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For blood banks, winter is no season of giving
Blood centers’ challenge: Raising awareness of need for blood, ease of donating BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A single donation of blood, divided into red blood cells, plasma and platelets, can help save up to three lives. JEFF GRANIT staff A s temperatures plummet during the winter months, so do potentially lifesaving blood donations. A…
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Blood drive at Saint Thomas on Jan. 12
Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with the Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will be holding their annual winter blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Saint Thomas parish auditorium, Route 18, Old Bridge. To make an appointment, call 800-933-BLOOD. Walk-ins are welcome.
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Next Toastmasters meeting Jan. 9
Old Bridge Toastmasters will meet at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Sayre Woods Bible Church, 2290 Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Toastmasters is an international organization dedicated to helping members become confident and effective public speakers and leaders within the workplace and community. For more information, visit http://oldbridge. toastmastersclubs.org.
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Middle school raises $8,000 for veterans
Eighth-graders support the late nephew of a social studies teacher at Carl Sandburg M.S. OLD BRIDGE — Eighth-grade students at Carl Sandburg Middle School honored U.S. veterans by raising $8,000 for the G.I. Go Fund. The students raised funds by getting sponsors to pledge donations for the students to take “Steps for Vets.” About 400…
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Sayreville P.D. opens prescription drug drop-off site
Drop box disposes of medication through Project Medicine Drop BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Sayreville Police Department announced the installation of a prescription drug drop-off site at police headquarters. The drop box, which opened on Dec. 27, is part of Project Medicine Drop, an effort run by the New Jersey Department of…
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Grant will help MCIA promote estuary education
Programs will be recreational, historical, environmental, artistic or literary in nature Left: The kayaks seen on the Sayreville shoreline during the Raritan River Float in June 2011 highlight local recreational activities the Middlesex County Improvement Authority hopes to bolster through a grant. Above: Grant money will assist the Middlesex County Improvement Authority in featuring Raritan…
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New school buses accommodate special needs students, athletes
Vehicles save taxpayer dollars by eliminating transportation contract BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Two new school buses have been secured to assist in transporting South Amboy students with special needs to and from school. The buses, which were purchased in early December and are already in use, replace two existing vehicles that were more than 12…
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Banking on blood donations
Kevin Karol of Fair Haven donates blood at the Central Jersey Blood Center headquarters in Shrewsbury on Dec. 19. During the winter months, donations of blood often plummet, prompting the designation of January as National Blood Donors Month to encourage members of the public to help save a life. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Upscale, downsize
Acura’s new ILX compact sedan delivers a captivating combination of sportiness and luxury By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Honda’s upscale Acura division has had a gaping hole in its lineup ever since it dropped the compact RSX (previously called the Integra) in 2006. The original Integra, which debuted two decades earlier as a sportier and…
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