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Items needed for Humane Assoc. sale
The North Brunswick Humane Association is seeking gently used items for its annual rummage sale and flea-market fundraiser. No books, televisions, electronic equipment, exercise equipment or furniture will be accepted. To make arrangements to drop off donated items, contact Sharon at [email protected]. Vendor inquiries should be directed to Eileen Lorner at 732-220-1320 or [email protected]. Spaces…
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Registration available for consignment sale
Jersey Kids Consignment is accepting items for its sale on May 2-4 in North Brunswick. Those interested in selling are asked to bring seasonal clothes for newborn to juniors, toys, maternity clothes, outdoor kids’ items, ride-on toys, bicycles, slides, playhouses, tricycles, wagons, baby items, highchairs, monitors, bedding, pack-n-plays, breast pumps and more. The registration fee…
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Japanese flute recital, free lunch scheduled
First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick, will hold its Downtown Lunchtime Recital, featuring Glenn Swann playing the Japanese bamboo flute at 12:15 p.m. April 10. Used both as a musical instrument and a tool for meditation, the shakuhachi flute can evoke the calls of cranes, trickling of a waterfall and insects on an…
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Food donations needed for Feinstein challenge
The South Brunswick Food Pantry has partnered with the Feinstein Foundation to take part in the 16th annual Spring Campaign to Fight Hunger. Each year, the Feinstein Foundation challenges anti-hunger agencies throughout the nation to collect as many funds and donations as possible from March 1 to April 30. Each food item donated is valued…
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NBTHS aims to raise money in honor of soccer player
Students will raise funds for Tourette’s syndrome organization BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Brian Pelsynski won a jersey autographed by Tim Howard, an international soccer star who grew up in North Brunswick, during a pep rally in January. The Student Government Organization at North Brunswick Township High School is raising money this year to support…
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Scholarships available through N.J. Heroes
First lady Mary Pat Christie has launched a new continuing-education scholarship through her New Jersey Heroes initiative. The $5,000 Spirit of a Hero Scholarship, which builds upon an earlier program for military veterans, is now available to students graduating from high school. To be considered for the scholarship, candidates must meet several criteria: show a…
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Bookstore to address impacts of social media
Barnes & Noble will present seminar on Facebook as part of Educator Appreciation Week BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Barnes & Noble Booksellers is gearing up for Educator Appreciation Week on April 13-21. A free seminar called “Beyond Facebook: Networking Strategies for 2013” will be held on April 18 at 4 p.m.…
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Pepper sauce ‘accidentally vegan’
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) notes the passing of Paul McIlhenny, CEO of the McIlhenny Company, which makes the iconic Tabasco pepper sauce. Although his famous product is inextricably associated with Louisiana, McIlhenny was, like myself, a native Texan — a people for whom spicy foods are a staple, and Tabasco is…
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Barbara Buono: She dares to dream the impossible dream
CODA 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 candidate to throw her hat into the ring…
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