Tag: Staten Island
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‘Joker’ turns from comedy to horror, writing latest thriller from his Princeton home
Subhead: James S. “Murr” Murray of “Impractical Jokers” fame releases newest book, “Don’t Move” It may not be impossible to spot one of your favorite Tenderloins in the greater Princeton area. James S. “Murr” Murray, one of the stars of “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index” on truTV, moved to Princeton last fall with his…
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Avenel woman featured on Cheerios box
A woman from the Avenel section of Woodbridge is featured on a special edition box of Cheerios. Thousands of ShopRite associates across six states banded together in September in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills, the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, according to information provided by ShopRite. With this year’s contest…
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North Brunswick woman featured on Cheerios box
A North Brunswick woman is featured on a special edition box of Cheerios. Thousands of ShopRite associates across six states banded together in September in a friendly competition sponsored by ShopRite and General Mills, the annual ShopRite Partners In Caring Cheerios Contest, according to information provided by ShopRite. With this year’s contest theme, “The Power of…
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Addiction speaker shares pain of watching funerals due to drugs
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge National Drug Awareness Day featured nationally-recognized addiction speaker Kevin Moran of the Hegarty-Scalia Home for Funerals on Route 9. More than 200 families and friends of people who lost loved ones to addiction attended the event on Aug. 31, which was hosted by Families Against Addiction. Along with Old Bridge…
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PS22 Chorus to perform special concert
The PS22 Chorus will perform a special concert that will be sponsored by the Daniel Pearl Education Center (DPEC) at 7 p.m. on June 1 at Temple B’nai Shalom, 15 Fern Road, East Brunswick. The chorus from Staten Island is comprised of more than 60 fifth-graders. There is no cost for the concert, but donations…
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Old Bridge couple’s marriage reaches 70 years because of ‘family’
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — When Ralph Garguilo came back home after serving in the United States Navy, he asked a girl named Jena out on a date. The two had gone to school together and lived down the block from each other in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York. Garguilo had…
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Doctor from Monmouth Junction pleads guilty in test-referral scheme
NEWARK – An internal medicine doctor from South Brunswick has admitted to taking bribes in connection with a long-running and elaborate test referral scheme. Ahmed El Soury, 44, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Federal Travel Act and…
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Beauty is more than just skin deep when body becomes ultimate canvas
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A woman who had a mastectomy had such terrible scarring that she was unable to have reconstructive surgery afterward. She decided to instead get a tattoo of flowers, a butterfly and a ladybug to make herself less self-conscious about her initial surgery. “It gave her renewed vigor to be proud of…
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New York chorus returns to East Brunswick for Daniel Pearl concert
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Public School 22 Chorus will return to East Brunswick for an encore performance, sponsored by the Daniel Pearl Education Center. The elementary school fifth grade chorus from Staten Island – whose performances have been watched more than 75 million times on YouTube – performed in East Brunswick in the fall, and…