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Performers of the Week
It is turning cold outside but the winter scholastic sports season is heating up. Take a look at some of these athletes who produced some sizzling results this past week. Freehold Township High School distance running standout Ciara Roche broke the meet record for the girl’s 1,600-meter run at the Monmouth County Indoor Track…
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East Brunswick to decide on outside EMS
By Michael Nunes EAST BRUNSWICK – The township is due to make a decision on contracting an outside EMS to help The East Brunswick Volunteer Squad. “The volunteer service has served East Brunswick well for decades, but we have to make sure we have coverage. Right now we’re taken care of, but in the future we…
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Planning board holds off of redevelopment recommendation
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — After public outcry, members of the Planning Board voted to delay a decision to recommend that a section of lower Main Street be labeled as an area in need of redevelopment. “Please give us the opportunity to understand and digest the plan,” Amin Moawad, who owns a…
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Center offers presentation Feb. 2
The Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, has announced Paul White will present The Kennedy Presidency at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 2. After Senator Edward Kennedy’s death six years ago, the Kennedy family’s last towering public figure is gone, but the Kennedy legacy is woven through American life in ways that…
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Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center to present comedy
Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center will present the comedy “Arms and the Man” by George Bernard Shaw at 8 p.m. on Feb. 5 and 12, and at 3 and 8 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 13 at the Metuchen Reformed Church, 150 Lake Ave., Metuchen. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior…
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Area churches plan to help resettle refugees
BY Michael Nunes Staff Writer METUCHEN — The world can be a dangerous place. With political turmoil, war and famine affecting millions around the world, the Diocese of Metuchen is hoping to bring dozens of people to safety. On Jan. 6, the diocese announced that it would work to create a Catholic resettlement…
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Sports shorts
The Father Cetkowski Council of the Knights of Columbus (Howell/Jackson) is sponsoring the annual Basketball Free Throw Contest. All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate. The competition will be held Jan. 23 at St. Veronica’s School Gym located on Route 9 in Howell. Registration begins at 12 p.m. and the competition will…
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