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Ice cream business could be a piece of cake
Local friends open up Cake ‘N Cone on Georges Road in N.B. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Arvind Bhandari, the owner of Cake ‘N Cone on Georges Road in North Brunswick, decorates one of the specialty ice cream cakes made on the premises. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Arvind Bhandari has been working…
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Peggy Sica retiring from N.B. school district
Music teacher’s career spanned more than 40 years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Peggy Sica NORTH BRUNSWICK — Peggy Sica taught at an all-boys prep school in South Africa 40 years ago. When she graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton in 1970, her parents sent her on a six-week vacation to South Africa to…
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State Fair to open at Meadowlands June 24
Special promotions on tap to mark fair’s 25th year For its 25th anniversary year, State Fair Meadowlands will be treating fairgoers to brand-new entertainment during the 17-day event, running June 24 through July 10 at the New Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to the New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford. State Fair Meadowlands is…
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Veterans, students honored during N.B. council meeting
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Frank Maltese (l-r), James Grieco, Phil Dellasala and Frank Puleio Jr. were honored at the Memorial Day ceremony on May 30 and again with proclamations at the North Brunswick Township Council meeting on June 6. JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Four veterans celebrated at the township’s Memorial Day ceremony were…
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Golf event to benefit Civil Air Patrol
The Civil Air Patrol’s New Jersey Wing is planning to launch its first fundraising golf tournament at the Miry Run Country Club in Robbinsville on June 20. The four-person scramble will include 18 holes of golf with cart, a special commemorative shirt, lunch, barbecue dinner and an awards celebration after the tournament. In addition to…
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Parsons parents, pupils invited to discover the library
Kindergartners have story time, sign up for library cards BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — To keep kids reading over the summer, the parents of Parsons Elementary School kindergartners were invited to the North Brunswick Library on June 9. About 45 students sat and listened to a reading of “There Was an Old…
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M.S. Society to host golf outing June 27
The New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host the MS Summer Golf Classic on June 27 at the Plainfield Country Club. Participants will help to drive MS research, programs and service by joining with corporate teams from around the state for a day of golf, high-level networking, cocktails, dinner, raffles,…
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Cops hold dodgeball tournament to help young boy with cancer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Members of the South Brunswick Police Department helped raise over $2,000 to help a local second grader in need. On June 3, a dodgeball event held by the Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 166 raised $2,100 for Brandon Dominguez, a Greenbrook Elementary School student who was diagnosed with brain cancer in December. Dominguez…
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John Adams Elem. unveils courtyard for students
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Project Wise students at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick unveiled its new Learning Center courtyard on June 7. NORTH BRUNSWICK — Students from the Project Wise gifted and talented program at JohnAdams Elementary School unveiled their new Learning Center courtyard on June 7. Since November the third-, fourth-…
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