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Senior Center seeks piano instructor
The South Brunswick Senior Center is seeking a well qualified, patient and compassionate piano instructor to teach senior members lessons on a Wednesday mornings. If you are interested or know someone who is, contact Susan at the Senior Center at 732-329-4000, ext. 7675.
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‘Inside Job’ at S.B. senior center
On Mondays, Oct. 3 and 17, the discussion group will meet at the South Brunswick Senior Center at 1:30 p.m. The documentary “Inside Job” will be shown. The critically acclaimed movie byAcademy Award-nominated filmmaker Charles Ferguson presents the background behind the economic crisis of 2008 and the financial consequences that have affected everyone. The program…
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Learn history, significance of the shofar
The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick will host “The Shofar Factory,” a hands-on workshop about the significance and history of the shofar, 11 a.m. Sept. 25. A shofar is a semi-musical horn used by Jews on their New Year — Rosh Hashanah — and onYom Kippur. Participants will see how a ram’s horn is…
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Local P.D.s receive funds for community-policing initiatives
Twenty-four local police departments will benefit from $120,000 in grants to develop community-policing programs. Carteret, Dunellen, East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Highland Park, Metuchen, Middlesex Borough, Milltown, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Plainsboro, Sayreville, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, South River, Spotswood and Woodbridge, as well as the Rutgers University Police Department…
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Man involved in shootout with N.B. detective sentenced
NEWARK — Aman involved in a bank robbery that led to suspects shooting at a North Brunswick detective was sentenced to 215 months in prison on Sept. 7. James Holmes, 57, of Newark, pleaded guilty in 2010 to his role in the Bank of America robbery on Route 27 in Franklin Township on March 12,…
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It’s not too late to start college at MCC
It’s not too late to start college. At Middlesex County College, a special Fall II program of accelerated courses begins Sept. 26. Courses are offered day, evening, and through the Internet. Classes include art, business, English, computer science, writing, history, ethics, psychology, criminology, public speaking, sociology, Spanish and philosophy. For a complete list of classes…
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Teens make CONECTions to cancer treatment
Local high school students participate in summer camp at CINJ BY JENNIFER AMATO Two local high school students learned about the development and treatment of cancer during a summer camp this July . The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health hosted…
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Nine-day Navratri Garba to be celebrated in S.B.
BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Indo- American Cultural Foundation of Central Jersey (IACFNJ) will attempt to capture the celebratory atmosphere of the nine-day Navratri Garba, familiar to those living in India, during their four nights of festivities next month. On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at Crossroads South Middle School and Oct.…
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Zimmerli to mark 50th anniversary of Fluxus
Fluxus, the art movement led by George Maciunas and made widely known by Yoko Ono, is returning to its starting place on the campus of Rutgers University. The celebration will be held from Sept. 24 toApril 1. The exhibit, “at/around/beyond: Fluxus at Rutgers,” is at the Zimmerli Art Museum in celebration of Fluxus’ 50th-anniversary. From…
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