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County GOP presents candidates
The Middlesex County Republican Organization has announced its Republican slate for the upcoming county election. The organization has selected Alex Barletta of South Plainfield for county clerk, and Jose Alonso of Edison and Sharon Hubberman of Perth Amboy for the two available seats on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The candidates received unanimous…
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Golf-event proceeds to aid homeless pets
New Beginnings Animal Rescue, 706-R Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host its annual fundraising Golf Classic June 8 at Glenwood Country Club, Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. Shotgun start for the scramble format is set for noon. Prize categories will include low/high gross team awards, longest drive and closest…
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Eagle Scout completes new police memorial in Spotswood
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Tim Janas, a member of Troop 35 in Spotswood, spent a year creating a police memorial for the Spotswood Police Department for his Eagle Scout project. A dedication of the memorial, which is located in front of the Spotswood Municipal Building on Summerhill Road, was held on May 13. PHOTO…
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Event offers appraisal of car-seat safety
Several local businesses will team up to host Safe Kids on the Go, a community event designed to raise car-seat safety awareness, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 16 at Toys R Us, Route 18, East Brunswick. Rain date is May 17. The event will be hosted by Brunswick Memorial Home of East Brunswick, Toys R Us…
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Chops & Steaks prides itself on healthy, organic products
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Chops & Steaks of North Brunswick offers a variety of fresh, healthy, organic, halal meat selections that are made to order or prepackaged and dated. PHOTO BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF NORTH BRUNSWICK — A new butcher shop in North Brunswick has more than “meats” the eye. Chops & Steaks on Finnegans…
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Here’s to next 60 years of special education
The year 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of special education in New Jersey and the 40th anniversary that special education is guaranteed to children in the United States through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The person who spearheaded special education in New Jersey was the late Sen. Alfred Beadleston. As such, New Jersey…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Visitors to Holmdel’s 17th annual Earth Day Festival enjoy the spring scenery on May 3 at Bayonet Farm.
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Registration open for bus trip to Longwood
The Friends of the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., will sponsor a June 13 bus trip to Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Tickets cost $49 each; price includes a $10 lunch voucher (reservations must be made in advance for the dining room) and a gratuity for the bus driver. Seats are limited. Early registration…
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School sets art exhibit, open house for May 15
Immaculate Conception School, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood, will hold its annual Art Exhibit and Open House 7-9:30 p.m. May 15. The event will feature a variety of twoand three-dimensional artwork in the “Green Explorations” exhibit created by students in kindergarten-eighth grade. Guests are invited (but not required) to dress “green” to express any of the…
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