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Local fashion designer nominated for awards
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Tirusha Dave has been nominated for two Atlantic City Fashion Week awards. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Tirusha Dave, who debuted her collection as a designer during this year’s Atlantic City Fashion Week, has been nominated for awards as fashion executive and journalist. Dave, 29, a 2002 graduate of South Brunswick High…
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Songwriters to share original works in launch of series
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Sharon Goldman METUCHEN — Singer-songwriters will share their work in an intimate, candlelit evening of music when the Schoolhouse Songwriter Series debuts on July 26. The new music event, sponsored by the Metuchen Arts Council and hosted by Metuchen-based singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman, will feature four distinct regional singer-songwriters at the…
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Madison Wade, 11, left, and Annie Nolan, 11, both of Allentown, enjoy a ride on the Sizzler at the Freedom Fest State Fair on July 8. The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township played host to the event for six days.
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Keep pets cool and safe this summer
While driving on a hot summer afternoon a few years, I passed a man walking two dogs. Something struck me about the bigger dog as wrong. He didn’t seem to be walking right, and it looked as if he was suffering way too much from the heat, even though the man was going slowly. So…
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Senate president applauds Special Olympics
The 2014 Special Olympics National Games have just concluded, and I want to applaud all of the event organizers, volunteers, supporters and especially the athletes for making this an amazing event. As the Senate president, I had the honor of being there every step of the way, from the announcement of New Jersey as host…
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Seniors invited to take part in lectures
South Brunswick residents age 55 and older are invited to attend the following programs at the senior center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction: A lecture on Medicare, Medicaid and senior home equity options will take place at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 5. Representatives from Amboy Bank will discuss how to plan for health care needs and…
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Participants sought for home-arts event
The Middlesex County Fair Association invites members of the public to enter the Home Arts Division at the annual Middlesex County Fair scheduled for Aug. 4-10 at the fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Home-arts categories include art, gardening, crafts, baking, photography, sewing, quilting, needlework, knitting, crocheting, canning, woodworking and more. There are 14 divisions;…
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Pear tree honors legacy of longtime volunteer
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A flowering pear tree planted in front of the municipal building on Hermann Road commemorates the service of longtime volunteer Bruce Chandlee. The tree’s location is perfect for honoring the former township councilman, according to Lou Ann Benson, township director of parks, recreation and community services. “The…
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Families embrace Fresh Air children
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The Story family of Marlboro — Denise; her husband, Robert; and their children, Brendon, 14, Gabrielle, 11, and Siena, 19 months — will host a Fresh Air Fund child later this summer. The Shilling family has a tradition. Whenever 14-year-old Imani comes to visit the Manalapan residents — Lori Shilling;…
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