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Monroe High Schoool’s Demi Rousseau tosses up a shot over a North Brunswick defender during the Falcons’ Jan. 19 game in Monroe. Rousseau scored on this shot, but the visiting Raiders won the game, 58-40. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Chargers working through injuries as they look to make playoff run
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I n Jill Harkins’mind, there’s no question that the Spotswood High School girls basketball team she coaches will qualify for the Central Jersey Group II playoffs in late February. Harkins is more concerned about how far her team advances. The Chargers were 8-6 before yesterday’s clash with upstart South River (3-10),…
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EB swim teams both sport winning records
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I f you attend an East Brunswick High School boys or girls swimming meet, don’t expect to see too many Bears capture first place in the various events. But there are a lot of seconds, thirds and fourths, enough that both teams sport winning records as they head into the final…
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Elks to hold Jan. 28 worn-flag retirement
The New Jersey Central District Elks will host its annual Flag Retirement Ceremony 10 a.m. Jan. 28 at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. All are welcome to attend the ceremony, which is designed to retire the nation’s worn flags with honor and dignity. Individuals may bring their worn flags to…
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Folk Art Craft Show planned for Jan. 27-29
A Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 28, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 29 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The event will feature handmade home, décor and gift items by artisans from across the United States. Admission is…
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Church to celebrate Chinese New Year
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church will host a Community Chinese New Year Celebration beginning at 1 p.m. Feb. 5 in the church Fellowship Hall, 151 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. The event will feature a performance by the Chinese folk dancers from King’s Academy of DanceArt. There will be games and Chinese snacks. The Rev. Joshua Yu…
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Special-ed PTA group plans Jan. 30 meeting
East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next monthly meeting 7:15 p.m. Jan. 30 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Alexandra Freer, founder of Key to Me Therapy, Bradley Beach, will offer a presentation titled “Quirky Kids: How Sensory and Auditory Sensitivities Affect Behavior.” The session will introduce parents…
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
‘Ground zero’ tourism, then and now LIZZ DINNIGAN The morning the Towers fell, I was commuting from Brooklyn to my east midtown office building. At the time I was working as a staff travel writer – covering beats ranging from the cruise industry to New York – for a weekly trade magazine targeting travel agents.…
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Spaces available at 4-H Craft Fair
4-H of Middlesex County is looking for crafters and vendors of new items to take part in a Craft Fair set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 3 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Registration fee is $30 per space; price includes an 8-foot table and two chairs. To reserve or for more information,…
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