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Garden State seeks $501M in final round of aid
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The state has requested more than $500 million in superstorm Sandy recovery funds as part of the third and likely final round of aid from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Gov. Chris Christie is seeking the $501.9 million in federal funding to bolster programs like…
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Pasta night to include open-mic time Jan. 30
The Columbiettes of the South Amboy Knights of Columbus will host a pasta night with an open mic from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Knights’ hall, 308 Fourth St., South Amboy. Dinner will include spaghetti or baked ziti, meatballs or sausage, one beverage including beer or wine, salad, bread, dessert and coffee. The cost…
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Friends of the Library hold membership drive
The East Brunswick Friends of the Library will begin a monthlong membership drive Jan. 1, 2015. The Friends has been a supporter of the library for more than 30 years, providing funds beyond the capabilities of the library budget as well as a wide variety of library programming. This year, the Friends donated money for…
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Sophomores, juniors can submit essay to contest
The Jersey Blue Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced the third annual contest for the Middlesex County Good Citizenship Award. The contest is open to all Middlesex County high school sophomores and juniors who are in good academic standing with a “C” average and above, and who exemplify the characteristics of a…
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Community discusses impact of new immigration reforms
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Members of the South-Asian community discussed the impact of immigration reforms during a recent forum sponsored by the Indian Business Association (IBA). “This was a very important seminar that we felt addressed a need in the community,” IBA President Dhiren Amin said of the Dec. 18 event at the Mirage Banquet…
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Criticism of interfaith families ‘hypocritical’
Your article “Interfaith Families Embrace Holidays” (Sentinel, Dec. 18) included criticisms by rabbis Pont and Kline of the Conservative and Reform movements. Rabbi Pont stated, “If you’re celebrating both, then you’re not really embracing either.” Rabbi Kline said, “You can’t have two different religious traditions that contradict each other and call them both yours.” I…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A deer blends in with the surrounding brush on an early winter day.
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Coalition forms to oppose Port Ambrose proposal
By GREG KENNELTY & ADAM UZIALKO Staff Writers A coalition of New Jersey environmental groups is mobilizing opposition to a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility off the coast of Long Branch. The Anti-LNG Coalition is composed of 129 environmental advocacy groups from New Jersey and New York, led by Clean Ocean Action (COA). The…
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A look back
Greater Media Photographer Eric Sucar shares some of his favorite photos from 2014. Children enjoyed the inflatable slide during National Night Out Against Crime held at Thompson Park in Jamesburg on Aug. 5. East Brunswick High School basketball fans cheer their team on with the wave at the Rutgers Athletic Center during the Greater Middlesex…
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