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Woodbridge partnership to aid overdose victims
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A partnership among the township, New Brunswick-based SOBA College Recovery and Raritan Bay Medical Center has formed with the hopes that those administered the overdose antidote Narcan will receive a critical initial step in the right direction to recovery. The Township Council approved a memorandum of agreement resolution among…
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Bristol next stop for Freehold Township Major League state champions
By Tim Morris A Little League baseball team of 11- to 12-year-olds has grabbed the attention of the Freehold Township community. The Freehold Township Little League’s Major League All-Star team has been creating a legacy all summer, as it has won one championship after another to pull the community behind it. On Aug. 1, the…
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Marlboro’s Nigro among Preseason All-MAAC soccer picks
It is players like Marlboro’s Dave Nigro who keep the Monmouth University men’s soccer team at the top every year. A former standout at Marlboro High School, Nigro didn’t have an immediate on the program right away, although he was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Rookie Team in 2013. By his sophomore…
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Marijuana in the mail lands recipient in jail
EAST BRUNSWICK — Members of the East Brunswick Police Anti-Crime Unit developed information on a package suspected to contain a controlled dangerous substance that was being mailed to a local residence. With the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Newark Division, the package was delivered on July 29, according to a statement prepared by…
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Old Bridge Library to offer free ESL classes
The Old Bridge Public Library will once again offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for township residents on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 13 and on Wednesday mornings from 10–11:30 a.m. beginning Sept. 21 for 13 sessions. Registration begins Aug. 22 and must be done in-person at the Adult & Information Services desk…
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Allentown ‘Jazz Age’ fundraiser rescheduled for Sept. 10
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The date of the “Allentown Celebrates the Jazz Age” fundraiser to be hosted by the nonprofit Allentown Village Initiative has been changed from Aug. 13 to Sept. 10. Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 2. On Aug. 5, Martha Ploshay, who chairs the organization, said the event was…
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Cheers & Jeers
by Damian Holbrook TV Guide Magazine Cheers to Dead of Summer for turning up the horror. Freeform’s campers-in-peril tale went from a supernatural slow-burn to a deep-woods scream with the shocking murder of Camp Stillwater sweetie Cricket (Amber Coney). If she can be killed, you just know s’more deaths are on the way. Jeers to…
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Jackson library offers Sept. events
JACKSON – The Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, will host a series of special events in September. The first event is a movie to be shown on Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. Due to film licensing guidelines, the film title cannot be released to the media, according to a press release. The film is rated…
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Did you know?
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will premiere its original movie J.L. Family Ranch on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. Two incomparable award-winning legendary actors Jon Voight and James Caan star, along with Melanie Griffith, Grant Bowler, Teri Polo, Steven Bauer, Abby Brammell and Trevor Donovan. The film follows veteran rancher and former sheriff John Landsburg…
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