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Program offers lung cancer screenings
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, smoking is the biggest risk factor for developing the disease. Aiming to promote the early detection of this disease, the Thoracic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) has partnered with its flagship…
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Music journey continues for Inside Our Universe
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The music group Inside Our Universe has plenty to celebrate this season. The duo, also known as I.O.U., is releasing its first album, “The Soul & the Intellect,” on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify through Radikal Records. Presales for the album start on Dec. 26, and it can…
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Phone recycling will help student’s project
I am a high school sophomore in the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) performing arts dance program, and I have set an ambitious goal. I will raise $7,000 to study abroad with People to People, while giving back to my community and the world in the process. Accomplishing this will surely take more…
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Fords Jewelers opens boutique of TAG Heuer
By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor A TAG Heuer boutique makes its debut this week at Fords Jewelers, located on New Brunswick Avenue in the Fords section of Woodbridge. A good thing just got better. Already offering fine jewelry and diamonds, as well as the popular Alex and Ani and Pandora brands, a TAG Heuer boutique…
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Schools receive funding for construction projects
Middlesex County will receive $27 million in state funding to support 149 school construction projects in 21 school districts, supporting a total of $63.6 million in school construction throughout the county. South Brunswick will receive $3 million, with a state share of $1.2 million. The Christie Administration announced the approval of $507.7 million in state…
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Diabetes conference
Jacqueline Hunter, a nursing student at Bloomfield College, left, and Yolanda Delgado, nurse manager of the Adult Medical Surgical Unit at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, staff the National Association of Hispanic Nurses table at the “Conferencia Sobre la Diabetes” (Diabetes Conference) at North Brunswick Township High School on Nov. 16. More than…
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Holt pushes for continuation of expired food aid program
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) is calling for a continuation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that expired last month, resulting in a $5 billion cut to the nationwide program. In Middlesex County, more than 26,000 families participate in the program. “We shouldn’t be reducing the amount of the…
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Santa’s helpers
Members of North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 pose with a special guest during their annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 15.
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