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Saint Peter’s to hold KidFest on March 23
In cooperation with Greater Media’s Magic 98.3 FM radio station, the Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital will sponsor KidFest 2013 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23 at the College Avenue gym of Rutgers University, 130 College Ave., New Brunswick. Activities will include “Ask the Pediatrician,’’ exercise tips, advice on preventing…
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Virtual walk raises funds for Sandy victims
NAMI N.J. continues fundraising efforts despite setbacks caused by storm BY HELEN CAREY Staff Writer Last spring the nonprofit National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Jersey held a “Step Forward for Our Heroes” walk on the boardwalk at Seaside Park. The fundraiser drew 1,500 participants and raised $148,000 to support the mentalhealth needs of…
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Wine tasting slated
Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold a Wine Tasting 7-10 p.m. April 27. Admission is $30 per person and includes appetizers and live entertainment. The event, sponsored by Buy Rite Liquors of Milltown, will feature more than 150 different wines. All guests must be at least 21 years old.…
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CASA seeks volunteers for training classes
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Middlesex County is actively seeking volunteers for its spring training program. CASA volunteers speak up in court for foster children who have been removed from their homes in cases of abuse and neglect. Beginning on April 9, the classes will run for five weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-9…
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Youth focus group sessions March 27, 28
The Middlesex County Council for Children’s Services Planning Advisory Committee is starting the 2013 planning process for youth services in 2014. To kick off the process, there will be focus group sessions scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on March 27 and 1-3 p.m. on March 28 at the Middlesex County Office of Human Services, 75 Bayard…
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North Brunswick woman needs a living donor for kidney transplant
Asja Joseph has already had bone marrow and kidney transplants, hip replacement BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Asja Joseph is a fighter. Just ask her mom, Donna, who says her daughter is the strongest person she knows. “The things that she has gone through, most people will never go through in their…
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Newtown superintendent: Security should be priority
Conn. school administrator speaks at NJASA conference BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The news of the school shooting in Newton, Conn., stunned the country on Dec. 14. But before word traveled to the national level, the shock was felt closer to home. Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson didn’t believe it at first when she…
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Readers weigh in on failure of U.S. Do Not Call Registry
CODA GREG BEAN No column I’ve written in months has generated as much reader response as the Feb. 27 piece concerning the apparently useless National Do Not Call Registry, and the fact that so many of us are being bombarded at all hours of the day by telemarketers — in spite of the fact that…
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Program makes connection between women, blueberries
Elizabeth White is credited with bringing the ‘wonderfruit’ to the Garden State BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Sayreville’s Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Organization for Women Educators explored the connections between blueberries and Women’s History Month during their March 5 program, “Blueberries: New Jersey’s Wonderfruit.” The program, sponsored by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of…
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