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  • North Brunswick police to be equipped with body cameras

    North Brunswick police to be equipped with body cameras

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Officers of the North Brunswick Police Department (NBPD) will soon be equipped with body cameras. The United States Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office will provide $20,000 in federal funds to offset the costs of purchasing new Body Worn Cameras, according to information released by the NBPD. The funds are being…

  • Kendall Park man leads EMS District 14

    Kendall Park man leads EMS District 14

    EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) officers recited their oaths of office for 2017 on Jan. 15 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville. Alfred Low-Beer of Kendall Park was named head of District 14. The 88-year-old nonprofit EMSCNJ represents 20,000 EMS volunteers affiliated with nearly 300 rescue squads throughout the state.

  • South River Electric Utility warns of phone scam

    South River Electric Utility warns of phone scam

    SOUTH RIVER – Representatives from the South River Electric Utility are warning residents of a frequent scam. Over the past several days, South River residents have reported receiving phone calls from a company called “Spark Electric”. The company representatives have requested residents contact them with their electric bill handy in order to save money. Residents…

  • Rotary Club donates dictionaries to local schools

    Rotary Club donates dictionaries to local schools

    Each year the Rotary Club of New Brunswick participates in the Dictionary Project. The Rotary Club orders a student dictionary for all third grade students in 13 elementary schools in Highland Park, New Brunswick and North Brunswick. On a pre-arranged date and time, volunteers from the Rotary Club go to a school and meet with all…

  • Edison man charged with October shooting in Newark

    Edison man charged with October shooting in Newark

    An Edison teenager has been charged with partaking in a shooting in Newark in October. Keyon Coleman, 19, was being sought by detectives after he was identified as a suspect in the shooting, and a $100,000 warrant was issued for his arrest, according to a statement prepared by Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose. Shortly before…

  • On Campus

    On Campus

      The following local residents have been named to the dean’s list at The University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, for the 2016 fall semester: Alyssa Talarick of Kendall Park is a junior communication major in the university’s College of Arts and Sciences; Meghan Foley of Kendall Park is a freshman nursing major in the university’s Panuska…

  • On campus

    On campus

    The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Connecticut for the Fall 2016 semester: Xiao Li of Edison and Ayushi Sanjay Pathak of Edison.  

  • Youth flag football league this winter in Aberdeen

    Youth flag football league this winter in Aberdeen

    The Winter Youth Flag Football League will be held at Tab Ramos Sports Center, 17 Blair Rd., Aberdeen. Winter II play will begin Feb. 5. The games are played Sunday mornings, while teams are determined by age for boys and girls ages 5-13 years old. The league runs seven weeks and uses NFL flag football…

  • ‘Leadership Day’ slated Feb. 3

    ‘Leadership Day’ slated Feb. 3

    St. Thomas the Apostle School, 333 State Route 18 South, Old Bridge, announces “Leadership Day” will be held on Feb. 3. Come and celebrate our community of leaders as the students share their talents, skills, experiences and insight as to how to be effective leaders in the world today. The event begins with coffee at…