Tag: Spotswood
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Tickets available for Scramble/Tricky Tray
The Columbiettes of Immaculate Conception Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will sponsor its annual Scramble/Tricky Tray fundraiser June 3 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Calling will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission tickets cost $8 per person, adults only. Advance purchase is suggested. There will…
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Volunteers invited to open church garden
Trinity United Methodist Church invites the community to participate in the 2016 growing season opening of its Naomi’s Way Community Garden 9 a.m.-noon May 14 at the church, 70 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Rain date is May 21. The garden supplies fresh vegetables to the community through the CUP (Churches United for People) food pantry in…
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Helmetta officials disagree with cost of emergency services
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — Officials are in discussion about renegotiating the borough’s shared service agreement with Spotswood for emergency medical services. Currently, officials said they have budgeted approximately $15,000 in the proposed 2016 budget, which they are expecting to adopt in May. “This is a huge public safety concern,” Councilman President Peter Karczewski said…
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Seniors offer trip to Resorts Casino
The Friends of the Spotswood Office on Aging will sponsor a May 10 trip to Resorts Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 11 a.m. from the Spotswood Senior Center, 1 Arlington Ave. Return is planned for approximately 8:30 p.m. Cost is $30 per person, with a $25 return at the casino. For more…
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Monroe, Spotswood to contend in state golf tourneys
By Jimmy Allinder Since the turn of the century, the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) boys golf team championship has been won by East Brunswick High School and Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen, except for 2003 when South Brunswick High School captured the title. There’s a chance, albeit a slight one, a different team wins…
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Middlesex County College students receive NASA grants to conduct research
Six Middlesex County College (MCC) students are benefiting from NASA scholarships designed to increase their research abilities. Each is receiving $5,000 stipends from the New Jersey Space Grant Consortium to conduct research with professors at MCC. Four started their research in the fall and will finish this spring. The other two began in January and will…
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Tickets available for trip to Tropicana
American Legion Post No. 253, DeVoe Avenue, Spotswood, will offer a June 5 fundraising bus trip to the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the post home. Return will be at approximately 8 p.m. Cost is $25 if paid by May 8 ($30 after that date) and includes a…
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Spotswood council approves $10.39 million budget
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Borough Council has approved its 2016 budget that will increase municipal taxes by about $60 for the owner of a home that is assessed at the borough average. Council members voted unanimously on April 18 to adopt a $10.39 million budget, which will be supported in part…
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Students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa honor society
A total of 156 students were recently inducted into the Middlesex County College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Here are the local students who were inducted: From Dayton: Jeremy Hickson. From East Brunswick: Mazie Ayers, Shayna Clark, Kristen Dery, Jenine Distefano, Abeer Ebeid, Alex Mocanu, Josette Rogers, Julia Sallamack,…
