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Twenty residents graduate from South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Twenty residents graduated from the seventh class of the South Brunswick Citizen Police Academy since it restarted in 2015. Participants were instructed in a variety of police topics including criminal law, traffic enforcement, first aid, patrol tactics and criminal investigations. Students took part in hands on training on how police process crime…
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Gov. signs school bus safety legislation
Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a package of school bus safety bills into law which he said raises safety standards for school buses and school bus operators in New Jersey. “After (a) tragic school bus accident earlier this year, it became clearer than ever that we must act to protect our children and educators through common…
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Holmdel to “elevate” kindergarten to full day status in 2019
Holmdel Superintendent Dr. Robert McGarry has announced that the school district is set to hold its first Full Day Kindergarten registration during the month of January. Until now, the district has only funded a half-day program for any child who turns the age of 5 five by Oct. 1 of each year. Beginning in September, all…
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Meet the cast of Sayreville Middle School’s ‘Mary Poppins’ during tea party
Sayreville Middle School’s cast of “Mary Poppins” will hold a Character Meet & Greet Tea Party from 1:30-3 p.m. on Jan. 5 in the Sayreville War Memorial High School cafeteria, 820 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. This event will feature the cast performing a few songs from the play and meeting guests to take…
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Athenians all-girl robotics squad competes at New Jersey regional competition
EAST BRUNSWICK – The Athenians, a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) robotics squad comprised of nine Girl Scouts came in first place at an FLL qualifying competition on Nov. 17, sponsored by Central Jersey College Prep School in Somerset as part of the FLL’s 2018-19 qualifying meets. The…
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Jackson Police Beat, Dec. 26
The Jackson Police Department reported the following incidents that occurred in the municipality: • Three police officers sustained what were described as minor injuries as they attempted to restrain a suicidal teenager. Police said that at 1:33 a.m. Dec. 14, officers Chris Schinder, Shannon Foote and Joe Pante responded to a Jackson residence to investigate…
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Monroe library to accept food instead of fines
The Monroe Township Public Library will offer amnesty for overdue materials in exchange for non-perishable food donations from Jan. 2-31 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe. All donations will benefit the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS), which collects and distributes non-perishable items at no cost to over 80 local food pantries…
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Parsons Elementary School families participate in coding event
PHOTOS COURTESY OF LYNN McMILLAN Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick held Family Coding Night on Dec. 5 as its Hour of Code event, part of the nationwide Computer Science Education Week. Families were invited to try coding puzzles together in order to demystify code and show that anyone can learn the basics. PHOTOS COURTESY OF…
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Brandeis University meeting to focus on diva Sophie Tucker
Brandeis University Middlesex Chapter will meet at 1 p.m. on Jan. 16 to discuss Sophie Tucker as the “Last of the Red Hot Mamas” at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The business icon wowed audiences from 1906-66 as an early champion of women’s rights, a passionate philanthropist and…
