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School clothing donations needed
The South Brunswick High School Viking Closet is collecting “back to school” items for students. Items can be dropped off when the school is open. The donation bin is located in the main lobby of the high school, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction.
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Kick-a-thon to raise funds for hearing aids
The third annual Kick-a-thon at Family Karate Super Center, 621 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, will be held 2 p.m. Oct. 12. The event will benefit the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund. There will be vendors and a demonstration by the leadership team. The event will raise money to bring music to the ears of deaf children.…
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Bowling fundraiser supports local shelters
The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a bowling fundraiser 6-10 p.m. Oct. 5 at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes, 790 Route 1 north, North Brunswick. The cost is $25 per ticket and includes two hours of bowling, rental shoes, two slices of pizza and soda. A portion of each ticket supports local shelters and rescues.…
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Elktoberfest planned for Oct. 6 at Elks lodge
The East Brunswick Elks will hold its Elktoberfest 1-5 p.m. Oct. 6, rain or shine, at the lodge, 1 Oakmont Ave. The event will include an ethnic buffet featuring potato pancakes, kielbasi, sauerkraut and more. Live entertainment will be provided by Poppa Mahjama. Tickets cost $22 per person. To reserve, call Alice at 732-991-6217, email…
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Library series encourages understanding, acceptance
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Sabiha Ansari NORTH BRUNSWICK — Sabiha Ansari is a wife, mother, aunt, sister and friend. And she’s a Muslim American. Those who attended the North Brunswick Public Library’s first “Meet Your Neighbors” series on Sept. 17, featuring Ansari as the guest speaker, left the program with a sense that people…
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Mental health support group to hold meeting
South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey will hold a support group meeting 7- 9 p.m. Oct. 3 at the NAMI New Jersey office, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. For more information, visit www.naminj.org or call 732-940-0991.
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Healing mass and prayer offered Oct. 8
Father John Campoli, a member of the Voluntas Dei Institute, will offer a healing Mass and individual healing prayer at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Our Lady of Peace Church, 277 Washington Place, off Route 130 north, North Brunswick. Everyone is invited to the Mass, which is sponsored by Parish Columbiettes. For more information on…
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VIEWS
Family mourns loss of young life to addiction Jack Murtha We buried my 21-year-old cousin Courtney on the afternoon of Sept. 5 near her lifelong home in Bergen County. She died two days earlier, after a difficult period scarred by a cruel and far-too-common disease. Courtney spent the final years of her life as an…
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GUEST COLUMN
Save judicial independence in N.J. New Jersey Law Journal Last month, the governor announced that he would not reappoint Justice Helen Hoens to the New Jersey Supreme Court, but would instead nominate Judge Faustino Fernandez-Vina, the Camden County assignment judge, to fill her seat. Shortly thereafter, Senate President Stephen Sweeney announced that the Senate would…
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