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Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!
TOP PICK The Monmouth Museum’s Annual Holiday Exhibition is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!,” with an opening reception on Nov. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Monmouth Museum model train display will return. The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present their Annual Holiday Tree, decorated with transportation memorabilia. Art scholars often talk…
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A mildly satisfying dinner
In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com The annual Christmas Eve celebration is the destination in the new film Love the Coopers. Every year, millions of people set out to gather together during Christmas, usually with an extended family that includes grandma and grandpa alongside aunts and uncles and the like. The Coopers are planning…
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Oliver Platt on the latest entry in NBC’s ‘Chicago’ franchise
By Jeff Pfeiffer, www.channelguidemag.com “The aim here is, every week, if you watch the show, you will get at least one piece of medical information that you probably don’t know,” said producer Dick Wolf at a recent press conference to discuss his new series, “Chicago Med,” premiering Tuesday. The third entry in NBC’s successful “Chicago”…
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Free Lil’ Kickers Open House this weekend
There will be a free Lil’ Kickers Open House at The Fields Sports Complex, 8 Cornwall Court, East Brunswick, on Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Nov. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. There will be free demonstration classes and giveaways for children ages 18 months through 9 years old. For more…
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Christmas story set on church grounds
The 31st annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Nov. 27, 28 and 29 and Dec. 4, 5 and 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, on the grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church,…
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St. Augustine priest receives second chance at life from 12-year-old
Fr. Edmund Luciano SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Fr. Edmund Luciano was a healthy 23-year-old studying to be a priest when, feeling weak and tired, he went to the doctor. He thought he might have the flu, but he was stunned when the doctor told him he had congestive heart failure. “I had no experience being sick.…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The law office of Mayo & Russ, PA has announced that A. Todd Mayo has rejoined the firm. Mayo spent a three-year term as a Worker’s Compensation judge. At the time of his retirement he was the supervising judge of Middlesex County for the Division of Worker’s Compensation. Before that, Mayo was the chief municipal…
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Future uncertain for supermarkets in North Brunswick
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — With the impending closure of A&P on Milltown Road, township officials are unsure of the future of supermarkets in general. Councilwoman Shanti Narra mentioned during the Nov. 9 Township Council workshop meeting that many residents have been questioning the closure. In July, The Great Atlantic & Pacific…
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At your service
PHOTO COURTESY OF TEMPLE B’NAI SHALOM Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick held a “pink” Shabbat service on Oct. 23 in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in 40 Jews of Ashkenazi descent carries a BRCA (breast cancer) gene mutation, making Jewish families at 10 times greater risk than the general population. Fredda…
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