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Foundations join forces to help those with cancer
Two Middlesex County organizations that help families dealing with cancer are teaming up to expand their impact on local people in times of need. In 2008, Larry Perfetti and Mimi Hickman Perfetti lost their 22-year-old daughter Kiersten to a relatively rare form of pediatric cancer known as alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma after a four-year battle. Before she…
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Therapy dog wins induction into Animal Hall of Fame
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Belle, a 9-year-old golden retriever, has been inducted into the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association Animal Hall of Fame. She is pictured with her owner Geoff Goyette. A lthough Belle, a 9-year-old golden retriever, has already gained nationwide recognition as a therapy dog, she will now secure a place in…
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Balloon festival seeks flag-themed essays
The QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, in association with PNC Bank, is inviting New Jersey students in second through 12th grades to take part in the 11th annual PNC Bank American Patriot Essay Contest by writing a short essay on the topic “What the American Flag Means to Me.” The essays must be 100…
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Student receives award for community service
NORTH BRUNSWICK — Apoorva Bhupathi, a senior at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS), has been honored with a President’s Volunteer Service Award for her exemplary service at school and in the community. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their…
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Poetry event slated for April 20 at library
Therese Halscheid and Barbara Daniels will read poetry at 2 p.m. April 20 at the South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. A donation for the local food pantry is encouraged.
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Caregivers invited to memory-loss talk
Buckingham Place Adult Day Center & Home Health Care Services, 700 Woods Lane, Monmouth Junction, will hold “Memory Loss: Resources for Caregivers” at 6 p.m. April 17. Dr. G. Peter Gliebus, director of the Cognitive Neurology Program, will discuss the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, fronto-temporal dementia, mild…
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Provident Bank offers special services to Bar Association
The Provident Bank has entered into an arrangement with the Middlesex County Bar Association that will allow the bank to offer specialized services and preferred rates to the association’s members and their employees, as well as referred clients. A sampling of services that Provident will offer as part of its “Attorneys’ First” program includes: …
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Police urge residents to be alert despite decrease in home burglaries
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The rash of burglaries that the township experienced from November to January was a first for the North Brunswick Township Police Department. “We hadn’t seen such a crime wave with the number of burglaries that was occurring not only in our township, but in the surrounding townships…
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Three charged in thefts from Public Storage units
NORTH BRUNSWICK — Three people have been charged in connection with a rash of burglaries and thefts that occurred over the past three months at the Public Storage facility on How Lane. Julian Molina III, 20, Luis David Portes, 19, and a juvenile, all from New Brunswick, were charged with burglary and theft. Police were…
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