Tag: North Brunswick
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Sensory paths encourage students at Judd Elementary School to ‘shake the sillies out’
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Follow the ABCs. Clap. Bow. Wave. Hands up. Stomp. Touch toes. Spin around. “Shake the sillies out and get the wiggles out,” said Fran Alvarez, a Kindergarten teacher at Judd Elementary School. On Dec. 3, the staff at the North Brunswick school held a ribbon cutting for the school’s new sensory…
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Wreaths placed atop gravesites in North Brunswick
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK During Wreaths Across American Day on Dec. 14 in North Brunswick, wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans at Elmwood Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery and Van Liew Cemtery. Pictured: Jill Hipko chose to place a wreath on the gravesite of Ernest W. Weber, who died Nov. 2, 1944, during World…
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Chabad House of South and North Brunswick, Township of North Brunswick hold menorah lighting
Rabbi Mendy Carlebach of the Chabad House of South and North Brunswick led a menorah lighting in front of the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Dec. 23.
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Train enthusiast travels through time with railroad set
When David Braun was younger, he said he didn’t have a lot of money. Braun loved model railroads and going to the Gilbert Hall of Science and Lionel headquarters in Manhattan with his friend, Mike Torregrossa, to see the electric trains. When he and Mike came across a 4-foot by 8-foot piece of plywood on…
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To Serve & Honor: Wreaths for Our Deceased Veterans
The second Saturday in December is Wreaths Across America Day. In what had started out as a quest by a Maine wreath maker to place a wreath on every grave in Arlington National Cemetery has now spread to 110,000 memorial sites across the country including Elmwood Cemetery in North Brunswick. Including the earliest conflict…
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Menorah lighting set for 6 p.m. in North Brunswick
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services will hold its annual menorah lighting at 6 p.m. on Dec. 23 at the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. Bring a donation of food items or gift cards to local food stores for the North Brunswick Food Bank. For more information, call 732-247-0922,…
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North Brunswick officers bring Christmas spirit to families in town
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF North Brunswick PBA Local 160 collected gifts which officers delivered to approximately 35 families – more than 100 children – over a series of days in December. On Dec. 18, Sgt. Ryan Uzunis, Officer Fedor Salvador-Romero, Sgt. Michael Braun, Detective Ernie Hanrahan, BJ’s Wholesale Club donated boxes of candy canes. The…
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Santa, North Brunswick police officers deliver gifts donated by Middlesex County court employees during Mobile Family Success Center holiday party at Parsons Elementary
PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO/STAFF Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County held a holiday party at Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick on Dec. 18. Officers from the North Brunswick Police Department brought along Santa, who delivered gifts donated by employees of the New Jersey Courts Middlesex Vicinage. From Nov. 25 to Dec. 13, nine…
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Residents build menorahs at Home Depot of Milltown, hosted by Chabad of South Brunswick
More than 200 participants created their own menorahs at Home Depot of Milltown on Dec. 8 in preparation of Hanukkah. Rabbi Levi Azimov of the Chabad of South Brunswick in North Brunswick and Joel Napchen of Home Depot coordinated the event for the seventh year. For more information about the upcoming events hosted by the Chabad,…
