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Falcons baseball hopes to build off last season’s late surge
MONROE TOWNSHIP By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The Monroe Township High School baseball team is a great example of a team that won when it really counted. The Falcons were, at best, an average team throughout the 2013 regular season, finishing 5-5 in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division and hovering below .500 when the…
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Avoiding the check
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR East Brunswick High School’s John Krayowski (3) tries to elude the stick of J.P. Stevens High School’s Manuel Diaz during the April 7 lacrosse match in East Brunswick. The Bears picked up their second win of the season, 16-4.
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Shirley G. MacKenzie
Mrs. MacKenzie, 81, of Monroe, died March 28, 2014, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Baltimore, she resided in East Brunswick for 48 years before recently moving to Monroe. She was a customer-service manager for Emery Airfreight, Newark, for more than 20 years before her retirement. Mrs. MacKenzie was very active in…
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Brookdale tunes up for annual Guitar Show
ENTERTAINMENT The 17th annual Brookdale Guitar Show will take place at Brookdale Community College on April 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual event is recognized as the premier guitar show on the Jersey Shore for guitar and music enthusiasts of all ages. The guitar show features talented musicians showcasing their skills; vendors…
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Church preschool sets April 12 open house
Little Earth Shepherds Preschool at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host an open house 9 a.m.-noon April 12. School tours will be available. Registration will be accepted. The preschool is set to open in September.
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Fish dinners slated on Fridays at Elks lodge
Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180 will sponsor its annual Fish Fry and Broil dinners 5-8 p.m. Fridays through April 18 at the post home, 74 W. Railroad Ave. The menu will include a variety of seafood/fish served broiled or fried. Proceeds will support local charities.
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Tricky Tray tickets on sale at E.B. temple
Temple B’nai Shalom will sponsor its second annual Tricky Tray beginning at 6 p.m. April 24 at the temple, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. Prizes will include a Royal Caribbean cruise; tickets to Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.; and an iPad. There will be three levels of prizes, grand prizes and a 50/50…
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Legislators seek changes to Sandy programs
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Frank Pallone Jr. Despite billions of dollars in federal recovery funds that have flowed into the state since superstorm Sandy, local legislators say problems at the federal and state levels continue to prevent thousands of storm victims from returning home. In a letter to 13 of the region’s congressmen on…
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Collections sought for display at library
The Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave., extends an invitation to individuals who have collections suitable for public display in the library’s locked glass cabinet. For more information, call 732-521- 0440.
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