Category: archives
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Man guilty of sex assault
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer A Dayton man was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a state Superior Court judge in New Brunswick on Friday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old boy in a public bathroom. Charles Waldron, 29, was arrested at the Macy’s department store in the Brunswick Square Mall in…
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St. Joe’s just had too much for Vikes to handle this year
Falcons top SBHS for third time in GMCT finals By David Gurney, Sports Writer JAMESBURG — The final seconds ticked away and as the buzzer sounded, the St. Joseph’s of Metuchen boys lacrosse reserves rushed onto the field and swarmed like a hive of bees around its starters. The way they mobbed one another, you…
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Meeting planned to address deaths on town’s tracks
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer The Rev. Linda Pepe, of North Ninth Avenue, is holding the first of what she hopes will be many meetings to look at ways to deal with and prevent more deaths on the railroad tracks that run through town. ”We have this thing going through town taking so…
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EDITORIAL: Join veterans in honoring fallen heroes
American soldiers continue to die in Iraq. More than a dozen have died this month, bringing the total dead in the war to nearly 4,100. In Afghanistan, more than 500 Americans have died. And the number of Iraqi and Afghan deaths are in the tens of thousands. And yet, these wars have receded from view…
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A day for remembering the fallen
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer South Brunswick residents looking to honor the memories of fallen servicemen and women will have two opportunities this Memorial Day. Beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, VFW Post 9111 on Henderson Road in Kendall Park will host the township’s first ceremony of the day. The event will feature a bugler playing…
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Police renew seat belt enforcement campaign
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Manville officers are handling seat belt safety one click at a time. For about the sixth straight year, the Manville Police Department will participate in Click it or Ticket, a nationwide program sponsored by the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, which encourages departments to enforce seat belt laws…
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Hoffman named principal at Auten Road school
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Woodfern Elementary School Principal Matt Hoffman’s May 5 appointment as Auten Road Intermediate School principal represents more than a school change for the 12-year district veteran. It’s a return to working with an age group he’s loved since mentoring a sixth-grade overnight trip during his senior year of high school.…
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What exit … for fresh produce?
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer Those traveling New Jersey’s busiest roads may soon have a chance to purchase more than just fast-food and coffee at service areas. The Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee last week approved legislation that would allow Jersey Fresh and other state-grown agricultural food products to be sold at…
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Police blotter
Daniel M. Buono, 50, no address provided, was charged with driving while revoked, obstructed vision, having an uninspected vehicle, and failure to display a name on a commercial vehicle at 10:13 a.m. May 12, after patrols stopped him on South Main Street. Police reported finding an active warrant out of Somerset County during processing and…
