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Family jewels
Left: Tejoo Bambulkar dances with the crowd as Hidden Gems played Bollywood music in South Brunswick on July 8. Above: Vini Chawla and Vaishali Amand, both of Monmouth Junction, and Ritu Bajaj, of Dayton, move to the beat. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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business briefs
Muscle Maker Grill will open its newest restaurant at 536 Milltown Road, North Brunswick, in the Brunswick Shopping Center, on July 17. The restaurant offers local residents more healthful versions of their favorite foods. Ron Arora, franchise owner of the new restaurant and a North Brunswick resident, decided to bring Muscle Maker Grill to his…
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Survey: Most biz leaders say N.J. gov’t ‘more responsive’
The attitude of New Jersey CEOs toward the state’s economy and business climate has improved significantly over the last 18 months, according to the results of the New Jersey Economic Policy Summit’s sixth “C-Suite Survey” (C-Suite VI) of Garden State CEOs. The findings, presented May 25 at the summit’s fourth annual conference, show that 75…
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Milltown native proves she’s no ‘ordinary’ author
Book signing held for latest novel, ‘Ordinary Beauty,’ in East Brunswick BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Laura Wiess MILLTOWN — Growing up in Milltown, Laura Wiess loved books. But she never dreamed of actually writing one. “An author seemed like something in nirvana, high up in the mountains,” Wiess said. But soon, with 19 novels…
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Magic 100.1 will host July 16 Aquapalooza
Join boaters, sailors, rowers, swimmers, kayakers and jet-skiers at Marine Max’s Aquapalooza, hosted by Magic 100.1, for some traditional Shore fun from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 16. Aquapalooza is the annual celebration that takes place on the water at Tice’s Shoal, an area adjacent to Island Beach State Park on Barnegat Bay. The…
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B’nai Tikvah to hold blood drive Sunday
Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick, will hold a Summer Sunday Blood Donor Drive 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17. Donors age 17 and up, and 16-year-olds who have written permission from parent/ guardian, are eligible. Donors must be in good general health and weigh at least 120 pounds. They should eat…
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Ex-sheriff’s investigator latest to be charged in bribery scheme
Spicuzzo and a sheriff’s officer were arrested in March A former Middlesex County sheriff’s investigator was arrested July 7 on charges that he assisted former Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo in collecting a bribe from a person seeking a job in the sheriff’s office. Darrin P. DiBiasi, 43, of Monmouth Junction, surrendered to detectives of the…
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County concert series in high gear
BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Live music will return to stages across Middlesex County as its summer concert series gets started this week. Music in the Park is an annual tradition and features a variety of free weekly performances at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy, Spring Lake Park Gazebo in South Plainfield, Warren Park…
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Jewish Singles Social set for July 24
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County will host a Jewish singles summer social for ages 30-45 from 8 to 10:30 p.m. July 24 at Mei Garden Cuisine, 229 Raritan Ave., Highland Park. The cost is $25 per person and includes a kosher Chinese buffet followed by a program with psychic/ astrologer Ray Sette. Music…
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