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Walk for Diane gives hope, support to those with breast cancer
Oct. 21 event will provide funds for mammograms BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Diane Goodwin was told in 1993 that she had Stage IV breast cancer, the final and most advanced stage of the disease. Despite the odds, Diane lived for 16 years with cancer, and when she passed away in August…
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Kendall Park man charged with murder
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony Caputo announced Oct. 9 that they charged a Kendall Park resident in a Sept. 27 murder. Zaid Joseph, 20, was charged with felony murder in the shooting of Joshua Zhou, 19, of New Brunswick. He is one of five suspects…
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North Brunswick woman fatally shot in New Brunswick
Police, Crime Stoppers are seeking information from any witnesses NEW BRUNSWICK — Police need the community’s help in the investigation of a shooting in which a 21-year-old woman was killed and a male acquaintance was wounded in New Brunswick on Oct. 6. Jessica Torres, 21, of North Brunswick, the mother of a 2-year-old son, was…
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This week’s photo assignment: Send us pix of fall activities
The sunset glows in Long Beach Island in July. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO BY STEVEN WOJTOWICZ Via StringFly@GMNews A s the fall season moves into high gear, Greater Media Newspapers is asking readers to submit photographs of their family members enjoying the activities that can be…
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Stem cell donor sought
Smiles4Shira was created by friends who want to keep Shira Klein smiling by helping her to find the stem cell donation she needs. A donor drive has been scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Dance on Q in the South Brunswick Square Mall, 4095 Route 1 south. Klein, a young…
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12,024 incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying in N.J. in 2011
The new three R’s Tiff Roma (l-r), Isabella Olaguera, Aya Abdelaziz and Tess Cronin, of the Project Girl Performance Collective, act out a bullying scenario on Oct. 2 during an empowerment program presented as part of the Week of Respect at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver. JEFF GRANIT staff Some 1,100 students…
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Area schools teach the new three R’s
Respect, responsibility, relationships are the mainstay of Bullying Prevention Month BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer October is a bad month for bullies. It’s National Bullying Prevention Month, and schools across the state are staging programs and initiatives to tackle a problem that affects more than half of their students during their academic careers. Students and…
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S.B. Senior Center breaks ground on expansion project
Screening room, table tennis, classrooms are expected BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Above left: Middlesex County Freeholder Carol Barrett Bellante (l) and Senior Advisory Council Chairwoman Eleanor Fenichel break ground on the Senior Center expansion in South Brunswick Oct. 4. Above: Councilman Charlie Carley speaks about the project. PHOTOS BY STELLA MORRISON A fter several…
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Residents concerned over Rt. 1 construction in Princeton
More than 700 people have signed an online petition BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The effects of a major traffic pattern change on Route 1 in West Windsor have brought some major headaches to South Brunswick. An experimental program to close jughandles and left turns off Route 1 north was implemented in…
