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Breakfast buffet at American Legion Post on Nov. 12
Sons of the American Legion will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 12 at American Legion Post 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. The menu will include pancakes, French toast, pierogies and an omelet bar. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 10 or free for children under…
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North Brunswick students become National Merit scholars
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Nine students from North Brunswick Township High School have been named commended students and four students have advanced to semifinalist status in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students are Shivaen P. Ahuja, Pruthvi A. Banginwar, Nishreen Bikanerwala, Sanjit Boparai, John W. Kuchler, Sharon Len, Dhruv Mendiratta, Timothy Quach and Abhishek Shetty.…
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Park maintenance in Howell at issue in master plan hearing
HOWELL – Issues related to the maintenance of Howell’s parks were a topic of discussion when a member of the public spoke up during a recent hearing on the municipality’s master plan. A discussion took place at the Oct. 5 meeting of the Howell Planning Board when the master plan – the document which guides…
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South River knitting club creates hats for ‘little lungs’
SOUTH RIVER Equipped with mint green and peach yarn, the South River Public Library’s knitting/crochet group has created baby clothes for the “Knit Big for Little Lungs” campaign. October is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Awareness Month. RSV is a serious virus that infects the lungs and is the number one reason babies under 12 months…
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Council will give code official administrative support
ALLENTOWN – Borough Council members will seek a candidate to work four hours per week in a support position to assist Allentown’s code enforcement officer. Joseph McGrath works two hours per day, two days per week, as the code enforcement officer. He has specifically been directed by Mayor Greg Westfall and the council to pursue…
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Extreme hurricanes highlight concerns about climate change
By Michele S. Byers With two months to go, the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has made history as one of the most active and destructive on record. Four major hurricanes – Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria – caused catastrophic impacts to the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands, and there could be more. The warm ocean…
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Sandy’s economic impact softens
For the most part, the state of New Jersey has “bounced back” from superstorm Sandy on an economic level, according to Dr. James Hughes and Marc Pfeiffer, of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. However, there are exceptions which pertain to individual homeowners or unforeseen circumstances, the professors…
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Opera Lecture Series continues with the music of composer Kurt Weil
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s Opera Lecture Series with Live Arias will continue at 1 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, with a lecture performance titled, “The Music of Kurt Weil” The German and American composer lived only to age 50, yet he composed operas, musical stage…
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Two candidates seek one unexpired term on South Brunswick school board
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two candidates will vie for one, two-year unexpired term on the South Brunswick Board of Education. Joyce Mehta has lived in South Brunswick for 12 years. One of her daughters completed her education in South Brunswick and started college in September, while her other daughter is a seventh grader at Crossroads…
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