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India Independence Day
Top: Shreya Varadachari, 11, performs a classical Indian dance during the India Independence Day celebration at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick on Sunday. Above: Youngsters get into the spirit of the day during the celebration. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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S.B. municipal budget reduced to 5-cent increase
Public hearing on the budget will be Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The South Brunswick Township municipal budget was amended during a meeting on Aug. 10, reducing the tax rate increase from an additional 8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to an additional 5 cents. Mayor Frank Gambatese said it…
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Junior Police Academy
North Brunswick Junior Police Academy cadets practice wrapping bandages on fellow cadets during the annual academy, held this year Aug. 2-12 at North Brunswick Township High School. See story, page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Changes to N.B. recycling program effective Sept. 1
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Effective Sept. 1, there will be some changes in the recycling collection in North Brunswick. All recycling will be done within one week every other week, so sections of town may have schedule changes. Recycling will be picked up as a single stream, meaning all recyclables can be placed in…
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Local men seek to combat homelessness among veterans
The GI Go Fund provides opportunities to help vets transition back to civilian life BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK –— Seth Devorin, Nick Manis, Peter Manis, Alex Manis, Jack Fanous and James Fanous all grew up in South Brunswick together. Devorin went on to attend Rutgers University after graduating from South Brunswick High…
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Junior cadets learn the ins and outs of police work
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer There was a glorified game of manhunt at North Brunswick Township High School on Aug. 4. Above: North Brunswick Junior Police Academy cadets practice wrapping bandages on fellow cadets during a first aid drill during the annual academy, held this year from Aug. 2 – 12 at North Brunswick Township…
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State restores some funding for libraries at last minute
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Don’t get her wrong, Patricia Tumulty is grateful that some of the massive cuts in state funding to libraries across New Jersey were restored during last-minute adjustments to the state budget. But problems still remain. “We still have about a 50 percent cut from the year before,” said Tumulty,…
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N.B. council tables ordinance for Renaissance bond reduction
Council members question amount of reduction, time to complete punch list BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council tabled an ordinance Aug. 2 that would release 70 percent of a performance bond for Renaissance Section 3. The public improvement bond would have been reduced from $4 million to $1.2 million, the…
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Local PDs have crime and drugs singing the blues
National Night Out celebrated on Aug. 3 BY KERRI McCUNE & JENNIFER AMATO Members of the township gathered at Rowland Park on Aug. 3 for the South Brunswick Police Department’s 27th annual National Night Out. Zach Aamland, 6, of Kendall Park, gets behind the wheel of a new heavy rescue vehicle during the National Night…
