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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Amboy Bank employees are clad in superhero garb for the kickoff of the bank’s Spooktacular Food Drive. Taking place at all 23 of the bank’s locations, the drive will run throughout November, collecting food for key partners that include Elijah’s Promise, the Old Bridge Food Bank and the Samaritan Center. Once Upon A Child, 561…
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Apple of his eye
Sam Castano, who attends the Edgar Child Care Center in Metuchen, appears pleased with the apple he picked during a trip the facility took to VonThun Farms in Monmouth Junction.
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‘Safe Homes’ pledges aim to stop underage drinking
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer METUCHEN — Underage drinking will be thwarted in the borough if one committee’s initiative succeeds in getting families to take the Safe Homes pledge. “It’s something we’re trying to start in Metuchen,” said Councilwoman Dorothy Rasmussen, liaison to the Metuchen Youth Services Board/Municipal Alliance Committee, which is seeking to launch…
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Kristallnacht must be remembered
Rabbi Bernhard H. Rosenberg I magine one morning you and your family are awakened by shouts and screams. Then, suddenly, the police break into your house. They start breaking the china, destroying the furniture and shattering windows, while showing great satisfaction in their destruction. Then, you and your family are told to get dressed and…
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GUEST COLUMN
Let’s serve veterans as well as they have served us DANIEL M. DELLINGER During the recent government shutdown, many numbers were thrown around. But there is one that stands out, and it has nothing to do with the debate over the federal budget. More than one a day — that is how many members of…
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18th District marching band earns praise
Congratulations to the 18th District’s high school marching bands that participated in this past weekend’s USBands New Jersey State Competition. As a volunteer for the event working with the USBands video staff, I could not be prouder of the young men and women who dedicate so much of their time and talents to one of…
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Volunteers plant a Field of Flags at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Middletown, as a tribute to U.S. troops lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Oct. 19. FRANK GALIPO
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Wardlaw-Hartridge stages ‘Little Women’
The Wardlaw-Hartridge School will present “Little Women” as its fall production, with three performances. The show, based on the book by Louisa May Alcott, will run at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16. Leading players include Antonia Santangelo of Rahway as Josephine March, Harry “T” Osborne of Plainfield as Mr. March, Caroline McNamara of Westfield as Mrs.…
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Program geared toward prospective adoptive parents
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Those considering adoption may find themselves unsure of where to begin, trying to navigate a sea of information on their own. A meeting set for Nov. 7 at the Woodbridge Public Library-Iselin Branch aims to alleviate some of that uncertainty by educating prospective adoptive parents about the process. “Our informational…
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