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WCTC to be recognized for promoting hiring of veterans
NEW BRUNSWICK — WCTC radio, “The Voice of Central Jersey,” will be recognized Jan. 5 by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve of New Jersey (ESGR) for its role in promoting the hiring of veterans. WCTC will receive a personalized statement of support from the Guard and Reserve in acknowledgment of the station’s…
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Old Bridge High School students Megan Torruella (l-r), Katherine Amato, Mikhail James and Magda Stepien wrap shoeboxes full of toys, toothpaste, toothbrushes, socks and other items to be sent to children in Third World war-torn countries through the Samaritan’s Purse organization’s Operation Christmas Child program. The high school’s peer leaders engaged the freshman class in…
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Historical society off to active start in S. Amboy
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s new Historical Society already has been having an impact on residents. The society recently partnered with the City Council in an inaugural holiday trolley tour, during which participants heard from society members about the history of the town many of them call home. “It was a…
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Magazine Sale set for Jan. 12-15 at library
The Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library will hold its annual Magazine Sale on Jan. 12-15 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The sale will feature back issues of magazines covering science, entertainment, teens, adult topics, cooking and more. A bundle of 6-12 magazines will sell for $3. For more information, call 732-390-…
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Library invites teens to make a journal
The Old Bridge Public Library is inviting teens in grades six through 12 to make a journal for the new year. Participants should bring old pants or an old shirt. The library will provide everything else. The event will be held Wednesday, Jan. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. The program is free and open…
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Photographers pick best of 2011
Members of the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park at the 36th annual Night of Thrills. JEFF GRANIT staff Students at Dwight D. Eisenhower School in Sayreville decorate Principal Justin Fiory as an ice cream sundae. JEFF GRANIT staff Jennifer Bookbinder crawls her way through the mud-drenched course during the Rock Solid Mud Run in Old…
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Nominations sought for heart assoc. award
The American Heart Association is accepting nominations for its sixth annual New Jersey Go Red for Women “Woman of Distinction” award sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The award recognizes women who make it their mission to help to improve the lives of other women. Nominations will be accepted through Feb.…
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Civil War discussion group to meet Jan. 10
The Gen. G.W. Taylor Civil War Round Table, a discussion group for those interested in the American Civil War, will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Red Mill Museum Village, 56 Main St., Clinton, at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room. The program will feature Buster Keaton’s “The General,” a silent movie focused…
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Thompson announces new office location
State Sen.-elect Sam Thompson has announced his office will be closed Jan. 5- 10 while transferring to his new location at 2501 Route 516, Suite 101, in Old Bridge. The new office is located in the Browntown section of Old Bridge in the Heilbrunn Corporate Park on the eastbound side of Route 516, just west…
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