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Caregivers invited to May 15 meeting
Edward Mezic, M.D., a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, will offer a presentation titled “Congestive Heart Failure: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment” at the next meeting of Reformed Church Home Caregivers Support Group set for 2-3:15 p.m. May 15 at the facility, 1990 Route 18 North, Old Bridge. All area caregivers are invited…
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Gift card will go to May 11 blood donors
The Blood Center of New Jersey will host its annual blood drive 2-7:30 p.m. May 11 at Barclay Brook School, 358 Buckelew Ave . A $10 ShopRite gift card will go to all donors. Volunteer donors are needed. Blood centers across the country are faced with critical shortages. Appointments are encouraged, but walkins are welcome.…
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Sayreville seeks money to compensate for odors
MCUA: Our priority is to minimize impact of facility on thousands of neighbors BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The borough’s legal counsel plans to renegotiate its contract with the Middlesex County Utilities Authority after receiving complaints about odors possibly emanating from the agency’s wastewater facility. The contract, which requires the MCUA to pay $288,000…
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CODA
This ‘grassroots’ protest is a long way from the grass GREG BEAN The far-right group One Million Moms was back in the national news last week, calling for yet another boycott of J.C. Penney, this time for running an ad in a Mother’sDay catalog that featured two women in a presumably same-sex marriage (they were…
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Board should be ashamed for not recognizing student achievement
Let me begin by stating that a good school system is an asset to any community. Sayreville has produced champion sports teams and many academic achievers, some of whom we hear little about. In a recent Suburban newspaper article, it was stated that Michael Macagnone, who became Board of Education president again, and Vice President…
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Walking effective way to combat obesity
The world obesity rate is slowly increasing every year and the people in this country are slowly decreasing their life expectancy because of sedentary activity. It is affecting children, adolescents, adults and seniors. What is the one simple, and effective way of decreasing this rate? The answer to this question is walking. I’m not asking…
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Unanimous vote warrants unanimous protest
I t is beyond my scope of comprehension how a vote to bring Walmart to East Brunswick was passed unanimously. We don’t need another “big-box” store, as it was put, in our area. I moved to East Brunswick for a certain quality of life. I pay tens of thousands of dollars in property taxes without…
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Master Gardeners to visit Giamarese
The second annual Rutgers Master Gardeners Day at Giamarese Farm, 155 Fresh Ponds Road, East Brunswick, is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 12, rain or shine. The Master Gardeners will answer questions and provide fact sheets about flowers, vegetables and rain barrels. Guests will learn about “Easy Growing Perennials and Annuals for Sun and…
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