Tag: New Brunswick
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Rights of veterans will be discussed at free public seminar
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will address the needs and rights of veterans from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 9 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. The seminar will cover topics such as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; New Jersey’s military custody statute; domestic violence issues impacting…
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St. Alban’s 95th anniversary banquet and silent auction Oct. 22
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in New Brunswick will celebrate its 95th anniversary with a Banquet and Silent Auction on Oct. 22 at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, 515 US Highway 1 South, Iselin. The event will start at 7 p.m., and will feature door prizes and a silent auction. The event, themed “Onward and Upward ….…
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Free public seminar to address educational rights of the disabled
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation will address the educational needs and rights of students with disabilities and their parents at a free seminar from 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the New Jersey Law Center, 1 Constitution Square, off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. The seminar will cover topics such as The Child Study Team and the Individual Education…
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Annual Walk for Diane supports breast cancer prevention
The eighth annual Walk for Diane to raise funds that will provide screening mammograms, diagnostic ultrasounds and genetic testing for women who otherwise could not afford it will be held on Oct. 23 at Buccleuch Park, at the intersection of Easton Avenue and Huntington Street, across from Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. The…
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Off-duty Edison officer saves life at courthouse
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer As Edison Police Sgt. Michael Carter reported to the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick for jury duty last week, his police training kicked into gear when he helped save the life of another potential juror. With help from a female juror, Carter administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a 68-year-old South Plainfield…
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Rutgers, Fiddle Foundation announce endowment fund for adult autism
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation (DJFF), the nation’s first not-for-profit organization to focus exclusively on adult autism, will launch a groundbreaking endowment fund at Rutgers University, adding to DJFF’s existing endowed program initiatives at Brown University, Yale University and the University of Miami. With a gift of $100,000, The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation…
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Student-made doghouses to be displayed at Oct. 22 DogFest
EDISON — Students on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) are building tiny houses — for dogs and for charity. The doghouses will be auctioned off at the annual DogFest on Oct. 22 at Roosevelt Park in Edison to benefit Canine Companions for Independence, which trains…
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Business Brief
The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 24th Annual Largest Networking Party (LNP) will take place from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. The LNP expects to draw 1,000 attendees, and will showcase dozens of food and wine venues from all over Central Jersey. For more information, visit www.mcrcc.org.
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Prosecutor asks court to reconsider new trial for Ravi
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A motion was filed last week by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey requesting the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey to reconsider its decision to grant a new trial for Dharun Ravi, who was found guilty in 2012 for setting up a web…
