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Santa to visit lights display on Dec. 20
BK’s Lawn Service and Kloos Family Lights have set up their 10th annual holiday display at 13 Sterling Court, East Brunswick. From 5-11 p.m. nightly through Jan. 3, the house will be lit up with thousands of lights and Christmas decorations. Santa will visit 7-9 p.m. Dec. 20. For more information, visit facebook.com/kloosfamilylights.
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Volunteers needed for local snow removal
Volunteers are needed to assist North Brunswick seniors in the event of snow removal. For more information, contact Jessica Zink at 732-418-2222 or jzink@northbrunswicknj. gov.
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World War II, Cold War survivor celebrates 100th birthday
From left: Haya (Eva) Mogilever was born in 1914 in the Ukraine. She will celebrate her 100th birthday with a celebration at her home in North Brunswick this weekend. NORTH BRUNSWICK — A township woman who lived through World War II and the Cold War will be celebrating her 100th birthday this week. Born on…
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Volunteers needed to assist with blood drives
New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. Volunteers assist donors with registration, perform escorting and canteen duties, and watch for post-donation reactions. Volunteers should have the ability to relate to the public, be able to perform different jobs…
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Sophomores, juniors can enter essay 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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Holiday happenings
Top: Roie Cederbaum of Edison puts the finishing touches on his creation as do-it-yourselfers make menorahs at the Milltown Home Depot on Dec. 14. Above: The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick hosted the event for dozens of local residents. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top: American Legion Post 401 Commander Gary Cooper, left, judges the…
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Governor’s veto of crate bill criticized
Compassionate people across the country are dumbfounded that Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would ban gestation crates for pigs. Most mother pigs spend their entire adult lives confined to these cramped crates, imprisoned by cold metal bars and forced to lie in their own feces. The cages are so small that the pigs…
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Council president thanks staff, volunteers
Benjamin Franklin said, “The doors of wisdom are never shut.” As 2014 comes to a close and I reflect upon my year as your North Brunswick council president, I am once again aware of the endless support of our residents. From your sensible understanding to your prudent oversight, you have helped guide the governing body…
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Today’s officers are best in nation’s history
YOUR TURN PATRICK COLLIGAN GUEST COLUMN Our nation is reeling from two unfortunate tragedies: the death of Michael Brown and the death of Eric Garner. The reaction to these incidents shows that it will take a long time for our communities to heal, and our profession will be impacted forever by these two events. The…
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