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Renewed optimism in the air for schools
Bosco: District minimized effects of budget cuts BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite the district’s budgetary woes and a myriad of related obstacles, Old Bridge Public Schools opened without a hitch on Tuesday. By the time the homeroom bell rang in each of the district’s 15 schools on the first day of classes, all scheduled…
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Grissom Elementary School kindergarten teacher John Tichio
Grissom Elementary School kindergarten teacher John Tichio reads “Clifford the Firehouse Dog” to students on the first day of school in Old Bridge Sept. 7. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Teen Writing Group to meet Sept. 13, 27
Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to the next meetings of the Old Bridge Public Library Teen Writing Group set for 7 p.m. Sept. 13 and 27 at the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The meetings will include writing exercises, brainstorming strategies, free writing time, peer review, writing contests and other publishing…
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Brain injury forum slated for Sept. 23
The Brain Injury Association of New Jerseywill offer its free educational session, Brain Injury Basics for Families, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 23 at Universal Institute, 73 Dudley Street, Long Branch. The program, designed for family members of people who have sustained brain injuries, provides a presentation and forum for questions. People with brain injuries and professionals…
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Lyme disease is topic of movie at library
Lyme disease is the topic of the awardwinning movie “Under Our Skin.” It will be shown 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in the East Brunswick Library. Admission is free. A panel discussion will follow. New Jersey is No. 4 in the nation with 4,163 reported cases in 2009. The CDC states that the number of reported…
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Parish to celebrate 125th anniversary
The Our Lady of Victories 125th Anniversary Dinner-Dance will be held 3-8 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Reception Center at St. Clement, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, a dessert table and a five-hour open bar. A DJ will provide entertainment throughout the evening. Cost is $75 per person.…
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E.B. AARP schedules meeting for Sept. 14
East Brunswick AARP Chapter No. 4855 will meet at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest speaker Mary Anne Ross, C.S.W., coordinator of the Statewide Resource Center at Comprehensive Services on Aging (COPSA) Geriatric Services, University Behavioral Healthcare (UBHC)-University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ),…
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Bariatric weight-loss group plans meeting
Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor a Bariatric Weight-Loss Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 16 in Centennial Hall at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. The meeting is designed for individuals who have had weight-loss surgery, are contemplating weight-loss surgery or are trying to maintain a healthy weight. Facilitator Lauretta Thompson,…
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