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Students respect the written word, each other
Three N.B. high school students receive recognition for their Week of Respect poetry BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Respect. Respect. Respect. We are North Brunswick. Three students were chosen from among 100 applicants as winners of a poetry contest at North Brunswick Township High School that reflected the commemoration of the national…
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Elks Lodge sponsoring scholarships
Applications are available for the New Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 324 Most Valuable Student Scholarship and Legacy Scholarship competitions. Applications are available at the lodge on Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick or at www.elks.org/enf/scholars. Deadline to submit is Dec. 1. For more information contact Cathy Nicola at 732- 672-5283.
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‘Cans for Tans’ food drive in Mon. Junction
Hawaiian Bronze Tanning, 4095 Route 1 south, Suite 3, Monmouth Junction, is holding a “Cans for Tans” food drive now through Jan. 1. Anyone in the community can bring in any quantity of nonperishable food items and receive a $10 gift certificate to the tanning salon. Limit one per person during the course of the…
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Workshop on reading Nov. 16 in S. Brunswick
The South Brunswick Parent Academy will host “Learning to Read; Reading to Learn” 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Crossroads Middle School North. The workshop will offer a firsthand look into the district’s reading curriculum: how reading is being taught from the elementary through the high school years, and what parents can do to help children…
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International film festival at S.B. library
The South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will hold an International Film Festival. “In a Better World” will be shown at 2 p.m. Nov. 13. “Joyeux Noel” will be shown 2 p.m. Dec. 11 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14. The films are shown with English subtitles. Admission is free. Refreshments are bring-your-own. For…
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Does anyone smile while giving away candy? Yes.
Local dentist buys back candy from kids to send to soldiers BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Costume websites, dollar stores and candy shops all benefit from an increase in customers during October. But there is one office that is less than happy to see increased traffic due to Halloween festivities: the dentist’s office.…
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No. Bruns. mourns loss of former Fire Department president
Butch Michales, of Spotswood, passed away Nov. 2 The North Brunswick Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Edward “Butch” Michales, a former president and former chief of the township department, passed away Nov. 2 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. He was 63. Born in New Brunswick, Michales…
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The Boss’s glory days find new home at Monmouth
University archives nearly 14,900 documents in special collection BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Bruce Springsteen Special Collection archive consists of nearly 14,900 documents donated by fans around the world and gathered by the Friends of Bruce Springsteen. KRISTEN DALTON I f you can find the building on Monmouth University’s campus that houses an archival…
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Route 1 restored over Heathcote Brook in S.B.
Final paving and striping should be completed by December BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Route 1 has been restored to its original traffic pattern over Heathcote Brook in South Brunswick after months of ongoing construction. According to a N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) press release, operations are winding down on the $3 million state-funded project to…
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