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Rep. Holt gets it right on surveillance issue
IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman I have to admit that when I opened my email inbox the other day and saw an email that had the subject line “Holt Statement On Domestic Surveillance Revelations,” I did not have a good feeling about what I would read. Rep. Rush Holt is a Democratic member of Congress…
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Local students receive scholarship awards
Maggie Bera (l-r), David Landy, Abigail Thompson and Matthew Scoles were among five recipients of scholarships from the Middlesex County Retired Educators Association. PHOTO COURTESY OF GLORIA HARPER Five local high school students each received $1,000 scholarship awards from the Middlesex County Retired Educators Association, East Brunswick. All students had exemplary academic records and were…
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Beach Boys tribute band to open series
East Brunswick’s annual outdoor summer concert series will kick off with a performance by The Driftwoods, a Beach Boys tribute band, 7 p.m. June 28 on the lawn at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The concerts are co-sponsored by the East Brunswick Arts Commission and the Department of Recreation. Admission is…
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East Brunswick resident joins Mason Gross faculty
Doug Elkins Doug Elkins, a 2012 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Creative Arts Fellow, has been appointed to the faculty of the Dance Department at Mason Gross School of the Arts. The East Brunswick resident is a twotime winner of a New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Award and has commissioned works for organizations such…
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Good citizens
Skyeler Sudia (l) and Evan Bruskin (c) received Youth Good Citizenship awards and pins from Susan Luczu, Jersey Blue chapter regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in recognition of their Scouting accomplishments and attaining the rank of Eagle Scout during a Court of Honor ceremony for East Brunswick Boy Scout Troop 223. The…
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Third Thursdays to begin at library
A series of upcoming Third Thursday programs designed to “engage the brain” are planned at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The sessions, which will explore a variety of topics over a brown-bag lunch (Lunch and Learn) or dessert (Discussion and Dessert), will be held eight times a year. Most of the…
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Parker Memorial Home breaks ground in Monroe
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Clifford E. Holland, chairman of the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home Board of Trustees, addresses the crowd at the groundbreaking of the Monroe establishment on June 12. STELLA MORRISON/STAFF MONROE — The Francis E. Parker Memorial Home will soon bring its longterm care services to Monroe. The Piscataway-based company broke…
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Urges support for Bill S2307 until it is law
For Monroe children, their parents and all the taxpayers of Monroe, last week was a big week. Bill S2307 passed in the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing on June 13. The bill now has the very real chance of becoming law. Why is this so important? Bill S2307 proposes the elimination of the state-aid…
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Solutions needed for intersection
This letter is in reference to the intersection where Lincoln Avenue meets Gatzmer Avenue in Jamesburg. The stop sign on Gatzmer is totally useless, as it is placed on the main road. This causes a long backup of cars toward the train trestle during the busiest times of day. The most significant problem is that…
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