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‘Meet The Lenders Event’ for entrepreneurs set for March 17
Join the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (NJSBDC) at Brookdale Community College and multiple lenders from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on March 17 at Brookdale Community College Long Branch campus for the Meet The Lenders Event. SBA and non-SBA Lenders will offer presentations on loan programs and services. They will also be available after the presentations…
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Bubblemania to take place at Purim celebration
The Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick will hold a “Purim Bubblemania” party at 4 p.m. on March 12 at Pierre’s Ballroom, 582 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick.Celebrants will enjoy Purim festivities, including food, a bubble show, a reading of the Megillah, the exchanging of Mishloach Manot and a costume contest.Admission is $18 for adults or $12 per child.…
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Middletown’s Karcz earns Patriot League honors at Loyola
Loyola University women’s basketball freshman Stephanie Karcz was selected to the Patriot League’s All-Defensive Team and All-Rookie Team accolades March 3. Karcz is the lone freshman to be named to the All-Defensive Team this season and is Loyola’s second selection to the team since it joined the league for the 2013-14 season. The former Middletown…
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Civil War walking tours begin again at cemetery
The Elmwood Cemetery Association will hold its Civil War Walking Tour at 10 a.m. March 6 at the cemetery, 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick. The cost of the one-hour tour is $10 per person. RSVP by e-mailing [email protected] or by visiting the events page of www.theelmwoodcemetery.com.
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Area wrestlers stand on podium at state championships
By Jimmy Allinder Mitch Polito could have easily packed it in. The previously undefeated 113-pound East Brunswick High School wrestler lost a 3-1 sudden death decision to eventual champion Anthony Mininno of Gateway Regional High School in the state championship quarterfinals. Polito, however, gathered himself and defeated Richie Koehler of Christian Brothers Academy, 10-6, in…
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French club to meet March 21
Francophonie Metuchen will meet from 7:45-9:45 p.m. on March 21 at 243 Amboy Ave., Metuchen. Discussions are in French, and moderate preparation and active participation are required at these meetings. Participation is free. For more information, call Sam Van Chama, using French, at 732-767-9372.
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South River girls surpass expectations on the hardwood
By Jimmy Allinder Before this season began, no one expected the South River High School girls’ basketball team to win like it had in recent seasons. Yet, playing a more difficult schedule in their inaugural season as members of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division, the Rams won the title. “I am incredibly proud…
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Bombers meet Vikings in state sectional girls’ hoops finals
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s girls’ basketball team dominated all three of its opponents to make its way to the finals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. The top-seeded Bombers were slated to host South Brunswick High School, the second seed, in the sectional finals March 6. The two team…
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Councilman named to Hall of Fame
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – After two decades of service on Freehold Borough’s governing body, a member of the Borough Council has been inducted into the New Jersey League of Municipalities Elected Officials Hall of Fame. Councilman Michael DiBenedetto, who joined the council in 1997, is a 2017 inductee into the league’s Hall…
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