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  • Tri-Town News Business Briefs, Dec. 26

    Tri-Town News Business Briefs, Dec. 26

    U-Haul Company of New Jersey announce that J&N Auto, 2100 West County Line Road, Jackson, has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer. J&N Auto will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pick-up for boxes. Normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday.…

  • Examiner Datebook, Dec. 26

    Examiner Datebook, Dec. 26

    • Dr. Mike VanClef, program director and co-founder of the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team, will speak at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Allentown Garden Club. His topic will be “Invasive Species Impact and Identification.” VanClef has a doctorate in ecology from Rutgers and 25 years of experience in the field. The meeting…

  • British farce ‘Noises Off’ promises raucous good time at Kelsey Theatre

    British farce ‘Noises Off’ promises raucous good time at Kelsey Theatre

    The ensemble cast of Maurer Productions’ “Noises Off” includes, front row, from left, Jackie Galli, Laurie Hardy, Nick Kianka (kneeling), Allison DeKorte and Peter Sauer; back from left, Erin Leder, Kevin Palardy, Mark Applegate and Tim Rerucha. This hilarious British farce comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Jan. 11 to 20. Tickets may be purchased online…

  • Pinocchio brought us Rudolph?

    Pinocchio brought us Rudolph?

    Rankin/Bass Historian Rick Goldschmidt discusses the impact and legacy of some of television’s most beloved holiday specials. By Karl J. Paloucek, ReMIND Magazine It’s doubtful that there’s a bigger fan of the Rankin/Bass-animated holiday specials than Chicago’s Rick Goldschmidt. Over the years, Goldschmidt went from enthusiastic fan to official spokesman for Arthur Rankin Jr. and…

  • Tri-Town News Business Briefs, Dec. 19

    Tri-Town News Business Briefs, Dec. 19

    Christopher Anthony, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that two top-producing sales associates with the Jackson office have been recognized for outstanding industry success in November. Kathleen Pascocello led the Weichert sales region in resale listings for the month, and Gregory Manco was the top associate for resale dollar volume. The Weichert sales region…

  • Chelsea at East Brunswick holds annual Wreath Stroll

    Chelsea at East Brunswick holds annual Wreath Stroll

    PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CHELSEA AT EAST BRUNSWICK The Chelsea at East Brunswick’s third annual Wreath Stroll raised more than $1,000 for the Friends of the East Brunswick Senior Center.

  • Local Girl Scouts earn Silver Award

    Local Girl Scouts earn Silver Award

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore honored 35 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties, including three from Manalapan, two from Freehold and one from Marlboro, with the Girl Scout Silver Award on Nov. 29 at the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore’s Program Activity Center, Howell. “By earning the Girl Scout Silver Award,…

  • Meet the cast of Sayreville Middle School’s ‘Mary Poppins’ during tea party

    Meet the cast of Sayreville Middle School’s ‘Mary Poppins’ during tea party

    Sayreville Middle School’s cast of “Mary Poppins” will hold a Character Meet & Greet Tea Party from 1:30-3 p.m. on Jan. 5 in the Sayreville War Memorial High School cafeteria, 820 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. This event will feature the cast performing a few songs from the play and meeting guests to take…

  • Athenians all-girl robotics squad competes at New Jersey regional competition

    Athenians all-girl robotics squad competes at New Jersey regional competition

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The Athenians, a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) robotics squad comprised of nine Girl Scouts came in first place at an FLL qualifying competition on Nov. 17, sponsored by Central Jersey College Prep School in Somerset as part of the FLL’s 2018-19 qualifying meets. The…