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Zumba Night will raise funds for DECA
A Zumba Night, sponsored by Spotswood High School DECA, will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. March 21 at the All Purpose Room at Appleby School, 23 Vliet St., Spotswood. All proceeds will go toward International Career Development Conference. The cost to take part is $10 per person. Details: 732-723-2278.
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Get Easter Babka orders in by March 25
Babka orders are now being taken for Easter by Sts. Peter and Paul ROC Church, South River. Orders must be received by March 25. Varieties available for $9.50 are cheese, cinnamon crumb, prune, poppy, raspberry, apricot and raisin. Raspberry/cheese, apricot/ cheese and chocolate/cheese are $10. Orders may be picked up between 2 and 7 p.m.…
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Event honors memory of Adam Mongelli
The community is invited to honor the life and legacy of Adam Charles Mongelli March 31 from6 to 10 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 88 Jackson St., South River. Mongelli, a record-setting South River High School wrestling star, died in September of 2011 at the age of 21. He was a 2009 graduate of…
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CODA
Tax cheats: you’ll know ’em by the fancy cars they drive GREG BEAN I t took me a long time to understand why the Republican presidential candidates — and others in that party — are dead set on protecting the 1 percent of rich people they’re so worried about from having to pay a fair…
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American chestnut trees deserve protection
I am 52 and have been walking through Jamesburg Park with my pop looking for mushrooms during the fall since I was about 3 years old. And my pop (deceased in 2005 at age 73) did the same thing with his father (my grandfather) from the mid- to late 1930s until the end of his…
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St. Patrick’s Day arrived early in Woodbridge
when the community hosted the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 11. George Lara, 3, of Cedar Grove, waves the Irish flag. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Residents urged to attend meeting on snuff mill
Having stood through the last three Planning Boardmeetings in Helmetta that were held to approve major and final changes for the snuff mill site, I would like to emphasize that I am 100 percent in favor of redevelopment for this site. However, I cannot agree with removing the age-restricted leasing or sale requirements and changing…
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Indoor yard sale will benefit Youth Council
The East Brunswick Youth Council indoor yard sale is planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, March 24 in the Nature Center located in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The sale will feature bargains, treasures and collectors items, as well as household items,…
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South River holds line on municipal tax, utility rates
Krenzel: Boro’s financial health the result of planning ahead BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH RIVER — Borough residents will enjoy a third straight year without an increase in their municipal tax rate, based on a budget introduced by the Borough Council. Council members voted unanimously to introduce the 2012 budget during their Feb. 27 meeting.…
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