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Middlesex County College ranks among ‘Best for Vets’
The Middlesex County College (MCC) community had the opportunity to get to know its military veterans at a meet-and-greet in November. From left: Navy veteran and MCC Professor James Martiney; Paul Lazaro, assistant in the Center for Veterans Services and an Army veteran; Kayleigh Maklary, Class of 2010, assistant in the MCC Foundation and an…
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Workshop to discuss end-of-life care options
The South Brunswick Senior Center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction, and the Princeton HealthCare System will hold a POLST (The Practioners Orders for Life- Sustaining Treatment) Paradigm forum at 11:45 a.m. Dec. 1. The program benefits those who are seriously ill and improves their quality of care at the end of life. The event is open…
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Senior shopping trips slated for December
South Brunswick residents age 55 and older can sign up for the following bus trips: Dec. 1 and 15 to Apna Bazaar Indian grocery; Dec. 3 to the Quakerbridge Mall; Dec. 10 to Wal-Mart; and Dec. 17 to Kohl’s, Target and Wegmans. The bus leaves at 10:30 a.m. A bus pass is necessary; rides are…
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Festivities to celebrate Hanukkah season
The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick invites area residents to make their own menorah at 2 p.m. Dec. 14 at Home Depot, 401 South Main St., Milltown. There is no charge for the event. There will also be a lighting of the 18- foot Menorah of Freedom held at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 16 in…
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Christmas story set on church grounds
The 30th annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Nov. 28-30 and Dec. 5-7 — 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays — on the grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 south, Old…
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Donation box reportedly stolen during prayer service at mosque
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police are investigating a theft from the donation box at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey on Route 1 last week. Police responded to the mosque in the evening of Nov. 18 after staff realized that someone had broken into the donation box and stole the cash that was inside of it,…
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Chef brings passion for craft to kitchen
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer “Competitions force me to get out of my comfort zone and look at foods and flavor combinations differently.” — Chef Peter Morris I t may be his passion for cooking great food that started Peter Morris on his path to a career as a restaurant chef, but it was…
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Ratable growth keeps 2015 tax hike in check
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With tax ratables up for the first time since 2008, the municipal budget for the coming fiscal year will include a nominal tax increase, North Brunswick officials said. The Township Council unanimously adopted a $44.75 million budget for fiscal year 2015 at its meeting on Nov. 17. The budget benefits…
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Gasko’s open house to benefit injured teen
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Roseann Goodman prepares holiday wreaths at Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe. The farm will host its Christmas Open House on Nov. 29 to raise money for high school hockey player Mikey Nichols, who suffered a spinal cord injury last winter. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The annual winter…
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