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Run-Walk-Run slated Oct. 15 in Long Branch
Run-Walk-Run is coming to Long Branch for 10 weeks, beginning Oct. 15. The group will meet at 8 a.m. at the Chelsea Avenue Pavilion at Boardwalk and Chelsea Avenue in Pier Village. Jeff Galloway is an Olympian who represented the United States in track and field, running the 10K in the 1972 Munich Games. Since…
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Project FX, the Count Basie Theatre’s statewide student film competition opens
RED BANK — Project FX 2016, the Count Basie Theatre’s statewide student film competition presented by Bank of America, is live at www.projectFXbasie.com. Starting now, students enrolled at any New Jersey high school or college can visit the site to learn about entering the competition, with an internship experience with Sony Pictures Classics, a high-end…
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Session will address Muslim rights
The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) will hold an informative session on knowing your rights at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 1, right after Magrib, at the ISCJ, 4145 Route 1 south at Promenade Boulevard, Monmouth Junction. Since Anti-Muslim sentiment continues to rise, ISCJ and James Sues, executive director of CAIR-NJ (Council on American-Islamic…
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South Brunswick police continue to collect unwanted prescriptions
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick Police Department is continuing the Project Medicine Drop initiative, collecting unwanted, expired and unused medication in a bin that is located in the lobby of police headquarters. Pills, capsules, patches and pet medications are accepted; syringes/sharps or liquid medications are not. Empty all medication into a plastic or zipper…
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Temple will host rabbi as scholar in residence
MARLBORO – The Marlboro Jewish Center will welcome Rabbi Debra Orenstein to the community for a Scholar in Residence program on Oct. 21-22. Her topics for the weekend will be “Modern Slavery and the Jewish Problem” and “Finding (More) Meaning in Jewish Ritual.” For 20 years, Orenstein was an instructor at the American Jewish University,…
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Middlesex County celebrates emergency services volunteers
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held the annual Volunteer Appreciation Day to celebrate and applaud the efforts of emergency services volunteers throughout the county. About 200 volunteer firefighters, EMS, Emergency Management and other volunteers and their families attended the celebration at Johnson Park in Piscataway on Sept. 25, which featured children’s activities, safety demonstrations, friendly…
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Virus outbreak calls off Holmdel-Red Bank football game
A virus outbreak has forced the Holmdel High School at Red Bank Regional High School football game to be postponed due to reports of an outbreak of a virus known as the Coxsackie or hand, foot and mouth disease. The game was scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 30. Also being called off between the two schools…
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Police investigate reported incident of harassment
MANALAPAN – Police are investigating a computer scam that turned into a case of harassment. Police said that on Sept. 21, a resident of Manalapan reported that he was the victim of a computer virus scam. The resident told police he paid $200 with a credit card to remove the virus from his computer. Police…
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Long Branch looks to strengthen animal control
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is expected to expand and strengthen Long Branch’s animal control operations. Sydney Johnson, the director of the Department of Health, proposed several initiatives during the Sept. 27 Workshop meeting, including licensing cats and giving the city more control. “We don’t want to stand still and…
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