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Leo A. Ryan Jr.
Leo A. Ryan Jr., 93, of Riviera Beach, Fla., passed away on Aug. 23, 2014. He was born on July 7, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Leo A. Ryan, Sr. and Mary L. Patrick Ryan. Leo proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps, a flying officer in World War II. He was assigned…
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Residents can shred confidential papers
The Middlesex County Shred Program will bring its mobile shredding truck to Babbage Park, Laurel Place, North Brunswick, 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 13, or until the truck is full. Files, receipts, bills, financial statements and other confidential documents will be accepted. Books, magazines, newspapers, X-rays, floppy disks and CDs will not be accepted.…
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Viking Closet holds back-to-school drive
South Brunswick High School’s Viking Closet will hold its third annual Back-to- School Supplies Drive. Backpacks, drawstring bags, pens, pencils, markers, highlighters, tape, glue sticks, glitter, notebooks, binders and folders can be dropped off weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the Viking Closet donation bin in the main lobby of the high school,…
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Dinner celebrates author’s book release
An Italian-themed dinner with bestselling author Ann Hood will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Attendees will receive a signed copy of her book, “An Italian Wife,” which was released on Sept. 2. Tickets are $65 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, buffet…
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Jacobsen–Chmielinski
Karen Jacobsen and Christopher Chmielinski William and Marian Jacobsen of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Michelle Jacobsen, to Christopher Scott Chmielinski, son of Cathleen and Robert Weber of Kendall Park. The future bride is a graduate of South Brunswick High School. She earned a Bachelor of…
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North Brunswick hosts Sept. 11 ceremony
The township of North Brunswick will hold a ceremony honoring Sept. 11, 2001, at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the memorial on Hermann Road, across from the municipal building. Hermann Road will be blocked off beginning at 6:15 p.m. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held inside of Linwood Middle School, 25…
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FirstEnergy Corp. offers STEM education grants
New Jersey educators can apply for FirstEnergy Corp.’s education grants for the 2014-15 school year by Sept. 19. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classroom grants of up to $500 will be awarded for creative, individual classroom projects for pre-kindergarten through grade 12. For more information on grant criteria, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/stem. Grant winners will be…
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Heritage Day activities planned for Sept. 20
North Brunswick will host its 32nd annual Heritage Day festival on Sept. 20 at North Brunswick Community Park, 2350 Route 130 South. The rain date is Sept. 21. Daytime activities beginning at 1 p.m. include music, dancing, food, rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, crafters and vendors. New this year are a burger cook-off and…
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Puppies from North Brunswick featured on Animal Planet show
Last May, a family of seven pug puppies and their mom were filmed at the North Brunswick Library attending story hour and getting doggie library cards. Their story was taped as part of Animal Planet’s “Too Cute!” series, which originally aired on Sept. 6. A repeat episode will be aired at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 13.…
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