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Shredding event slated for April 9
Middlesex County residents are invited to a mobile shredding event 9 a.m. to noon April 9 at the rear parking lot of Edgar School, Whitman and Lake avenues, Metuchen. The program will end earlier than noon if the truck becomes full. Residents can recycle confidential documents such as old files, receipts, bills and financial statements…
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Hair will stand on end during weekend Alchemist production
‘Hairspray’ will be performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday at NBTHS BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — John Travolta has nothing on this cast. The Alchemist Theatre Company of North Brunswick Township High School will present its version of “Hairspray” this weekend in the school auditorium. The story of a 1960s Baltimore teenager encompasses…
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Reunion for veterans of USS Coral Sea
Crewmen who have served aboard the USS Coral Sea CVB/CVA/CV-43 are being sought for a mini-reunion 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 30 at Sir John’s Restaurant in North Brunswick. The cost is $40. The guest speaker will be Capt. Samson, a naval artist. For details, call 732-821-9225 or email [email protected], or write to Robert Nerbetski, 41…
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Rutgers to offer MBA in Jewish studies
The Department of Jewish Studies in the School ofArts and Sciences at Rutgers University in New Brunswick is now offering a master’s degree program in Jewish studies. The program focuses on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish literature and cultural studies, religious studies, and Yiddish and Israel studies. The program was established, in part, through an…
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S.B. art exhibit takes roads most traveled
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A new art exhibit, sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission, opened this week. “The Roads We Travel,” juried by arts education consultant Cory Alperstein, opened April 5 with a Meet the Artists reception. “The works presented in ‘The Roads We Travel’ cross borders of time, emotion,…
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Advocates for the disabled voice concerns over issues
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) holds roundtable discussion in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Affordable housing, education and health care issues for the disabled population were raised as concerns by advocates for people dealing with disabilities during a roundtable discussion held by U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District). With March…
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Eating disorders tough to overcome
Professional counselor offers information about problems, solutions BYAMY ROSEN I n 1983 the music of the popular brother-and-sister duo who called themselves The Carpenters came to an end when Karen Carpenter’s heart stopped beating at the age of 32 due to anorexia and years of laxative abuse. Tragically, despite the fact that she was recovering…
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S.B. school budget carries 12-cent tax increase
Tax levy remains the same for third consecutive year BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The South Brunswick Board of Education voted to approve the proposed 2011-12 school-year budget at its March 28 meeting. With the approved budget, taxpayers will see a 12.2-cent increase in the tax rate, which would bring the rate to $2.802 per…
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Local schools organize events to help victims in Japan
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Linwood Middle School students made and sold paper cranes last week during lunch periods to help aid in the relief efforts in Japan. JEFF GRANIT staff North Brunswick Township High School and Linwood Middle School students are organizing efforts to aid the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in…
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