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MTHS students take the helm of iPad initiative
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Monroe Township High School students assumed the role of educators and demonstrated the multiple applications of their new iPad devices to board members and parents during the Nov. 16 Board of Education meeting. Michael Harrigan, a junior, briefly presented the advantages of the iPads. “This where we all…
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Pork chops on menu at VFW Friday dinner
East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host its next Friday- Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. Dec. 2 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The meal will feature pork chops, vegetables and more. Cost is $9 per person. For more information, call 732-254- 9674 or log on to www.vfwpost133.org.
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Monroe residents raise concerns about proposed care facility
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — Residents have reached out to the Township Council about an assisted living facility that is proposed on Schoolhouse Road. The Francis E. Parker Memorial Home Inc., which operates nursing care and assisted living facilities in Piscataway, Highland Park and New Brunswick, has applied to the township Planning Board…
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Sounds of early rock will fill E.B. Library
Rave On!, a Buddy Holly tribute band, will perform at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The band, which features Chris Roselle on guitar and lead vocals, Pete Farley on bass guitar and Don Guinta on drums, will offer a variety of early rock ’n’ roll tunes.…
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Veterans invited to Dec. 5 legion meeting
American Legion Post No. 522, Monroe, will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Dec. 5 in the courtroom of the Monroe Township Municipal Building, Perrineville Road. All veterans are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. For more information, log on to http://alpost522. home.comcast.net.
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Prescription-drug abuse to be discussed
East Brunswick Hadassah and the East Brunswick Public Library will present “Pharming in the Garden State,” an interactive program about prescription-drug abuse, 7:15 p.m. Dec. 5 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest speaker will be Special Agent Douglas Collier of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Department of Justice. Topics will include key…
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‘Celebrating Our Diversity’
Visitors enjoy a reception marking the opening of the holiday display, “Celebrating Our Diversity,” at the East Brunswick Museum, Maple Street, Nov. 20. The show runs through Jan. 8. The museum is open Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30-4 p.m. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Waterside to sponsor Dec. 4 Holiday Bazaar
Waterside Villas, One Overlook Drive, Monroe, will hold a Holiday Bazaar noon- 5 p.m. Dec. 4. Various vendors will be on hand offering gifts including handbags, jewelry, cosmetics and gourmet-food items. For more information, call 609-409- 0018.
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Hadassah to begin gift wrap at mall
East Brunswick Hadassah will hold its annual Holiday Gift Wrap Dec. 4-24 through extended hours outside J.C. Penney at Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. The event will raise funds for cancer research. A variety of wrapping options will be offered. For more information, call 732-672-6479.
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