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YMCA will honor Preston family
The YMCA of Western Monmouth County will host “One Enchanted Evening,” its annual gala celebration, on March 11 at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan. Joined by Premier Sponsor Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, the YMCA will honor the Preston family and the Graeme Preston Foundation For Life, which was formed in 2008 to honor Graeme Preston,…
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College financial aid workshop set for Saturday
The South Brunswick Library will hold a financial aid and college prep workshop at 1 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) state deadline is April 15, followed by the federal deadline of June 30. Learn…
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County sites will accept documents for shredding
Residents will be allowed to bring personal, confidential documents to be shredded on the following dates: • March 25, Old Bridge Department of Public Works, 1 Old Bridge Plaza off Route 516 • April 7, Monroe Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road • April 8, Metuchen Edgar School rear parking lot, Whitman and Lake Avenue • April 22, North Brunswick…
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Boy Scouts to hold pancake breakfast Feb. 19
North Brunswick Boy Scout Troop 18 will serve as the host to a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 19 at the Our Lady of Peace Parish Hall, 1740 Route 130 north at Washington Place, North Brunswick. Tickets are $5 each. For more information, email [email protected].
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Business Brief
WithumSmith+Brown recently named nine employees as the recipients of its Strength Awards in six different categories. The honorees were recognized by more than 800 of their peers at Withum’s annual State of the Firm meeting. Stephen Antenucci of Jamesburg, manager of the Red Bank office, was part of the Audit Services Team that received the Leonard H.…
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Job services assistance for veterans available at library
The Long Branch Free Public Library and the Veterans Unit from the New Jersey Department of Labor are offering assistance to veterans seeking employment. A representative from the Veterans Unit will be at the Long Branch Free Public Library every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 2-4 p.m. Upcoming dates include Feb. 23, March…
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Clifton seeks to protect police officers, first responders
State Assemblyman Rob Clifton (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington) is renewing his call for legislative action on a bill that seeks to protect the lives and well-being of police officers and emergency medical personnel. Clifton’s legislation (A3104), which was introduced in February 2016, would require drug users who were revived with Narcan or a similar opioid…
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Katherine Heigl and Steven Pasquale pair up in CBS’ new twisted legal thriller ‘Doubt’
By Barb Oates Rule No. 1: Attorneys should never, ever get involved romantically with their clients. We all know that, but TV continues to break that fundamental rule for our enjoyment. In this case, the beautiful and brilliant Sadie Ellis (played by Katherine Heigl) can’t resist her charming, too-good-to-be-guilty client Billy Brennan (Steven Pasquale), a…

