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Fire destroys second South Brunswick home in a week
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – For the second time in a week, fire has destroyed a home of a South Brunswick family. South Brunswick police received a 911 call from a passing motorist reporting a house on fire on Anderson Way around 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 30. Monmouth Junction Fire Chief Scott Smith arrived in the development…
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RWJBarnabas Health cardiologist on forefront of stent for peripheral arterial disease
RWJBarnabas Health announced the introduction of the Eluvia drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System, specifically developed for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The Eluvia Stent utilizes a drug-polymer combination to offer sustained release of the drug Paclitaxel for a one-year timeframe, designed to prevent tissue regrowth that might otherwise block the stented artery. PAD is generally…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge supports Go Red for Women
Members of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge support American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women movement on Feb. 1. Women and men can learn about their risk and the signs and symptoms of heart disease at Raritan Bay’s free Healthy Hearts event from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 14 in Centennial…
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Valenti announces impending retirement from Middlesex County Freeholder board
Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita B. Valenti has announced her intention to retire at the end of her term. “After much personal thought and in consultation with my family, I have decided that 2019 will be my final year serving on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and that I will not be seeking re-election…
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Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office to hold annual Junior Police Academy
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office will hold its annual D.A.R.E.–Junior Police Academy this summer for children entering fifth and sixth grades in Middlesex County in the 2019-20 school year. The program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, July 8-19 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy, 1001 Fire Academy Way, Sayreville. The daily routine…
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Middle school tries to win funds for fitness equipment
JACKSON – Staff and students at the Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Jackson are hoping community members will help them win $25,000 by “exercising” their online voting skills from now until Feb. 28 to gain the most votes through a program called Project Fit. “It only takes a moment a day to vote online, but…
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Danish Archive North East to hold Danish Mardi Gras party in Edison
Danish Archive North East (DANE) will celebrate “Fastelavn,” or Danish Mardi Gras, from 2-5 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Danish Home, 855 New Durham Road, Edison. The Danish party will include games for children. Costumes are encouraged. For more information, call 732-287-6445.
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Middlesex County College adopts discounted tuition for high school students
The Board of Trustees of Middlesex County College (MCC) has approved a new discounted tuition rate of $125 for any 3-or 4-credit course (with no fees) for high school students attending MCC. This new discounted tuition rate, which will become effective in the fall of 2019, represents significant savings for high school students and their…
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South River Police to hold annual free throw tournament
The annual South River Police Department Basketball Free Throw Tournament will take place at 10 a.m. on Feb. 16 in the South River Middle School gymnasium, 3 Montgomery St., South River. All South River children from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to participate. High school students will participate in this year’s new 3-point tournament.…
