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Dorothy Prysak Ancona
Mrs. Ancona, 81, died Dec. 3, 2012, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 2005, she was employed as a bookkeeper for Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where she worked for many years. Surviving are her husband, Fred Ancona; a son, Dan, and his wife, Brenda, of Monroe; a daughter, Judy…
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LIVESTRONG program begins at Y on Jan. 9
The South Amboy Branch YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd., and LIVESTRONG have created a research-based physical activity and well-being initiative designed to help adult cancer survivors achieve their holistic health goals. The kickoff will be held Jan. 9. Throughout the free 12-week session, LIVESTRONG participants at the YMCA will work with Y staff trained…
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Film shorts to be screened Jan. 12
The Old Bridge Public Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold a filmmaker’s showcase at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 12. Three shorts will be presented: “Between Here and the Shore,” a meditation on time and place; “NICE PEOPLE,” a documentary about a dancer with body dysmorphic disorder; and “Earth Angel,” a rock rendition of the…
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So. Amboy mayor questions need to bear military-grade weapons
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — Mayor Fred Henry took a moment at the Dec. 19 City Council meeting to speak about the events in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman entered an elementary school on Dec. 14 and killed 26 people, including 20 children. “I have been in the education profession for 38 years,”…
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Job-market seminar on tap at library
Jane Z. Brady, director of the Middlesex County Office of Workforce Development and Workforce Investment Board, will present a seminar on the current job market 10 a.m. Jan. 8, 2013, at the Business Resource Center at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The presentation will review the current job market in the…
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Birthday parties available at YMCA
The South Amboy Branch YMCA, 200 John T. O’Leary Blvd., is available for children’s birthday parties. Parties for younger children feature games, mat play and a parachute, or a makebelieve sleepover party for older children with pajamas, sleeping bags and a favorite movie. Swim/gym parties are also offered. All parties include pizza and party hosts.…
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O.B. Grade Nine Center receives award for wellness excellence
OLD BRIDGE — The Ellen McDermott Grade Nine Center at Old Bridge High School earned a $500 award in recognition of wellness excellence as part of Sodexo’s Healthy High School Challenge. Sodexo, a food service company that serves the Old Bridge Public Schools, created the Healthy High School Challenge as a fun and interactive way…
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Cty. YMCAs offer greater access
I n recent weeks, local towns have come together to help build a stronger community — an important cause at the YMCA. The YMCA unites, engages and educates communities to enable all people, especially youth and those who need it most, to maintain good health and to reach their full potential as productive, caring and…
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Lecture on Lincoln at JCC of Middlesex Cty.
The JCC of Middlesex County will continue its series of lectures in Highland Park with Marty Alboum presenting on Abraham Lincoln at 1 p.m. Jan. 9. Marty will review Lincoln’s life and career, emphasizing the personal characteristics that allowed Lincoln to overcome tremendous adversity and put the nation on the road to greater liberty and…
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