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South Korean officials visit Middlesex County
Middlesex County hosted a meeting earlier this month with South Korean and New Jersey state officials, focusing on the economy. “On behalf of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, I am honored that you have chosen Middlesex County, New Jersey, to learn about American policies and procedures regarding economic development,” said Freeholder Director Ronald…
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Golf-event proceeds to aid homeless pets
New Beginnings Animal Rescue, East Brunswick, will host its fundraising Golf Classic Sept. 24 at Westlake Country Club, Lakewood. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun start for the scramble format is set for 12:30 p.m. Prize categories will include low/high, team awards, longest drive and closest to the pin. A $10,000 hole-in-one prize also…
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‘Dogs & Their Humans’ 5K walk set for Sept. 8
The Foster and Adoptive Family Services Foundation will host the K9s For Kids “Dogs & Their Humans 5K Charity Walk” from 12-4 p.m. Sept. 8 at Beechwoods Park, Beekman Road, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick. There will be pet vendors and exhibitors onsite. To register, call 908-420-3348 or visit www.fafsfoundation.org.
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Loss and the Jewish holidays to be topic
Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner will lead a program titled “Dealing With Loss During the Jewish Holidays” at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at Jewish Family and Vocational Services, 52 Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe. The event is sponsored by the Martin and Edith Stein Hospice at the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living, Somerset section of…
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Kingston chef to prepare seafood dishes for national competition
Christopher Albrecht SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Golden tilefish and green vegetable chowder will be on the menu when a top New Jersey seafood chef participates in the Aug. 3 Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans. Christopher Albrecht, the executive chef at Eno Terra in Kingston, and his sous chef, John Crawford Koeniger, held a practice…
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Monroe will offer National Night Out
Monroe residents are invited to attend a National Night Out Against Crime scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Aug. 6 near the lake in Thompson Park. The event is designed to heighten crimeand drug-prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anticrime efforts and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. Monroe’s first responders will be on…
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Concert will shine a light on missing persons
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Maire Tashjian (l) and Amy Schindler, who perform as Virago, will play at a fundraising concert in Freehold on Aug. 3. The event will benefit the Gina for Missing Persons Foundation. Maire Tashjian of the musical duo Virago was astounded when she learned that thousands of people in the…
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Bear strength
Members of the East Brunswick High School Bears football team help carry boxes of food into the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) van outside of East Brunswick High School on July 25. Approximately 100 players collected 65 bins, totaling 3,250 pounds, of nonperishable food from neighborhoods from July 15-25. PHOTOS BY…
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Deadline extended for senior freeze program
To make sure that qualifying New Jersey residents take full advantage of available property tax relief, Gov. Chris Christie has extended the filing deadline for the 2012 senior freeze program for property tax reimbursements to Sept. 16. The senior freeze tax program is open to New Jersey residents who are 65 years old or disabled,…
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