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Chinese New Year, tea workshop at library
The Old Bridge Public Library, in the municipal complex at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will celebrate the Chinese New Year with three members of the Chinese Cultural Society and Shen Yun Promotions International at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Virginia Ahearn, a practitioner and teacher of herbal medicine, will speak…
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Blinking red lights have nothing to do with Rudolph
Old Bridge to install flashing solar-powered stop signs to help improve traffic BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — A grant from Middlesex County to the township of Old Bridge will go toward the purchase of solar-powered stop signs, and will make the township’s roads safer, according to Old Bridge Police Capt. Robert Bonfante.…
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Old Bridge man charged with alleged murder of his wife
OLD BRIDGE — A township man has been charged with the murder of his wife. Leslaw Pabian, 53, of Nottingham Drive, Old Bridge, was charged after Barbara Pabian, 53, was found dead in the home shortly before 12:34 a.m. on Feb. 6, according to a press release from Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan and…
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Knights to host Fish Fry Feb. 15
St. Bernadette’s Knights of Columbus will sponsor its Fish Fry 4:30-8 p.m. Feb. 15 at St. Bernadette’s Parish, 20 Villanova Road, Parlin section of Old Bridge. Dinner will include fish, salad, coleslaw and beverages. BYOB. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for youngsters under age 12. For more information, email [email protected].
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Entrepreneurship workshop Feb. 20
Middlesex County Small Business Development will hold the “Intro to Entrepreneurship” question-and-answer session from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 20 at the Middlesex One Stop Career Center, 550 Jersey Ave., New Brunswick. The workshop will provide opportunities for those interested in starting a business and will address initial start-up issues, financing, and other concerns…
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South Amboy considers joining Nixle service
There would be no cost to taxpayers, but residents must sign up for electronic alerts BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The City Council is considering using the Nixle communication service to alert residents of crime and emergency alerts. At the Feb. 6 council business meeting, a range of items was discussed, including the…
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Child’s small voice makes big impact with president
Max Gomez, 10, of Marlboro, was invited to White House after writing on gun control BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Max Gomez, 10, of Marlboro, is joined by his sister, Veronica, and parents, Barbara and Michael, at a White House press conference during which President Barack Obama addressed the issue of gun violence in America.…
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Local artist rocks the music world with his photos
Mark Weiss started career sneaking into concerts to photograph musicians BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Mark Weiss OLD BRIDGE — After mowing his neighbor’s lawn for an entire summer in the early 1970s, 14-year-old Mark Weiss accepted payment in the form of a Bell & Howell Canon camera. Some 40 years later, the rest is…
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Annual art contest open to students
The Department of Human Services’ Division of Family Development will hold its 18th annual Teen Media Contest to reinforce the department’s mission of instilling an understanding of parental responsibility in teens. The statewide contest is open to all New Jersey middle-school and high-school students. This year’s challenge is to illustrate the ways in which parents…
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