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Columbiettes to hold indoor garage sale on April 2
The Our Lady of Peace Columbiettes will hold their sixth annual Indoor Garage and Bake Sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m., April 2, at the church, Route 130 and Washington Place, North Brunswick. This year’s event is a fundraiser for Lenny, an Army veteran who is wheelchair bound. Lenny needs a new pair of leg braces.
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Workshop focuses on safety for people with autism
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Cristy Mangano of Howell felt compelled to do something after she read about an autistic 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy who was found dead in a canal after he wandered away from a relative’s home during a New Year’s Eve party in Allentown, Pa. Mangano is the mother of a child…
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Library to host Odessa Klezmer Band Feb. 13
OLD BRIDGE — The Odessa Klezmer Band will bring the joyous dance music of the Klezmorim (Jewish folk musicians) to the Old Bridge Public Library at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge. The free concert is under the direction of Ed Goldberg, a Grammy-Award-winning musician who has performed at Carnegie…
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Places to be
It is conference championship weekend so bundle up and get out of the cold and visit these venues over the coming days. The Greater Middlesex Conference Wrestling Tournament is Jan. 29 and 30 at Piscataway High School. The Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Championships are also on Jan. 29 and 30 at the Perth Amboy YMCA.…
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Homelessness still a problem in Monmouth County
By Kenny Walter Staff Writer RED BANK — Despite down numbers on the annual point-in-time survey of the homeless, it is unlikely the problem is actually decreasing. The Rev. Darlene Wilson from the Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank said the unofficial tally was 53 surveys were taken during the first three hours of its…
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Former Israeli ambassador to be honored at gala Feb. 27
Several honorees will be recognized at the “Gala in the Galilee” on Feb. 27 at Congregation B’Nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick. Ambassador Danny Ayalon is an accomplished Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States from 2002-06. Over the past few years, Ayalon has participated in several “Tikvah for…
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East Brunswick police on lookout for suspicious van
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK– Police are on the lookout for the driver of a burgundy work van who was seen trying to talk to a 13-year-old girl who on her way to a bus stop on Jan. 26, according to the police department. The incident occurred on Arthur Street at approximately 8:53…
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