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Photo book captures history of North Bruns.
‘Images of America’ series will be sold Monday at council meeting BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer “Images of America: North Brunswick” will be on sale at Monday night’s Township Council meeting to support the North Brunswick Historical Committee. I f a picture is worth a thousand words, then there are hundreds of thousands of stories…
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So. Brunswick poetry series has a rhyme and a reason
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — As part of an ongoing series, the South Brunswick Arts Commission, in cooperation with the South Brunswick Library, will host a poetry reading March 20, featuring poets Diane Lockward and Jessica de Koninck. The series, which runs monthly except during the summer, has been in existence since…
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Middlesex County women honored for achievements
One of the world’s foremost global experts in prenatal, childhood and adolescent infectious diseases; the founder of one of the most successful real estate agencies in Central Jersey; the queen of ’tween fashion; and a tireless fighter for the Hispanic community in Central Jersey are among 10 Middlesex County women who are each being honored…
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Sheriff’s officer charged with helping collect bribe
A Middlesex County sheriff’s officer was arrested Monday on charges that he assisted former Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo in collecting a bribe from an individual seeking a position in the sheriff’s office. Officer Paul Lucarelli, 45, of South River, was arrested at his home by detectives of the New Jersey State Police Official Corruption Bureau,…
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Jewish women in politics focus of talk at museum
Amy Handlin, Amy Mallet & Barbara McMorrow to sit on panel at museum BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Barbara McMorrow Three well-known women who serve in public office will participate in “Jewish Women in Politics: A Panel Discussion” at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County on March 27. The event is scheduled for…
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N.B. honors centenarian Pasquale Lariccia
Letter also read honoring the late Patrolman Thomas Szabo BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Pasquale Lariccia NORTH BRUNSWICK — A birthday cake was presented to Pasquale Lariccia during the Feb. 21 Township Council meeting. Lariccia celebrated his 100th birthday Feb. 2. He was born in Orange and lived there for four years before moving to…
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Oh, the places they’ll go
Above: John Adams Elementary School teachers Alice Rokita, as The Cat in the Hat, Josh Zuckerman as Thing 2 and Maria Randazza as Thing 1 interrupt a class on March 1. Left: Randazza, dressed as Thing 1, stops to pose for the camera. The North Brunswick school invited guest readers from the community to share…
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County budget reduces expenses, cuts positions
Cutting costs and increasing revenue sources are the common themes in a 2011 county budget introduced Feb. 17 by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. “In light of the current economic situation and taxpayer sentiment to have less costly and more efficient government, it is incumbent on this county to begin the work of…
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South Brunswick school custodian charged with laptop thefts
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After more than two years of investigation, South Brunswick police arrested and charged George Elliott, 55, of Marlboro, in con-nection with laptop computers stolen from the South Brunswick school district. Elliott, a 20-year employee of the South Brunswick Board of Education and head custodian at Brunswick Acres Ele-mentary School, was arrested on…
