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County offers free composting workshops
Middlesex County will hold a free vermin composting (worm) workshop 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2 and a free backyard composting workshop 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 19 at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. To register, call 732-745-4170 or email [email protected].
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Velloso to present Sept. 29 organ concert
Organist Shea Velloso will perform in concert beginning at 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at the United Methodist Church of Milltown, 47 N. Main St. The event, which will feature works by English composers including Elgar, Whitlock and Stanford, is free of charge and open to the public. A reception will follow the concert. For more…
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‘Nicky’s Family’ film to be screened Sept. 29
The Henry Ricklis Holocaust Committee will present a showing of the film “Nicky’s Family” 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Monroe Township Middle School, 1629 Perrineville Road. The film tells the true story of Sir Nicholas Winton’s rescue mission to save 669 Czech and Slovak Jewish and non-Jewish children over the nine months that preceded the…
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School funding bill waiting for Senate vote
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer MONROE — A state Senate bill that would eliminate the cap on state funding for school districts where at least one-third of the population is over 65 has passed through committee and is now waiting to be brought to the Senate floor for a vote. Bill sponsor Sen. Linda Greenstein…
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Musician plays for epilepsy awareness
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — About 65 million people around the world live with epilepsy every day, and a young East Brunswick woman is on a mission to make sure New Jerseyans know about it. Sofia Nicole, a student at Rowan University and an aspiring singer-songwriter, will conjure her muse at the…
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Appliance dealer opens new store in E. Brunswick
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Michael Benoit, president of Distinctive Appliance Distributing (l-r), Vince Colligan, vice president of Carl Schaedel & Co., and Daniel Schwartz, president of Karl’s Appliance, talk during the ribbon-cutting celebration at the East Brunswick store on Sept. 18. PHOTOS COURTESY OF KARLS APPLIANCE EAST BRUNSWICK — In an age when computers…
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4-H to sponsor Sept. 28 Fall Yard Sale
The 4-H of Middlesex County Fall Yard Sale is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is Sept. 29. The event will feature a variety of vendors selling new and used items, crafts to collectibles. Refreshments will be sold. Vendor fee is $20…
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Brunch to support breast-cancer fight
The Pink and Bloom Foundation, in collaboration with Tuscana Salon, East Brunswick, will host the third annual Brunch Against Breast Cancer noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at Gusto Grill, 1050 Route 18, East Brunswick. The event will feature food, music, drinks, raffles, door prizes and more. Tickets cost $50 each and are available at…
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School seeking vendors for community sale
The Bowne-Munro PTA will hold its first Outdoor Community Sale 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Bowne-Munro School, 120 Main St., East Brunswick. Rain date is Oct. 12. All vendors and crafters are welcome. Spaces cost $25 each. For more information or to reserve a space, email Sue Chinchar at [email protected] or call…
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