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‘Entertainment’ books available
“Entertainment 2012” books are on sale at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The books contain coupons and savings from area restaurants, shops and entertainment venues, including local movie theaters. As a bonus, each book includes $60 in Pathmark coupons that may be used immediately. Cost is $30. Books are available at…
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N.J. managers’ association honors Greater Media reporter
Chris Zawistowski Just six months into his career as a reporter with Greater Media Newspapers, Chris Zawistowski is already an award-winning journalist. Zawistowski, a resident of Spotswood, was recently presented with the prestigious Press Award from the New Jersey Municipal Management Association, an organization of professional local government administrators and assistants whose goal is to…
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Soul Kitchen: Living on a prayer
Dorothea and Jon Bon Jovi launch community restaurant BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Jon Bon Jovi recently mingled with guests at the opening of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation Soul Kitchen — a community-based endeavor meant to empower and inspire — on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. ERIC SUCAR staff I t all started…
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Holiday exhibit to open at museum
The East Brunswick Museum Corporation is presenting its 2011 holiday display, “Celebrating Our Diversity,” through Jan. 10 at the museum, 16 Maple St., in the Historic Village of Old Bridge, East Brunswick. The exhibit, sponsored by the museum’s board of trustees, is designed to celebrate the holiday traditions of the many organizations and cultures represented…
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Local officials debate bill that would move BOE elections to November
Politics, voting on the school budget are topics of discussion BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Moving school board elections from April to November has been a long-discussed statewide proposal, with advocates and detractors equally firm on their positions. BillA-4394/S-3148, currently making it through the Legislature, would grant local school boards that option, and the New Jersey…
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Joy for the holiday
Eighth-graders from St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge, brought some musical holiday cheer to visitors of the community outreach program at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold, on Dec. 12. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Volunteers, donations sought at food pantry
St. George’s Food Pantry, 56 Main St., Helmetta, seeks volunteers to help at the community food pantry 9:30 a.m.-noon on Tuesdays. The pantry serves many area families weekly. Volunteers are invited to share a few hours a week to assist in the program. Also sought are donations of nonperishable food items, grocery-store gift cards and…
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Knights offer trip to D.C. March for Life
Our Lady of Victory Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061, Sayreville, and St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus Council No. 11873, East Brunswick, will cosponsor a Jan. 23 bus trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 39th annual March for Life. The march supports repeal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on…
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Monroe man killed in fire
MONROE — An 87-year-old man died Dec. 12 after his home in the Mill Lake Manor section of the township caught fire. Police said Anthony Vitello called 911 at 9:54 a.m. to report that his oven was on fire. Police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the single-family home on Drake Avenue and…
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