Tag: Rutgers University
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Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership to hold membership meeting on Aug. 21
The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will hold a membership meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Milltown Senior Center, 60 Violet Terrace, Milltown. A professor from Rutgers University, Newark, will be the guest speaker. For more information, visit www.lbwp.org or call 732-249-LBWP (5297).
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Doctor to discuss asthma issues during workshop at East Brunswick Library
Dr. Iris Udasin will present “Is Your Home or Workplace Giving You Breathing Problems?” at 7 p.m. June 27 at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Udasin is the medical director of Rutgers University’s Environmental and Occupational Health Services Institute. The program is free and open to the public.…
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East Brunswick native joins Princeton Strategic Communications
Ethan Andersen, a native of East Brunswick who now lives in Jersey City, joined Princeton Strategic Communications (PSC) full-time as of June 20. The 2015 Rutgers University graduate will serve as a communications director at PSC, part of Princeton Public Affairs Group. Andersen is the director of operations and digital engagement for Celebrate New Jersey Now,…
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Area Catholic schools celebrate commencement ceremonies
Five hundred seventy-three graduates of the four Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Metuchen reached the culmination of their high school education when they were presented their diplomas by Bishop James F. Checchio. Seniors at Saint Joseph Regional High School in Metuchen were the first graduating class this year on May 20, marking the…
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Executive for Amboy Bank earns national certification
Sylvia Rapoport, vice president and marketing manager for Amboy Bank, was recently awarded the Certified Financial Marketing Professional (CFMP) certification from the American Bankers Association. The CFMP certification is awarded to individuals who demonstrate excellence in the field of financial services marketing. To qualify for the CFMP certification, individuals must have certain levels of experience…
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‘Lost Souls’ memorial will honor victims of East Brunswick slave owner
EAST BRUNSWICK–Striving to build a monument to honor victims of Judge Jacob Van Wickle’s slave ring, The Unitarian Society launched the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project. The project would honor more than 90 African Americans who were sold into slavery by Wickle in 1818, by building a memorial at the East Brunswick Municipal Complex, according to…
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Three newest Eagle Scouts complete beautification projects in Edison
EDISON – Billy Beatty, Michael desRanleau, and Nick Fisher, members of Boy Scout Troop 12, were honored in April for earning their Eagle Award. For his project, Billy built four raised garden beds for the developmentally disabled at Spectrum for Living in Edison. After leveling the ground, he and his team cut landscaping timbers into…
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Asians offered free HIV testing on May 17
One in five Asians living with HIV in the United States do not know they have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, and nearly two-thirds of Asians have never been tested. National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 17 at…
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Early experiences in Venezuela shaped U.S. Marine’s career as HR director at casinos, host of WRSU radio show
EAST BRUNSWICK – Donald Buzney’s mission was to break an ambush at daylight and head to the river, sweeping through a hamlet of about 20 homes. It was 1968 in northern I Corps, just below the DMZ in the Cua Viet region of Vietnam. “We didn’t like the assignment because we had to walk across an…
