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Knights to offer Fish-Fry Dinners
Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will host its annual Lenten Fish-Fry Dinners 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays in Lent, March 7-April 18, at the council hall, 30 Crescent Ave., Spotswood. Dinners will include fish, soup, salad, vegetable and dessert bar. There will be weekly specials, pan-seared shrimp and other choices. Takeouts will be available. All are…
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Curtain to rise on ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
The East Brunswick High School Drama Club will present the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” at 7 p.m. March 7, 8, 14 and 15, and 3 p.m. March 9 at the school’s Joseph Sweeney Auditorium, 380 Cranbury Road. Tickets cost $14 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens. Reserved seats are available online at…
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Brushing up
PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH In recognition of National Nutrition Month, students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Jamesburg participated in the New Jersey Department of Health’s Sugar-Less Day to Prevent Tooth Decay event on Feb. 25. Yvonne Mikalopas, a dental hygienist, emphasized the importance of brushing, flossing, regular dental visits…
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Charged up
PHOTO COURTESY OF KENNETH LINK The Monroe Township Professional Firefighters Association conducted a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector battery-replacement program for Fire District Three residents. Firefighters changed approximately 2,320 batteries throughout the communities and neighborhoods of the fire district from October through Dec. 31. Lt. Kenneth Link of Fire District Three stands with a…
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Middlesex County treasurer looks to financial future
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Giuseppe “Joe” Pruiti Middlesex County has a new county treasurer in Giuseppe “Joe” Pruiti, the county’s former assistant comptroller. Pruiti, 49, is serving dual seats as county treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding both James Phillips, the longtime treasurer who died Feb. 1, and Albert Kuchinskas, who retired last…
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Pet adoption is a caring option
I t’s good news that municipalities in New York will now be able to enact stricter regulations on puppy mills. However, prospective animal guardians can also do their part to stop animals from suffering in cruel mass-breeding mills by adopting animals from shelters instead of buying them from pet stores, breeders, parking lots, classified ads…
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More investigation needed on Enroll America
This letter is in response to the recent Greater Media Newspapers article “Navigating Health Care Reform.” Enroll America, the organization about whom the article was written, is a 501(c)(3) entity whose mission is “to maximize the number of uninsured Americans who enroll in health coverage made available by the Affordable Healthcare Act,” Obamacare. Although this…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR East Brunswick High School fans cheer for the Bears during the Greater Middlesex Conference boys basketball tournament championship game on Feb. 27 at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway.
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Time is now to ramp up fight vs. blood cancers
Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS Mark, Stephanie & Nate Rosman – 1999 I hate cancer with a passion. During my 32-year career with Greater Media Newspapers, our staff writers have authored hundreds of articles about men, women and children who have battled the disease. Some of those articles have had happy endings and some, unfortunately,…
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