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  • Bubblemania to take place at Purim celebration

    Bubblemania to take place at Purim celebration

    The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick will hold a “Purim Bubblemania” party at 4 p.m. on March 12 at Pierre’s Ballroom, 582 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick.Celebrants will enjoy Purim festivities, including food, a bubble show, a reading of the Megillah, the exchanging of Mishloach Manot and a costume contest.Admission is $18 for adults or $12 per child.…

  • Civil War walking tours begin again at cemetery

    Civil War walking tours begin again at cemetery

    The Elmwood Cemetery Association will hold its Civil War Walking Tour at 10 a.m. March 6 at the cemetery, 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick. The cost of the one-hour tour is $10 per person. RSVP by e-mailing [email protected] or by visiting the events page of www.theelmwoodcemetery.com.

  • French club to meet March 21

    French club to meet March 21

    Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m. on March 21 at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French, and moderate preparation and active participation are required at these meetings. Participation is free. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.

  • Youngsters enthralled with visit from high school readers

    Youngsters enthralled with visit from high school readers

    PLUMSTED – National Honor Society students from New Egypt High School recently visited the New Egypt Primary School to spend time with kindergartners and to promote the Read Across America Day initiative. The high school students visited the primary school on March 2 to read selections from the works of Dr. Seuss. As the kindergartners…

  • Examiner In the Service

    Examiner In the Service

    U.S. Air Force Airman Mitchell J. Kelley Jr. graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward…

  • Panel advances package helping bees

    Panel advances package helping bees

    A package of bills citing the importance of bees to New Jersey’s agriculture industry received Assembly Agriculture Committee approval by a 5-0 vote on March 6. A3403, sponsored by Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington) and Assemblyman Parker Space (R-Sussex), designates the common eastern bumble bee as the state native pollinator, according to a…

  • No Stigma Network plans workshop

    No Stigma Network, a local nonprofit organization, will host “Life Planning: Helping Families Plan for the Future of a Loved One with a Disability” on April 1. The presenter will be Jason Miller, director of social services, Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of New Jersey (PLAN/NJ). The purpose of the workshop is to educate families who…

  • On Campus

    Jacqueline Anna Giancola of East Brunswick was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.   Kaitlyn Albanese of East Brunswick was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.   Aditi Mahapatra of East Brunswick was named to the dean’s…

  • ‘Walk a Mile in Their Shoes’ to offer glimpse of disenfranchised

    ‘Walk a Mile in Their Shoes’ to offer glimpse of disenfranchised

    The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County invites the local community to the role-playing workshop, “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes,” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 11 at 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. Come experience what it feels like to navigate social safety nets as a disenfranchised group. The workshop is being presented by Jennifer Lewinski…