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Tickets on sale for OLOL ‘Elvis’ event
Our Lady of Lourdes School (OLOL) will host “One Night with You,” featuring Anthony Liguori as “Elvis” with Bill Turner and the Blue Smoke Band accompanied by the Lazzaro Sisters, Nov. 19 at the school, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The show will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20…
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Spotswood elects new councilman
Police Lt. Frank LoSacco elected to one-year term BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Get his cell phone voicemail and a new message will greet you: Hi, this is Councilman Frank LoSacco … “It’s pretty neat to be able to say that,” LoSacco said. “I’m more excited than words can imagine.” LoSacco, a lieutenant…
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Scout spearheads Angel Tree drive
Independent Girl Scout Mia Gahrmann, working with the Salvation Army, will conduct anAngel Tree for local needy children Nov. 19-Dec. 14 at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. Each angel tag on the tree is identified with a child’s name, age and clothing size and a toy wish. Visitors to the library may take…
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Donors needed for Nov. 18 blood drive
Spotswood High School DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) will host its annual blood drive 7:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the media center at the high school, Summerhill Road. Snacks will be available for donors. Blood may be donated every 56 days. One pint of blood can save up to three lives. For more…
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School bus driver gets DWI charge after accident in E.B.
EAST BRUNSWICK — A school bus driver was charged with driving while intoxicated this week following an accident on Church Lane. The bus was not carrying any children at the time of the accident, and it was unclear whether the driver was en route to pick up schoolchildren. The bus, owned by Phoenix Bus Company,…
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CODA
Get your motor runnin’, then sit in the recliner GREG BEAN Bummer alert: If you need one more reason to feel old, there’s nothing better than a commercial selling Medicare supplement insurance to the tune of Steppenwolf’s 1968 rock anthem, “Born to Be Wild.” By now, you’ve probably seen the commercial, and if you come…
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NJ libraries are resource for economic recovery
Nine months ago, thanks to a $5.1 million federal Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant, the New Jersey State Library implemented a series of steps to enable libraries throughout New Jersey to better assist our unemployed and underemployed residents and their families. As unemployment in our state skyrocketed, going from 4.5 percent in 2007 to…
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Mayor’s nonpartisan endorsement rates praise
A few weeks prior to the recent election, Mayor David Stahl of East Brunswick, a Democrat, publicly endorsed a Republican candidate for Assembly in the 18th Legislative District. While I don’t often agree with the mayor’s decisions, on this decision I applaud him. It shows that Mayor Stahl has the insight and common sense to…
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Candidates say thanks to So. River residents
We would like to thank all the voters for their kind support. John Krenzel especially thanks all of you for electing him mayor. And rest assured, Donna and Michael will remain active in South River, as all three of us continue to serve all the people. John Krenzel Donna Farren Michael Trenga South River
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