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Sports Shorts
Defending Women’s Professional Soccer champion Sky Blue FC will hold open tryouts on Dec. 15-16 and on Jan. 5-6 at the Robbinsville Field House, 153 Manor Way, Robbinsville. Tryouts are intended for college seniors or players who have completed their college eligibility. All participants must be at least 18 years old. Each session of the…
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Donations needed for homeless pets
Whisker Away Pet Sitting, LLC, Spotswood, is collecting items for homeless pets through Dec. 10. Cat and dog food, toys, treats, towels, blankets, laundry detergent, latex gloves, bleach, garbage bags, paper towels, hand sanitizer, hand soap, peanuts and parrot food are needed. Email [email protected] to arrange for a pickup or drop-off time and address.
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Williams-Sonoma to occupy warehouse space
Williams-Sonoma, a specialty retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware, will move into South Brunswick and fill a warehouse to capacity sometime next year. The San Francisco-based corporation will move into a 1.4 million-square-foot warehouse on Middlesex Center Drive located near Davidsons Mill Road and Cranbury Road, according to South Brunswick Public Affairs Coordinator Ron…
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Bills in state Legislature could have unwanted results
There are two bills in the state Legislature dealing with foreclosures that could severely impact our communities. The first proposed law, A- 3246, requires that the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) “create a program to assist municipalities in purchasing foreclosed properties for affordable house use.” The companion bill, A-3247, proposes to encourage…
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Richard Carmine Scimeca
Mr. Scimeca, 69, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, died Nov. 12, 2009, at home, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Anna; three daughters, Janine, Elizabeth and Debi; three sons-in-law Michael, John and Peter; a brother, Tony; and three grandchildren. A Mass of Christian…
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Keepers there for the taking
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO The more boats there are on dry dock, the better the fishing gets. As boat owners continue to call it a season, the bass fishing remains red hot. Bass and blues continue to feast on sand eels. From Sandy Hook all the way to Brielle, the birds, bass and blues…
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Business Briefs
Barnes & Noble, North Village Shopping Center, 869 Highway 1, North Brunswick, will hold a book fair and storytelling event hosted by Rutgers Nutritional Sciences Preschool, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3. Shoppers presenting the voucher ID no. 542340 with any purchases made in person or by phone at 732-545-7966 will contribute to the school. The free…
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Local volunteers receive $1,000 awards
PSEG, Newark, honored exemplary employee volunteers at a luncheon in mid-November at its headquarters. The company awarded 16 New Jersey nonprofits a total of $34,000 in recognition of the work of employees who donate their time and energy to philanthropic organizations throughout the Garden State. Local recipients of a $1,000 Award of Merit, and projects…
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Chinese-English bilingual school may open in S.B.
Could be one of only three Chinese-immersion schools in the state BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer One of only three Chinese-immersion schools in the state may soon open in South Brunswick. School officials of the YingHua International School hope to have the school up and running by June but must first have the application approved…
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