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Pearl Center sets trip to Eisenberg play
The Daniel Pearl Education Center, East Brunswick, will sponsor a March 9 bus trip to New York City to see the off- Broadway show “The Revisionist,” written by and starring East Brunswick’s Jesse Eisenberg, at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village. The trip will include a meet-and-greet with the playwright/actor after the show. Vanessa…
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The sting of stigma
Expert: Mental illness is one of the last ‘acceptable’ forms of discrimination BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dave Slover, who is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar II, finds healing and empowerment by giving and receiving peer support, as well as doing outreach to educate the public on mental illness. JEFF GRANIT staff…
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Irish wit, wisdom to be topic at library
Reneé Gatz, author of “Wise Words and Witty Expressions,” will share the power of Irish wisdom in a program set for 2 p.m. March 3 at the Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road. The author’s book is a collection of humorous, sarcastic, sometimes profound wise words and witty expressions she learned from her Irish-American mother.…
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Fire engulfs abandoned house in Old Bridge
Officials believe squatters and teens used the house; arson is a possibility BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer An abandoned house on River Street in Old Bridge was damaged by a fire on Feb. 22. TOM CASTLES OLD BRIDGE — Firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire that engulfed the second and third…
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‘4-cast’
Chris Cimino, a meterologist for Channel 4 NBC News, speaks about his career to a group of fourth-graders at James McDivitt Elementary School in Old Bridge on Feb. 22. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Sayreville council proposes 7.3-cent tax rate increase
The increase would amount to $104.90 on an average home BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The Sayreville Borough Council began its budget discussions Feb. 19 with an initial proposal of a 7.3-cent tax rate hike, which would amount to a $104.90 increase on the average Sayreville home. Administrative and Finance Committee Chairwoman Mary Novak said…
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Bus driver issued summonses after collision with school bus
Academy Bus Co. says it supports its driver, who plans to fight the charges BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Following the collision of two buses at the intersection of Route 9 and Arcade Lane in Old Bridge on Jan. 10, summonses have been issued to the driver of the commuter bus. Daniel Jean-Pierre, 42, of…
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Facing mental illness
Dave Slover, 25, is among the one in four U.S. adults who will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime. In addition to coping with the illness itself, he and others endure societal stigma and misconceptions. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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sport shorts
Local high school head coaches will be conducting a Little League Coaches Clinic at the Ballpark at Farmingdale, 5100 Asbury Rd., Farmingdale, on March 4 from 7-9 p.m. The cost is free. Mike Yorke, the head coach at Colts Neck High School, will speak about practice organization. Eric Johnson, the skipper at Howell High School,…
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