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Women deserve more than a month for achievements
Ireally dislike Women’s History Month. Perhaps that’s a surprising statement coming from someone who’s worked for 15 years in the League of Women Voters, but it’s true. Carving out one month (March) to remember the monumental achievements of women highlights the fact that these achievements are still largely ignored by the people who write and…
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Governor thanked for not cutting funds
Gov. Jon Corzine kept his promise. In these most difficult times, with tough choices to make, when push came to shove, Gov. Corzine kept his promise to more than 160,000 of New Jersey’s most vulnerable citizens and did not cut funds to their desperately needed services funded by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). Prior…
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Community thanked for blood donations
We would like to take a moment to thank and commend the students and staff of North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) for organizing and participating in our blood drive March 13. Nearly 170 North Brunswick students and faculty members came forward to offer a blood donation, and perhaps save a life. Because of their…
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Orientation for new students slated for Aug. 7
North Brunswick Township High School, Raider Road, will hold new-student orientation for incoming 10th, 11th and 12th-graders 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 7. For more information, call 732-289- 3701 or visit ww.nbtschools.org.
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Sport Shorts
The Ice-Lantics Synchronized Skating Teams are looking for new skaters. Tryouts for skaters ages 5 and older will be held April 3, 23 and 25 at Wall Sports Arena in Farmingdale. Details at www.ice-lantics.com. The Amateur Baseball Association of N.J. is seeking players and teams for an adult recreational baseball league for men 18 and…
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Model railroad club to set up display
Our Lady of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 11378 will welcome the Raritan Valley HiRailers O-Gauge Modular Railroad Group 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6-7 at the parish center, Route 130 and Washington Road, North Brunswick. The model railroad club will display track layouts and landscapes built by experts. The cost is $3 per person. Refreshments…
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Bloom provides guide for young runners
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marc Bloom has written nine books. Some were very personal, like “God on the Starting Line,” about his time coaching the St. Rose High School, Belmar, boys cross country team. Others were biographical (“The Miler,” about Steve Scott, the former American record holder in the mile run) or informative (“Run…
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Silly season is over, and now it’s the Season of the Weird
Coda • GREG BEAN It was the late, great Hunter S. Thompson who observed that “when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” And these days, it looks like we’ve got a whole passel of people looking to shed their amateur rags and exchange them for the flashy professional variety. We have definitely entered…
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Magicians of basketball
The Harlem Globetrotters put on an exhibition before a large crowd at the Robert Collins Arena, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, March 17. Clockwise from top left: Bear Butler, Special K Daley (center), Tiny Lawrence (center), Special K Daley and Scooter Christensen ERIC SUCAR staff
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