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North Brunswick continues tradition of Heritage Day
Annual event will celebrate diversity and history of North Brunswick Sept. 29 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Although the end of summer is always hard to accept, Heritage Day in North Brunswick helps make the transition into autumn a little easier. The 30th annual “day of fun to become one” celebrates North…
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New childcare center lies somewhere over the Rainbow
Rainbow Academy opens second location in No. Bruns. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Rainbow Academy, located on Route 130 in the Renaissance housing development in North Brunswick, celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 15. JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two local entrepreneurs have found their gold at the end of the rainbow: They went from…
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CASA seeks volunteers in Middlesex County
The court-appointed special advocates (CASA) organization is seeking volunteers to serve children who are removed from homes due to abuse or neglect. Nearly 400 children in Middlesex County have been removed, and volunteers are needed to help these children as they enter the child welfare and court systems. Volunteers work one-on-one with a child, advocating…
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Car, motorcycle show to benefit veterans
The second annual car and motorcycle show in support of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center will be held Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. The fee is $20 to register a car and $5 to…
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Composting workshops will be held
Middlesex County residents can learn how to reduce waste and improve their soil by composting yard waste and kitchen scraps in their backyards. An overview of this waste-reducing technique will be presented at two free composting seminars held at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick. Classes…
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The home improvement store is my second home
CODA GREG BEAN I had to force myself to sit down and write my column this week because, as one of the 47 percenters who receives a government handout, Social Security, I would have much preferred sitting in a darkened room bemoaning my victimhood, knowing that I shouldn’t have to do anything that resembles work…
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for the record
Some of the information included in the article “ISCJ celebrates opening of new school,” in the Sept. 13 issue of The Sentinel was outdated. The correct information is as follows: The initial groundbreaking of a new school at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) was more than three years ago. The grand opening was…
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Jewish community coming to grips with acts of vandalism
On Sept. 6, Manalapan, my town, was hit by vandalism aimed directly at the many Jews who live there. Threatening words and symbols of hatred that we all recognize were spray-painted in red all along several main thoroughfares. Some neighborhood development signs had to be taken down because of the words and messages that infected…
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Nurse seeks South Brunswick school board seat
The South Brunswick school board election is on Nov. 6, and I am proud to endorse Azra Baig, a Preserve at Princeton Walk resident and my good friend, as a candidate for one of the three vacated school board seats. Born in Ohio, she went to public school in Medina, Ohio, and was very active…
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