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    Mark Rosman 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, have reported the death of an individual who was fighting…

  • Don’t drive with snow piled on cars, trucks

    Recent repeated snowfalls have caused so many problems on the streets and major highways, and the most dangerous are the motorists driving snow-covered cars and trucks. I urge all motorists and truck drivers, please do not bring your vehicle on the highways and streets unless all snow is removed from your vehicle. Remember, it’s a…

  • Shelter animals from cold weather

    During the polar vortex that sent temperatures tumbling throughout the country earlier this month, countless animals suffered and died because they were left outdoors. A pit bull that was chained to a tree in Texas froze to death, and in New York, a stray cat appeared to have frozen mid-stride. With another round of frigid…

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    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. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Johnson & Johnson hosts workshop for vets

    Johnson & Johnson and its Veterans Leadership Council is once again partnering with the GI Go Fund to host the fourth Military Veterans Career Transition and Skills Development Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 15 at Johnson & Johnson’s World Headquarters, 1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick. The program includes company representatives…

  • Boating course offered on Mondays in March

    The Raritan Bay Power Squadron is one of 450 regional squadrons that make up the world’s largest boating organization for power and sail boating, the United States Power Squadrons. A public boating course will be held 7-9 p.m. on March 10, 17, 24 and 31 at East Brunswick High School, 380 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.…

  • Group hosting talk on federal court case

    The League of Women Voters of Greater Red Bank (LWV-GRBA) will host a “Breakfast with the Board” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 15, at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown. The program will feature guest speaker David Early, counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice, who will discuss the…

  • Animal welfare group will host conference

    The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey (AWFNJ) will host its annual Animal Welfare and Care Conference on March 14 and 15 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Registration and breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. on both days. On March 14, workshops will be held from 8:45 a.m.…

  • Tax-prep help offered at Long Branch library

    The Long Branch Free Public Library is offering free tax preparation assistance and filing at 328 Broadway. Electronic filing is available from 12-6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 12-4 p.m. on Fridays; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Paper filing assistance is available on Mondays by appointment only; from 12-5 p.m. Tuesdays through…

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