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Summer workshops for kids will highlight Indian culture
Enjoy Explore India to offer hands-on projects, activities BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer For Indians and non-Indians seeking to learn about Indian culture, Enjoy Explore India (EEI) will offer introductory summer workshops beginning this month. EEI is the brainchild of Seema Moondra, a township resident who has been involved with Middlesex County’s 4-H Indian Langoor…
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Annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk to be held Sunday
EDISON — Once again celebrating the life of a local woman who lost her battle with breast cancer, the annual Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk will be held Sunday, June 6, at the JCC/YMCA at 1775 Oak Tree Road in Edison The walk seeks to advance lifesaving research and ensure that women everywhere benefit from new…
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Small invaders have bad image and odor problems
Stink bug, now found throughout New Jersey, becoming bigger nuisance BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The invaders are scary looking, but they smell worse than they look. And the last thing you want to do is stress them or crush them. Brown marmorated stink bug (male is on left) DR. DEEPAK MATADHA Though harmless to humans…
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Environmental groups oppose power plant
PurGen official says plant would be clean, safe BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Local environmental groups are trying to block a proposal for a power plant that would include a 100-mile-long underwater pipeline transporting pressurized liquid carbon dioxide around Sandy Hook, through Raritan Bay and along the coast of New Jersey. Led by the New…
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Family hopes 3rd annual cut-a-thon is biggest yet
June 6 event to raise money for pancreatic cancer research BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — The Hair Shop has turned the fight against cancer into a family affair. Maryann Lavery-Minnella, owner of the salon on Washington Road, lost both of her parents to pancreatic cancer. On June 6 she and her two sisters…
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E.B. festival showcases works of local artists
Event includes art for display and sale, demonstrations, and a juried competition BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Creative minds from across the state will be displaying the fruits of their labor at the township’s eighth annual Fine Arts Festival. The June 5 event will feature works representing a multitude of aesthetic genres,…
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Emma Glasser, 3, of South Amboy, shows her patriotism
Emma Glasser, 3, of South Amboy, shows her patriotism as a convoy of Army trucks passes by during the South Amboy Memorial Day Parade on May 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Woodhaven near final stages of approval
Residential portion now under consideration by Planning Board BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Applications associated with the extensive residential and commercial complex known as Woodhaven are rapidly moving along. Two parts of the project are already approved, and the Planning Board is approaching its final hearings on the rest. Representatives of Woodhaven…
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Union contract seen as ‘fair’ to city, workers
No retroactive salary increases; wages to go up 2 percent in 2011, ’12 & ’13 BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — After a two-year process, city officials have reached an agreement with the Municipal Employees Union, which includes about 30 employees. The contract is retroactive and runs from July 2008 through December 2013. As…
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