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    Barbara Buono: She dares to dream the impossible dream GREG BEAN You know just how far state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) has to go in her gubernatorial run against Chris Christie when the guy who runs the prestigious Quinnipiac University Polling Institute asks, “Who is that woman?” As of March 29, Buono was the only…

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    This praying mantis, relaxing on a recent chilly afternoon, might be praying for some warm, sunny weather following a long, cold winter. DAVE BENJAMIN

  • Library to offer Holocaust program

    The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will present a Holocaust remembrance 7-8:30 p.m. April 11. Dr. Paul Winkler, executive director, New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, will offer welcoming remarks. Dr. Michael Kessler, a Holocaust survivor, will follow with the keynote address. Dr. Tamara Freeman, who conceived and executed the country’s first…

  • Middlesex County to receive $1 million to support HIV/AIDS care

    Middlesex County will receive $1,007,693 in federal funding for medical care and support through the Ryan White program for low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS. “New Jersey has unfortunately ranked highly in the nation for number of reported HIV/AIDS cases, but this funding for the Ryan White Program of Middlesex will provide critical medical…

  • Rec offers trips to Yankee games

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will offer two bus trips to see the New York Yankees play at Yankee Stadium, New York City. The trip schedule is: May 3 — Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics; Aug. 30 — Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles. Games begin at 7:05 p.m. The bus will depart at 4:45 p.m. from the Mickey…

  • Historical society open on Sundays

    The East Brunswick Historical Society, 78 Milltown Road, will be open to the public 2-4 p.m. on Sundays, April 7, 14, 21, 28 and May 5. Artifacts and displays of the museum’s “Inventions of New Jersey” exhibit will decorate the house. For more information, call 732-249- 3522.

  • Park to conduct Kayak Eco Tours

    Registration will open April 10 for Cheesequake State Park Kayak Eco Tours on Cheesequake Creek, Old Bridge. Tours are available May-August. For more information or to register, call 732-566-3208.

  • Some on BOE disappointed in Old Bridge school budget

    Taxes to increase by roughly $55 on the average home BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The Board of Education has adopted its 2013-14 school budget, which carries a 3.68 percent increase in spending. The budget passed in a 5-3 vote, with board members Andrew Gonzalez, Fred Collabella, Rich Dunn, Donna Andriani and…

  • Flag day

    Clockwise from top left: Thomas Barszcz (l) and Tom Segear carry a U.S. mailbox into a garage in East Brunswick on March 28 to be painted and detailed with stenciling for Barszcz’s Eagle Scout project — making drop boxes for retired flags at Veterans of Foreign Wars locations in East Brunswick, Old Bridge and Sayreville.…

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