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Keep vision in your future
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month.There’s so much more in life to see. Don’t let glaucoma take your sight away. For seniors, the best years are yet to come.With more free time, you can set your sights on wonderful places to go and people to see. Just make sure you keep an eye on glaucoma. Glaucoma…
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Scholarships available in Middlesex, Union
The Sue Marion Memorial Scholarship Fund is offering three scholarships of $2,000 to students residing in Middlesex and Union counties who are matriculating at religious colleges and universities. To be eligible, students must currently be attending a religious college or university as a freshman, sophomore or junior; have a 2.75 GPA and submit grades from…
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Seniors to offer trips to Bethlehem casino
Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor a Jan. 25 bus trip to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Additional casino trips are scheduled for Feb. 22 and March 22. Cost is $35 per person, with a $20 return in slot play and a $5 food voucher. All are welcome. For more information or reservations,…
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Tickets on sale for Italian Night benefit
The St. Ambrose Improvement Committee will host its Italian Night 7-11 p.m. Feb. 6 in the St. Ambrose Café at the church, Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Guests will dance to Italian music provided by a DJ. The dinner menu will include Italian bruschetta, spaghetti and meatballs, spaghetti aglio e…
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C-Town fire is city’s worst in a decade
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s only supermarket was the scene of its worst fire in about a decade on Jan. 6. The fire occurred overnight at C-Town Supermarket — formerly Key Food — on Bordentown Avenue. The electrical blaze began in the crawlspace above the produce aisle, according to Fire Chief…
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ABLE Act helps those with disabilities
When your child or loved one has an intellectual or developmental disability, you spend a lot of time worrying about the future. That is why I was very grateful that Congress passed and President Barack Obama recently signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, also known as the ABLE Act. This legislation will allow…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A man passes shops in downtown Red Bank on Jan. 7 during winter’s coldest week yet.
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Resident keeps his eyes open for digital marketing strategies
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Bryan Meszaros launched a global digital marketing strategy firm 13 years ago from the basement of his South Amboy home. SOUTH AMBOY — A city that has been trying to invigorate its downtown business district has a success story that started in one resident’s basement. OpenEye, a global digital marketing strategy…
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New Year’s hike
PHOTOS BY JOVELLE TAMAYO About 30 people joined park naturalist Jim Faczak along the Blue Trail of Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge on Jan. 1 for the annual First Day Hike. Naturalist Jim Faczak provides information about a birch tree.
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