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Girls at home on fields of competition
Title IX marks 40 years; opportunities for young women have multiplied BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer East Brunswick High School softball, 1977 season. There is a new normal in high school athletics as a result of Title IX. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark federal legislation that prohibited discrimination based on an…
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Christmas story set on church grounds
The 28th annual “A Drive Through the Christmas Story,” an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Dec. 7, 8, and 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays and 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, on the circular grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 south, Old…
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NBCAC Holiday Market will take places Dec. 14
The New Brunswick Community Arts Council (NBCAC) will host its Holiday Market 5-10:30 p.m. Dec. 14. The market will take place at the George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Unique merchants from the tri-state area will be selling specialty handcrafted holiday items, clothing, jewelry, pottery, home accessories and much more. The Holiday Market…
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Volunteers needed for blood drives
New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center — which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state — is in need of volunteers at blood drives. Blood service volunteers are integral members of the collection team, whose tasks include assisting donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and…
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Residents seek council’s help with development
Monroe officials say hands are tied by court order in regards to nursing care facility BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Residents dismayed by the Planning Board’s decision last week to approve the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home’s application for a nursing care facility pleaded for the Township Council to get involved. The facility,…
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Brothers spend two days ‘Roman’ through obstacles
Monroe family, friend win ‘Tough Mudders’ competition BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Jonathan Roman (l-r), Zach Price, Scott Roman and Stephen Roman III compete in the World’s Toughest Mudder event at Raceway Park in Englishtown on Nov. 17 and 18. Their team was victorious, completing six 10-mile laps through a variety of intense obstacles. The…
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Long-term care facility OK’d in Monroe
Building plan reduced to 96 nursing care units BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The application for the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home nursing care facility on Schoolhouse Road in Monroe has been approved following a brief visit to the courts. The facility, which will include 96 nursing care units, will be located on 28 acres…
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Title IX marks 40 years
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX — federal legislation that prohibited discrimination based on an individual’s gender in schools and opened the door for female participation in sports at the high school and college levels. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Crreattiive carr tthefftts
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Criminals are finding new ways to victimize auto owners and car buyers. The good news for motorists is that the number of auto thefts dropped last year by 3.3 percent, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bad news is that still means a car is…
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