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Mike Wells, of Kendall Park, and Penina Klapper, of East Brunswick, relax while donating platelets during a blood, platelet and bone marrow drive in Franklin Park on Jan. 22 for the Hugs for Brady Foundation. Wells’s son, Brady, was diagnosed with non-differentiated acute lymphoma in 2009 and endured six rounds of chemotherapy, 66 blood transfusions…
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Middlesex Cty. budget to cut spending by more than $1M
Restructuring plan began at beginning of 2011 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer The Middlesex County Board of Freeholders announced its proposal for a $404,234,000 operational budget for 2012 during a meeting on Jan. 17. The operating budget cuts spending by more than $1 million from last year and $2 million from 2010. The decrease is part…
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No. Bruns. man arrested on murder charge
A North Brunswick man was charged with fatally shooting a 21-year-old in New Brunswick earlier this month. Eduardo H. Escobar-Landaverde, 18, of North Brunswick, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose in the death of Oswaldo Lozada, 21, of North Brunswick, on Jan. 9. Escobar-Landaverde was charged on Jan.…
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Excellent ‘revues’
Top: Jacqui Pecora (l) and Katelyn Pietrocola lead the cast in “One Day More” from “Les Miserables” during the Alchemist Theatre Company’s production of “Theatre Revue” at North Brunswick Township High School on Jan. 13. Above: Performers “do the time warp again.” PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Detecting the weather
Middlesex County native knows when a storm is brewing BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Staff Writer Thomas Else Thomas Else likes to play detective and has been an expert witness in trials in New Jersey and neighboring states. But Else is not a police officer or even a private investigator, he is a meteorologist. A 1993 graduate…
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Man arrested in connection to last month’s Radio Shack burglary
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 24-yearold Franklin man has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of a Radio Shack on Route 27 last month, according to a press release. Emendo E. Bowers, of Somerset, allegedly robbed the electronics store with another black male around 10:14 a.m. on Dec. 19. The two men stole iPhones,…
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They’ve got swag
The Raider Robotix teams from North Brunswick Township High School competed in the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition at the Liberty Science Center on Jan. 7. After weeks of preparation with coach Roger Weiss, during which the team was planning, solving questions, and building their robot, the Raiders got their chance to complete the “Bowled…
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Metuchen cultural hotspot will close at month’s end
Raconteur has served as far more than a bookstore during its seven-year run BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent The community will bid farewell Jan. 31 to what has since 2004 been a cultural institution in the borough: The Raconteur. Owner Alex Dawson said his plan was to take on this endeavor — owning the bookstore that…
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Livingston Park Elementary School in North Brunswick held a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 13. More photos, page 21. JEFF GRANIT staff
