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‘Banking’ on a cure
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PROVIDENT BANK As part of the Provident Bank’s ongoing “Commitment to Giving” initiative, employees, friends and family members from Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean and Bergen counties walked 6 miles in Belmar to help support the national Walk MS event on April 27 to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.
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Meat loaf on menu at Friday dinner
The Ladies Auxiliary of East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will sponsor its next Friday-Night Dinner from 6-8 p.m. May 9 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology.
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Mother’s Day flower sale set for firehouse
The Ladies Auxiliary of Applegarth Volunteer Engine Co. No. 1 will hold a Mother’s Day flower sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 at the firehouse, 130 Applegarth Road, Monroe.
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Men’s Club sponsors trip to Atlantic City
The Men’s Club of Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church is sponsoring a trip to the Showboat casino in Atlantic City on May 15. The bus leaves at 9 a.m. from the church parking lot, 76 Whitehead Ave., South River. The cost is $30, with a $25 casino voucher. For reservations, call Ed at…
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Greater Media editor honored with 2014 Ambassador Award
Managing Editor Jessica D’Amico The Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma has presented a 2014 Ambassador Award to Greater Media Newspapers Managing Editor Jessica D’Amico for her article “The Sting of Stigma.” Ambassador Awards recognize those in the media who champion the council’s mission to educate the public about mental illness, combat stigma and engage…
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Connecting generations
MATT DENTON Sylvia Stein holds her grandson Benji in her lap as other students from the Chai Early Childhood Center in East Brunswick, part of the East Brunswick Chabad, gather around her to celebrate Grandparents Reading Week on May 1. The program was designed to teach the importance of respecting elders and keeping an intergenerational…
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Tricky tray tickets available at the door
The Little House Association of South River will hold a tricky tray May 9 at VFW Post 1451, 31 Reid St., South River. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. The drawing begins at 8 p.m. Light desserts and coffee will be served. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase. Tickets are $6 per person and…
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Students vs. teachers hoops contest planned
The Lawrence Brook School Fifth Graders vs. Teacher/Staff Basketball Game is set for 7:30 p.m. May 9 at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. A foul-shooting contest will cost $5 to enter. Admission to the fundraiser is $5 for adults; $3 for children ages 10 and under. Snacks, drinks and novelty items…
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Students get to work on garden project
MILLTOWN — Students from Joyce Kilmer and Parkview schools have begun working to create a fully functioning and self-sustaining garden at the Joyce Kilmer Middle School. The garden is one of two that have been planned for the district’s schools through the efforts of the schools’ Green Teams. The Green Teams consist of students from…
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