Tag: Monmouth Junction
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South Brunswick seniors invited to ’60s lunch party, storytimes
The South Brunswick Senior Center will hold the following programs for resident members age 55 and older: The movie “All I Wish” will be shown at 12:30 p.m., June 7, the Bollywood movie “Judaai” will be shown at 11 a.m., June 22, and “Forever My Girl” will be shown at 12:30 p.m., June 26. Adult…
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Middlesex County College students inducted into nursing honor society
PHOTO COURTESY OF THOMAS PETERSON Ten Middlesex County College students were recently inducted into Delta Omicron, an honor society for nursing students. The society is open to second-year nursing students who design and implement a community service education or recruitment project. Seated, from left: Pictured in the front row are Victoria Szabo of the Monmouth Junction…
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Former South Brunswick sergeant passes away at 78
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – An officer who served with the South Brunswick Police Department for 33 years has passed away. Dorsey Lee Trent, formerly of South Brunswick, passed away on May 5 at his home in Monroe. He was 78. Born in Farmers, Kentucky, he moved to the Dayton section of South Brunswick 75 years ago.…
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Knights thank charity drive supporters
The members of the St. Cecilia’s Knights of Columbus Council 7046 in Monmouth Junction want to express our thanks to everyone in the local South Brunswick community and neighboring communities who contributed to our recent Citizens with Special Needs Drive April 27-29. With your help, we collected more than $5,200 that will be given to…
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Home safety tips, hypnocounseling available at South Brunswick Library
Acorn Glen will host a lecture on how to safely hire contractors, drivers, home helpers, housekeepers and handymen, including how to check insurance policies to make sure workers are covered, at 12:30 p.m. on May 8 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. Maurice Mahler, artist and…
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Rally to oppose new gas pipeline set for May 2 in Somerset
Williams-Transco Company is seeking to build a 32,000 horsepower gas compressor station near residential areas of South Brunswick and Franklin Park. The plan will affect the surrounding towns of Kingston, Monmouth Junction, Kingston, Kendall Park and Princeton. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has scheduled a public hearing to gather input on its recently…
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‘Grandma’ uses her ‘hands’ to bring awareness to mental illness
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A transplant from Brooklyn, New York, Donna Hairston lived in Charlotte before moving back up to the Northeast – one week before superstorm Sandy pummeled the area. “I wish I still had my U-Haul because I would have turned back around,” the five-year Monmouth Junction resident laughed. New to the area, Hairston…
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South Brunswick shines with artwork of thousands of students
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Mariam Nadi said she “just loves” her little brother, 2-year-old Muhammad-Ali Nadi. She loves him so much so, that when she was assigned a project in her Honors Art Portfolio class based on fabric, she took a picture of the baby swaddled in his favorite sheet and translated it onto a canvas.…
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Former DEA officer to address South Brunswick community on how children hide illegal substances
The final South Brunswick Parent Academy workshop for the school year, “Hidden in Plain Sight,” will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on April 16 at Crossroads North Middle School, 635 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. The workshop is presented by a former DEA officer and Monmouth University Professor of Criminal Justice, Douglas Collier, on…