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Altar Rosary Society to sponsor Peach Fest
The Holy Trinity Altar Rosary Society will host its annual Peach Festival and White Elephant Sale 1-5 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Holy Trinity Parish Center, 100 Main St., Helmetta. Music will be provided by Hap Ortutay. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 and under. For tickets and more information, call…
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Jamesburg Elks selling raffle tickets
The winning tickets in the Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 annual Cash Raffle will be drawn at a home-style barbecue event set for noon-5 p.m. Sept. 12 at the lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave. Only 500 raffle tickets will be sold. Grand prize is $12,000; 20 smaller cash prizes also will be awarded. One raffle…
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Two Elks lodges unite to host Aug. 29 picnic
The East Brunswick Elks and New Brunswick Elks will sponsor their joint Pre-Labor-Day Picnic 1-5:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at the East Brunswick Elks Lodge on the Lake, 21 Oakmont Ave. Rain date is Aug. 30. The catered event will feature live entertainment by The Coconuts. Reservations are required. Guests should bring their own chairs and…
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East Brunswick awaits ruling on affordable housing obligations
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Township officials are awaiting a court ruling regarding its affordable housing obligations in a process that many see as uncharted territory. The arcane world of affordable housing regulations became a bit more complex earlier this year when the state Supreme Court moved to dissolve the Council…
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Compost bin project transforms a boy into an Eagle Scout
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A local Boy Scout turned trash into treasure for his Eagle Scout project. Atreya Verma of North Brunswick built a three-bin compost unit at the children’s park in Rutgers Gardens to make more compost available in order to increase productivity. “The garden relies on compost to increase its soil fertility.…
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Constituents invited to meet Danielsen’s staff
Representatives from State Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen’s (D-17) office will meet with constituents 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 14 at the North Brunswick Library, 880 Hermann Road. No appointment is needed. Danielsen’s staff will answer questions concerning affordable housing, senior citizen programs, New Jersey family care, becoming a notary and temporary disability benefits.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization that raises money to support various healthcare services at Raritan Bay Medical Center (RBMC), recently appointed Linda M. Hill, Pharm.D., as its new executive director. Hill, a resident of Princeton, previously served as senior director of development for major gifts for the Princeton Healthcare System Foundation.…
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Rutgers considers adaptive sports program
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MONROE — When Eric Katz was looking to begin his career as a wheelchair athlete, his first choice was at his home school of Rutgers University. However, Katz, now 32, was forced to enroll at the University of Arizona because Rutgers did not offer an adaptive sports program at the…
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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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