Tag: North Brunswick
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North Brunswick Wreaths Across America chapter honors 100-year-old Army auxiliary member
PHOTO COURTESY OF WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA NORTH BRUNSWICK CHAPTER Evelyn Yonka, a member of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corp during World War II, celebrated her 100th birthday on May 31 in Shelby Township, Michigan. Pictured is Amie Rehil, co-chair of the Wreaths Across America chapter at Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick, displaying a birthday card…
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‘Bee ready’ to learn about honey bees on June 1
The North Brunswick Public Library will hold a free virtual program at 6 p.m. June 1 about Honey Bees: A Powerful Pollinator! Join Angela Juffey, from the Central Jersey Beekeepers Association, for a live virtual program where you’ll discover the social structure of the honey bee, and how they continue to impact the prosperity of…
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Jersey Blue DAR and Elmwood Cemetery commit to honor war veterans by cleaning military grave markers
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Thanks to volunteers from the Jersey Blue Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), several war veterans buried at Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick have clearer and more legible grave markers. “The Jersey Blue Chapter NSDAR is very excited to participate with Elmwood Cemetery in…
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Bike rodeo benefits North Brunswick Food Bank
PHOTOS COURTESY OF RYAN MILLER The North Brunswick Public Library hosted an outdoor Bike Rodeo and Food Drive, in collaboration with Keep Middlesex Moving, the Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County, and the North Brunswick Food Bank, outside the library on May 23. Children in grades 1-6, along with their parents/guardians, were invited to…
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North Brunswick Buddy Ball members present flags before Memorial Day
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK The North Brunswick Buddy Ball Soccer program commemorated Memorial Day by presenting mini American flags to Paul Carroll from North Brunswick American Legion Post 459 on May 22 that will be placed in front of the American Legion flagpole and also at the veterans monument on Georges Road to “remember…
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Institution celebrates 54th commencement, but first as Middlesex College
It was an historic occasion for Middlesex College: Thursday, May 20, saw the largest class in its history graduate, and the first under its new name, Middlesex College. Formerly known as Middlesex County College, the two-year institution changed its name in January, and this is the first class whose diplomas will use the new term.…
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North Brunswick primary election is uncontested
Some polling locations change due to COVID-19 restrictions NORTH BRUNSWICK – The primary election on June 8 will be uncontested in North Brunswick. On the Democratic ticket, incumbents Cologero “Carlo” Socio and Dr. Will Lopez are running for re-election. Rajesh Mehta, who recently filled the seat of Claribel Cortes, who was sworn in…
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North Brunswick resident Honorably Discharged from U.S. Army, Reserves receives street sign in his honor
North Brunswick continued its secondary street sign designation for wartime veterans by honoring Ernest Hezekiah Wilson Jr. on May 17. The intersection of Roxanne Court and Sunny Terrace is marked by a sign for Wilson Way. According to a proclamation read in his honor, Wilson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 9, 1947, the…
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Soldier killed in action will be remembered with street sign in North Brunswick
The late Steven R. Koch has been selected for recognition in the Veteran Street Sign Program in North Brunswick. An honorary street sign now bears his name at Maple Avenue and Ashland Place, and a proclamation in his honor was read on May 17. Koch was born on Oct. 15, 1984, the youngest of three…
