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Scholarships honor police, fire, EMTs
By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor The 200 Club of Middlesex County awarded $105,500 in scholarships to 85 children of police, fire and EMS personnel. “The recent warehouse fire in North Brunswick makes us realize what the parents in this room do every day. Thank you,” said 200 Club President Michael McLaughlin as he prepared to…
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State must prohibit use of inhumane traps
In 1984 the New Jersey Legislature banned leg-hold traps because they are inhumane. Yet last month, the state Fish and Game Council overturned that ban and will allow cruel leg-hold traps once again. These traps are still inhumane 30 years later and have no place in our state. While raccoons are typically the targeted species…
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MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Stalking the stately pink flamingo and other pop culture icons of the 1960s at Flying Saucer, Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park, Aug. 9.
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Peer support group to meet Aug. 19
NAMI New Jersey (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will hold a peer support group for those with lived experience of mental illness 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the NAMI NJ office, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. To register, call 732-940- 0991 or visit www.namimiddlesex.org.
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Fundraising event set for Aug. 16
The Aubrey Foundation will present a Cigar Social fundraising event established in memory of North Brunswick teacher Aubrey Pappas, who was tragically killed in a car accident last fall. The event will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Lola Latin Bistro, 87 Central Ave., Metuchen. The night will include cigars, sangria, music…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Jersey Physical Therapy will offer free backpack fittings for students and parents as part of the “Play for Life” effort to raise awareness about backpack safety. Thousands of children each year experience pain, discomfort and even injury due to backpacks that are too heavy, improperly fitted or which are worn incorrectly. Physical therapist Marc Rubenstein…
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North Brunswick educators recognized by governor
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick School District has announced the following educators have received the Governor’s Teachers of the Year award: School-level recipients are Lori Egan of John Adams Elementary School, Kerry Kennedy of Parsons Elementary School, Jillian Lopez of Judd Elementary School, Christina Piciocco of Livingston Park Elementary School, the late…
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IACFNJ to celebrate India’s independence
The Indo-American Cultural Foundation of Central New Jersey (IACFNJ) will celebrate India’s 69th Independence Day 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Aug. 16 at the Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 329 Culver Road, Monmouth Junction. There will be en tertainment, cultural activities, dance performances and authentic food sampling. For more information, visit www.iacfnj.org or email [email protected].
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Hugs for Brady renovates hospital playroom
SOUTH BRUNSWICK —The Hugs for Brady Foundation was recently acknowledged by the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation with placement on its Lifetime Donor wall. Hugs for Brady was established by Michael and Sherrie Wells in honor of their son Brady, who died in 2010 at 23 months old from non-differentiated acute leukemia. Their goal…
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