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Lenten fish dinner on menu at VFW post
The Ladies Auxiliary of East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host the next of its Lenten Friday-Night Fish Dinners from 6-8 p.m. April 11 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road, behind University Radiology.The meal will feature fish, mussels, pasta and more. Cost is $10.
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Area diocese recognized for typhoon relief
The Diocese of Metuchen has been recognized for its assistance in the Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines that were coordinated by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). In the wake of the natural disaster last November, Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski asked all parishes in the four-county diocese to take up a special collection to help…
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Jamesburg panel explores ways to trim expenses
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Borough Council has formed a committee to explore cost-cutting measures, including sharing services with nearby municipalities. The committee was authorized last month to approach neighboring municipalities in search of opportunities to consolidate or share services, according to Jamesburg Councilman Tom Gibbons. “The first thing we can…
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Independent living is goal for families affected by autism
The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Middletown Arts Center on Church Street has decorated a tree with blue lights as part of the Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue campaign. JENNIFER PEYTON A blend of housing and support services could mean happiness and security for people with autism,…
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Clothing drive to help girl battling illness
Deacon John Journey of Hope and Dreams will hold a used-clothing drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 12 at VFW Post 133, 485 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Clothing, hats, gloves, scarves, handbags, backpacks, shoes, sneakers, boots, sheets, blankets, pillows, towels, tablecloths, drapery, curtains, toys and stuffed animals will be accepted. Books, CDs, DVDs,…
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Menendez calls for hearings on flood insurance claims
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6), Middletown Mayor Stephanie Murray and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) walk the streets of North Middletown with a crowd of local residents and officials on March 28. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF A fter sponsoring legislation that will drastically reduce flood insurance premiums for thousands of New Jersey homeowners…
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Registration open for preschool program at EBHS
The East Brunswick High School (EBHS) Bears and Cubs Preschool program is accepting applications for enrollment. Parents may obtain an application at www.ebnet.org/preschool; in the main office at EBHS, 380 Cranbury Road; and at the receptionist’s desk at the East Brunswick Public Schools administration building, 760 Route 18. Free of charge to East Brunswick residents,…
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Legislature sends adoptee rights bill to governor
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Carol Barbieri of Long Branch poses with her son, Jonathan. Carol, who was adopted, became an advocate of the “Birthright Bill” after Jonathan was diagnosed with a heart condition and familial medical information was needed. Tom McGee did not begin the search for members of his birth family until his…
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The right lane
PHOTO COURTESY OF KITCHEN PUBLIC RELATIONS Employees of the Provident Bank raised more than $7,500 for mentoring programs through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties during the Bowl For Kids’ Sake event held at Majestic Lanes in Perth Amboy on March 21.
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