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Holly Jolly Crew to judge decorated houses in North Brunswick
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will hold its fourth annual Deck the House contest. The DPRCS Holly Jolly Crew will judge houses from 5-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 19. To be considered, send a picture of the holiday house to [email protected] by Dec. 18. Include the address. For more…
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North Brunswick Fire Co. 3 to hold Breakfast with Santa Dec. 16
North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 will hold its annual Breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 16 at the firehouse, 1470 Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. Cost is $5 per child, $10 for adults. Includes buffet breakfast, photo with Santa and a small gift for children. For more information, visit…
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Hillsborough High teacher publishes fellowship project
A Hillsborough High School Social Studies teacher, Robert Fenster, had his work titled “American Painting, Poetry, Progress, and Prose in the Nineteenth Century” recently published online. His project is the culmination of research following his month-long Reese Teacher Fellowship at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Fenster was awarded the prestigious and…
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North Brunswick DPW employees ice the competition in Snow Plow Rodeo
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick Department of Public Works took first place out of 15 different member municipalities in the 2nd Annual Garden State Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (GSMJIF)/Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF) Snow Plow Rodeo. Brent Lane finished in first place with a score of 1799, Mike Vitanza was second with a…
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Jamesburg Presbyterian Church schedules holiday events
The Jamesburg Presbyterian Church Food Cupboard provides food to approximately 100 families in Jamesburg, Monroe and Helmetta. The Food Cupboard needs donations of turkeys and chickens for the Dec. 15 food distribution to the needy, as well as donations of other foods that would go well with a traditional Christmas dinner. The church will also be wrapping…
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United Methodist Church plans Christmas concerts, silent auction
United Methodist Church will hold an Organ & Strings Christmas Concert and Silent Auction at 5 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the church, 47 N. Main St., Milltown. Organist Shea Velloso will be joined by a string quartet for a program of Christmas music. The concert will feature the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, G.…
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Brookdale Board of Trustees selects new leadership
The Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees selected its executive leadership team for the 2019-2020 academic year at its annual reorganization meeting that was recently held. Trustee Tracey Abby-White was selected by her colleagues to serve a one-year term as board chair, a position previously held by Dr. Carl J. Guzzo, Jr. A former teacher, Henry Hudson…
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Brandeis meeting will focus on the streets of Paris
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will meet at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Historian Paul White will present a look at Paris. This program is free and open to the public The December social justice collection will collect items for Women Aware and New…
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Rapping professor from North Brunswick makes algebra ‘contagious’ at Kean University
Kean University adjunct professor Irisa Leverette, a resident of North Brunswick, helps her students learn algebra, encourages them to do homework, and reduces math anxiety by rapping in the classroom. “She’ll be in the middle of a lesson, start freestyling, drop the marker as if it’s a mic, and then go right back to the lesson…
