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    Oct. 6-31  Aluminum Beverage Cans for Recycling Collection, sponsored by the Immaculate Conception Athletic Association, home of the Bulldogs of Immaculate Conception School, Spotswood. Cans (not crushed) should be placed in a bag and dropped off near the garage in the school parking lot, 23 Manalapan Road. Proceeds benefit the junior high athletic program…

  • Hit homeruns for hurricane victims

    Homeruns for Homeowners, a benefit for Monroe and Jamesburg victims of Hurricane Irene, is set for noon-6 p.m. Oct. 9 at James Monroe Park, 184 Dey Grove Road. The event is sponsored by the Monroe Township Baseball and Girls Softball Association. All proceeds will go to both the Monroe Township and Jamesburg hurricane relief funds.…

  • E.B. Museum honors woman who left a lasting impact

    Local history room dedicated to Alberta Yuhas, who passed away last year BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Alberta Yuhas greeted visitors to her Kossman Street home during a 2004 garden tour. FILE PHOTO EAST BRUNSWICK — Hanging prominently in the home of Alberta Yuhas was a quote from Abraham Lincoln: “I like to see aman…

  • CODA

    Once again, the little guy is left out of the equation GREG BEAN Somewhere in New Jersey tonight, a bunch of state bureaucrats, and members of the state’s retail merchants association will be tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Their pulses will be racing, and anger will be boiling in their guts. The bureaucrats are…

  • Soccer Challenge open to ages 10-14

    A Soccer Challenge, sponsored by Monroe Knights of Columbus Nativity of Our Lord Council No. 14658 and open to boys and girls ages 10-14, is set for Oct. 15 on field No. 5 at the Monroe soccer complex, Prospect Plains Road. Rain date is Oct. 16. Participants, who will be required to show proof of…

  • Charity Ball will aid special-needs children

    The Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 Special Needs Children’s Committee will hold its 48th annual Mardi Gras Charity Ball 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 15 at the lodge, 74W. Railroad Ave. The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, a prime-rib dinner, a Viennese table, tap beer, wine, soda, a DJ and dancing. Cost is $50 per person. For…

  • District offering special-ed services

    The Child Study Team for the Milltown School District is seeking to identify preschool age and school-age students who are in need of special-education and related services, as well as students with disabilities, regardless of the severity of the disabilities, who are attending nonpublic schools. In addition, the district is interested in identifying the needs…

  • New county shuttle line connects E.B., S. Amboy

    Service will operate primarily along Bordentown Ave., with connections to transit hubs BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent A rea residents will have access to a new transportation service starting Saturday. The Middlesex County Area Transit service will operate a shuttle between the South Amboy Train Station and the Brunswick Square Mall in East Brunswick, with stops…

  • Troubled by illegal use of HOV lanes on Turnpike

    Thousands of motorists travel every day on the New Jersey Turnpike. Some use the highoccupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, knowing or not knowing that HOV lanes can only be used if the car has two or more occupants. What I notice on a daily basis is that more and more single motorists are driving in the…

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