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Middlesex County Office of Passport Services earns 100% rating three years in a row
MIDDLESEX COUNTY – The Office of Passport Services was officially recognized by the United States Department of State for fully meeting annual inspection requirements for managing passport applications and renewals for three consecutive years. The Office of Passport Services received a 100% rating with zero penalties or deductions on the inspections, for which the Office…
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Rachel Ruchlin
Rachel Ruchlin, born October 10, 1939, was the daughter of Jacob and Ida Ruchlin, and was the youngest and last to depart of her sisters, the late Ethel Ruchlin Wittenberg and Thelma Kalmeyer. She sadly left us, unexpectedly and far too soon, on December 14, 2022. She is survived by her son Eric Barnett of…
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Brookdale Community College helps to launch interpreting careers
The professional knowledge, skills and abilities required of a federal court interpreter are complex. In addition, communication in courtroom proceedings may be more complicated than in other settings or everyday life. Brookdale Community College alumni Jorge Puerto has been on staff at the New Jersey Superior Court in Mercer County for six years and has…
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Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 5
• The Monmouth County Park System will present Cutting, Splitting and Hewing on Jan. 8 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. Get warmed up using a two-man saw and splitting wedge, and learn how farmers used a froe to rive shingles or a broad ax to hew beams. Open to adults.…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 5
• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, is conducting blood drives which are open to the public. The following blood drives are scheduled: Jan. 31, Freehold Raceway Mall, 3710 Route 9, Freehold Township, 12:30-6:30 p.m. To donate blood or for information about how to organize a blood drive, call 1-800-933-2566…
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Jackson Sun Datebook, Jan. 5
• The Ocean County Library will host Jamie Fiore Higgins, who will discuss and sign copies of her book, “Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs,” at 2 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Toms River branch, 101 Washington St., Toms River. In “Bully Market,” Higgins combines her sobering account of harassment…
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Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun News Briefs, Jan. 4
Tinton Falls municipal officials are taking action to prohibit parking on an entire street in the borough. During a meeting on Dec. 20, members of the Borough Council introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit parking on both sides of Hovchild Boulevard for the street’s entire length. A public hearing on the proposed ordinance…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 4
A Union County man has admitted his role in a conspiracy that targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners for residential burglaries, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Randi Barr, 41, of Union Township, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to…
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News Transcript On Campus, Jan. 4
Chad Fruscione of Marlboro participated in Emerson Stage’s production of “Old Jake’s Skirts,” which took place from Nov. 9-13 at the Semel Theater at Emerson College, Boston, Mass. “Old Jake’s Skirts” tells of the story of a farmer living a dull life. Jake’s life is turned around when he discovers a trunk of skirts; the…