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Woodbridge Center Mall is popping with a new business
Cherri Oglesby, of No. Brunswick, opens Doc Popcorn franchise BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Cherri Ogelsby, of North Brunswick, recently opened a Doc Popcorn franchise at the Woodbridge Center Mall. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff WOODBRIDGE — The all-natural aspect of the franchise Doc Popcorn attracted Cherri Oglesby to the business. That attraction led to…
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All are encouraged to say ‘thank you’ to veterans
S.B. Veterans Day ceremony preaches respect for those who served BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Cold temperatures sharpened by a ripping wind did not deter South Brunswick residents from gathering outside the Municipal Building to honor past and present servicemen on Veterans Day. American Legion Post 401 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)…
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‘A Breath of Plein Air’
Rae O’Shea, Kendall Park, “Sunday in Central Park” (Oil) The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) in Middletown is hosting an exhibit of works by members of the Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC). “A Breath of Plein Air” features more than 100 plein air paintings by PAPJC members, who paint outdoors and capture the…
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Reader wonders what happened to national anthem
When and why did this stop? In the ’50s and ’60s, my father took me to many Yankee and Mets games and boxing matches at Madison Square Garden and everyone in attendance removed their hats, placed their right hand over their heart and proudly sang the anthem. It was beautiful to hear thousands of Americans…
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Get your motor runnin’, then sit in the recliner
CODA 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 from the generation for whom that song was…
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Bullet hits man using pay phone
NORTH BRUNSWICK — A man was shot in the leg by a stray bullet Nov. 6. Around 7:26 p.m., a 36-year-old Somerset man was using a pay phone near the 7- Eleven on Livingston Avenue when police believe a bullet ricocheted and struck him in the leg, according to North Brunswick police Lt. Roger Reinson.…
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Missing woman found
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A woman who went missing Nov. 6 was found the next morning. The 83-year-old township resident was seen in the area of Beechwood Place around 6:30 p.m. The North Brunswick Police Department, New Jersey State Police, the North Brunswick Fire Department, Community Emergency Response Team volunteers and a K-9 unit assisted in…
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Little one arrives in a hurry
NORTH BRUNSWICK — A baby boy is doing well after being delivered inside a motor vehicle. Township public safety telecommunicator Joanne Testa received a first aid call from a husband who had pulled off into a parking lot on Route 1 and Adams Lane in North Brunswick around 7:20 a.m. Nov. 7. The man stated…
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