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Bills dedicated to land preservation clear Assembly panel
Looking to maintain New Jersey’s farms and historic lands, Assembly Democrats sponsored a three-bill package which cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Dec. 10, according to a press release. The first bill (A-4733), sponsored by Assembly members Adam Taliaferro, Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey, appropriates $15 million from constitutionally dedicated corporate business tax (CBT) revenues…
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It’s the journey, not the return
By Paul Hall The holidays are a time for family and friends to come together and celebrate. However, many families don’t have that luxury for a plethora of reasons. In the new film Ben Is Back, one such family has been reunited for the holidays, but there is more to the reunion than meets the…
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Manalapan Police Beat, Dec. 19
The Manalapan Police Department reported the following incidents that occurred in the municipality: • On Dec. 4, a 53-year-old female resident of Manalapan reported that unknown individuals used her personal information and conducted multiple transactions on her Verizon account totaling $3,147. • On Dec. 5, a 55-year-old female resident of Manalapan reported that unknown individuals…
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Donations needed for victims of Governor’s Pointe fire
The Township of North Brunswick is collecting gift cards, toiletries and/or money for the victims of the Dec. 8 fire in Governor’s Pointe where 12 homes were destroyed. Drop off items or mail to the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick 08902 Attn: Janice Larkin. For more information, contact Janice Larkin at…
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Pack 116 donates more than 1,000 pounds of food to neighbors in need
MILLSTONE – The members of Cub Scout Pack 116 got into the holiday spirit early this year. Scouts in kindergarten through fifth grade spent November “Scouting for Food” to help feed hungry neighbors in Millstone Township and surrounding communities. From 5-year-old Lions to the fifth grade Arrow of Lights, the boys dropped off “Scouting for…
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Silver Screen School Days!
These 1980s High-School-Themed Movies Earn Extra Credit For Fun. By Lori Acken, ReMIND Magazine Next to your class reunion, the best place to experience high school, relive happy memories or exorcise your bad-grades-and-detention demons is at the movies. There, endless homework, humiliating gym classes, dateless dances and the bully behind your locker door can’t touch…
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Sisters use SBA loan to open Revive Spa in former hometown of North Brunswick
Sisters Samantha McCann and Stacy Shiffner, former North Brunswick residents and North Brunswick Township High School graduates, have partnered to open up Revive Spa on Route 130 in North Brunswick with the support of a $128,000 Small Business Administration (SBA) loan from Unity Bank. Shiffner previously worked in marketing and is the business manager for the spa, located…
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Cheers and Jeers
by Damian Holbrook Cheers to New Amsterdam for fighting cancer with facts. While Max (the fantastic Ryan Eggold, pictured) has spent the first half of the NBC medical hit’s freshman season exploring options for his grave condition, the show has been slyly providing viewers with vital, honest info about clinical trials, the side effects of…
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Sayreville Senior Center’s Tuesday Club holds Christmas luncheon
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JANICE O’BRIEN The Sayreville Senior Center’s Tuesday Club held a Christmas luncheon with entertainer Joey Sudyka on Dec. 11. Pictured are Pat Roble, the Tuesday Club president, left to right, with entertainer Joey Sudyka, and member/volunteer John Lapatriello.
