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Nonprofit to offer free health workshops
Healthcare Quality Strategies, a nonprofit organization located at 557 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, has scheduled two free six-week health workshops. “Diabetes Self-Management” is set for 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 3. Participants will learn about diabetes and its risks, the role of diet and exercise, techniques to deal with pain…
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Vera Hoden
Vera Hoden, 90, of Whiting, passed away on Jan. 18, 2015, at home. Mrs. Hoden was born in Freehold Township, where she resided until moving to Crestwood Village in Whiting. She was a telephone operator and receptionist for New Lisbon State School before her retirement. She was also employed as an operator for the New…
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Local steps can address threats to ocean life
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Changes at the local level could avert the dire consequences of activities such as seafloor mining and seismic testing, which damage marine habitats and threaten the survival of oceanic species, according to a new study. “Marine Defaunation: Animal Loss in the Global Ocean,” published on Jan. 16 in the…
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Dinner on menu at Italian-American Club
The Sgt. John Basilone Italian-American Club will offer its next Tuesday-Night Dinner 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the club, 48 Appleby Ave., South River. The homemade dinner will include salad, split pea soup, baked ham, mashed potatoes, buttered baby carrots, dessert, coffee and tea. Cost is $10. For more information, call 732-238- 0310 on the…
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Brunswick Women to host dinner party
The Brunswick Women’s Connection will sponsor a Beautiful Interiors DG Dinner Party 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Pierre’s of South Brunswick, 582 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction. Guest speaker will be Sandy Levin of Beautiful Interiors Design Group Home Staging and Interior Design. Inspirational speaker Nancy Richard, founder of Warrior Heart Relief, a ministry aiding deployed…
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Baron recognized for efforts to aid pediatric cancer research
Bert Baron The Hugs for Brady Foundation has named radio host and humanitarian Bert Baron the 2015 Ellen Gambatese Pediatric Cancer Volunteer of the Year. Baron hosts “Jersey Central,” a weekday morning talk show on Greater Media’s WCTC-AM. “It is obviously a great honor. I am privileged to be a part of the Hugs for…
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Educator retires after 49 years in Old Bridge Public Schools
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Old Bridge Public Schools community congratulated Donna Kibbler, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, on her retirement after 49 years as an educator in Old Bridge. COURTESY OF OLD BRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OLD BRIDGE — After almost five decades as an educator, Donna Kibbler has seen a plan hatched…
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The evolution of Sayreville’s Main Street
A look back By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Danny’s Sweet Shop Sayreville is a town with historical roots that run as deep as the Raritan River’s clay-filled banks on which the borough stands. Prior to World War II, when it seemed that the typical American town was either wholly urban or entirely rural, Sayreville…
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Flowers on sale for Valentine’s Day
The Motorcycle Club of South Amboy Elks Lodge No. 784, 601 Washington Ave., will hold a flower sale for Valentine’s Day 4- 8 p.m. Feb. 13 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 14.
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