Author: VASHTI HARRIS, Staff Writer
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Disability Allies will hold its first annual gala event
Disability Allies is hosting our first annual gala at 5-9 p.m. on May 4 at the Elks Lodge, located at 67 Old Amboy Rod, Old Bridge. The event will be filled with dinner, dancing and an enthusiastic crowd. The event is being planned and hosted by our staff in conjunction with the young adults and…
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East Brunswick Arts Commission holds concert to benefit planned memorial
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Arts Commission recently held the “Music Transcends” concert, which featured the Arcadian Trio performing songs in a fundraiser for the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project. The Arcadian Trio includes pianist Diane Goldsmith, violinist Igor Szwec, cellist Vivian Barton Dozor and narrator Ivan Woods. The music that was performed was…
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Descendant of Felshtin discusses massacre of Jews during pre-Holocaust pogroms
EAST BRUNSWICK–Striving to educate residents about the history of organized massacres against Jews in Eastern Europe, the Hadassah organization served as the host to a lecture about pogroms. The Felshtin Society President Alan Bernstein spoke to a group of 20 residents during the lecture on March 5 at Temple Bnai Shalom. A pogrom is an…
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East Brunswick library will hold free medicare educational seminar
The East Brunswick Public Library will hold a free Medicare Educational Seminar at 5:30 p.m. on March 27 at the library, located at 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. This Medicare seminar will assist you in making decisions regarding your upcoming enrollment into Medicare and can help you evaluate your current Medicare coverage and options. You…
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Revised plans submitted for HD Summerhill development
EAST BRUNSWICK – Vocalizing their concerns which range from parking to amenity space, members of the East Brunswick Planning Board heard architectural testimony for HD Summerhill LLC’s revised development plan on March 12. HD Summerhill is proposing to construct four three-story residential buildings; a clubhouse that will have a gathering room, a possible coffee bar…
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South River green team committee will help clean-up Grekoski park
Local environmental groups are collaborating to clean-up of Edward Grekoski Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 16 at the South River park, which is located at 319-373 Whitehead Ave. The clean-up is being led by the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership in conjunction with the South River Green Team Committee, the South River…
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East Brunswick Library helps patrons work on sewing skills
EAST BRUNSWICK–Complete with thread, scissors and steady hands, the East Brunswick Public Library’s Stitchery Circle provides a space for patrons to work on their sewing skills. “The Stitchery Circle is a drop-in craft program at the East Brunswick Public Library for everyone who loves all things sewing. We have patrons who do cross stitch, needlepoint,…
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‘Health Fair’ on April 6 at Matawan High
The Township of Aberdeen will partner with other organizations to sponsor a “Health Fair” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6 at the Matawan Regional High School. The high school is located at 450 Atlantic Ave. in Aberdeen. The fair is sponsored by the Aberdeen Economic Business Council, Aberdeen Township Council, Hackensack Meridian…
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Company granted approval to use public right of way in Spotswood
SPOTSWOOD – The Spotswood Borough Council has approved a resolution authorizing public right of way use for Cross River Fiber LLC. Cross River Fiber sought approval to place its telecommunication facilities aerially on existing utility poles or in an underground conduit in the public right of way in the borough for the purpose of owning,…
