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‘Day the Music Died’ to be topic at library
The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will host a commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of “The Day the Music Died” at 7 p.m. Feb. 3. ProfessorAngus Gillespie of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will help decode the lyrics of the song “American Pie” by Don Mclean, which was inspired by the events of…
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Holt to sponsor small-business event
Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) will host a small-business tax workshop 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. The event is designed to help area businesses learn how they can take advantage of new tax credits that the congressman helped enact into law. Guests will learn how they may be…
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Emergency blood drive set for Feb. 6
The East Brunswick Rescue Squad and St. Bartholomew’s Knights of Columbus will hold an Emergency Blood Drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Blood-supply levels are at a critical low in the area. With the recent wave of snowstorms and ice storms, New Jersey Blood Services was…
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Tax talk on agenda Feb. 9 at senior center
The Spotswood Office on Aging, 1 Arlington Ave., will host a Lunch-and-Learn presentation titled “Getting Ready for Taxes” noon Feb. 9. Topics will include preparing for the individual 2010 tax return, the documents needed, tax-law changes, protecting one’s assets from liability and how long to retain records. A pizza lunch will be served immediately following…
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Bowling added to Monroe Special Sports
Monroe Recreation will launch the newest Monroe Special Sports division, Kings and Queens Bowling, Feb. 5 at Knob Hill Country Lanes, Route 33, Manalapan. The program is designed for Monroe’s special-needs athletes and their families. A donation from the Renaissance Women’s Club, Monroe, has made it possible for all to participate free of charge. Abuddy…
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PTA selling tickets for March 5 Tricky Tray
TheMilltown PTAwill host a Knight Out Tricky Tray March 5 at Parkview School, 80 Violet Terrace, Milltown. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 8 p.m. Proceeds from the event will be used for energy-efficient computers at Parkview School. Prizes will include a flat-screen television, Mongoose bikes, a flip video, tickets to…
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Concerned that ‘politics as usual’ will continue in South River
The new year is normally a time of renewal and hope. Many often take the opportunity to leave the shortcomings of the past in the past and renew their goals and enthusiasm for the coming year. Unfortunately, the borough’s annual reorganization on Jan. 1 was a clear sounding bell that in South River, 2011 will…
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Donations needed to help kittens in distress
Whiskers Rescue is a nonprofit organization dedicated to controlling the cat population through trap-neuterreturn (TNR). We trap 400-500 cats per year. While we will continue to TNR feral cats and pull kittens from colonies, the current economy has left us with two problems. First, we are having a hard time raising enough funds to cover…
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Sites selected for Scouts’ Cookie Booths
Milltown Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 80037 will hold several Cookie Booths in the coming weeks. The schedule is as follows: Feb. 12, 8 a.m.-noon — Dunkin’Donuts, 23 N. Main St. (Henry Plaza), Milltown; Feb. 12, noon-4 p.m. — Drive-Thru Cookie Sale, United Methodist Church parking lot, 47 N. Main St., Milltown; …
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