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Monroe resident tells of devastation, survival
Holocaust survivor, author to appear at Barnes & Noble BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Judith Sherman of Monroe talks about her experience in German concentration camps during the Holocaust. She recently published a book, “Say the Name: A Survivor’s Tale in Prose and Poetry.” MONROE — It’s been 64 years since Judith…
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Peace corps
Sayreville Middle School sixth-graders Ally Bloodgood (l) and Emina Drazanin show the posters that made them winners of the 2009 Sayreville Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. They were awarded certificates and prizes at a recent Lions Club dinner.
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‘Big box’ closures cause jump in vacancy rate
Brokerage firm finds Rt. 18 in E. Brunswick 18% vacant Ongoing troubles in the retail industry caused the vacancy rate along central New Jersey’s four largest shopping corridors to rise for the third straight year in 2008. A recent study by R.J. Brunelli & Co. placed the vacancy rate at 9 percent, up from 4.7…
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Fundraisers
April 23 • Proceeds Night, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 5-9 p.m., at TGI Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call the school office at 732-828-1951,…
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Family and friends help out ‘a trouper’
May 2 dinner fundraiser will benefit Christy Szabocsik-Jarosz BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The black cloud. That is how 28-year-old Christy Szabocsik Jarosz and her husband, Steve, have referred to Christy’s whirlwind past year of being diagnosed with brain cancer and hemophagocyctic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare, life-threatening disorder of the immune system that attacks a…
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Hearing postponed on Sayreville bar’s license
Cagney’s Pub cited on 10 state ABC violations SAYREVILLE — A local bar adjourned its hearing for the second time in recent months in part because of a video recording that the liquor license holder enhanced. It was not immediately known whether the video recording captured the two events that authorities said occurred at Cagney’s…
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Opening day
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Youngsters from various teams in the Madison Park Little League have a little fun before the start of the Opening Day parade and ceremonies in Old Bridge Saturday. Players, coaches and parents from the Madison Park Little League make their way off the field following the Opening Day ceremonies. Matt Short…
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THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports By Gloria Averbuch Sports participation offers a seemingly infinite number of "life lessons." The more you learn, the more you realize there is to gain. As a parent, coach, educator or other adult influencer, you can…
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Photographers recognized in state press association contest
G reater Media Newspapers photographers won three awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2008. Eric Sucar, Portrait, second place The newspaper group, based in Freehold, N.J., publishes 12 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. Jeff Granit and Eric Sucar were among the journalists honored at the NJPA awards banquet…
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