security tips and better ways to communicate with police at 7 p.m. on March 12 at the Clara Barton First Aid Squad, 1079 Amboy Avenue, Edison. For more information visit www.ClaraBartonNeighborhood.org or email [email protected].
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Mosaic Society in Old Bridge held two successful Black History programs
OLD BRIDGE – A local Mosaic Society group held two successful Black History programs in February. The events were held on Feb. 9 and 16 at the Old Bridge Public Library. June Dungee, a former councilwoman and founder and organizer of the society, welcomed everyone and was encouraged at the outpouring of support from Old…
