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Lockdown drill
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from above: North Brunswick Police Officer Tom Szabo and his team get ready to storm the faculty dining room where a gunman is during a simulated lockdown exercise by the North Brunswick Police Department at Linwood Middle School on Friday. Myron Cox covers his team. John Kelly (l-r), Joe Falcone,…
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Orchestra celebrates season of concerts
Bravura Philharmonic held its spring concert on Sunday BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Chiu-Tze Lin SOUTH BRUNSWICK- The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra finished up its first season Sunday with its spring concert, which featured three soloists fromthe ages of 14 to 17 who won this responsibility at the Young Artists Competition, held on March 1. Forty…
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Delgado named as president of N.J. School Boards Assoc.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Harry Delgado, a member of the township Board of Education for 13 years, was elected as the president of the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) at a meeting on May 17 in Plainsboro. “Over the next two years, it will be critical that all New Jersey boards work as a team,”…
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Built like a machine
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Phil Choi poses for the judges at the second annual bodybuilding competition, held by the North Brunswick Township High School Raider Robotix team May 17. Right: Alex Wilson flexes his muscles. Below: Competitors join the robots on stage. The event was National Gym Association-sanctioned for national bodybuilding tier 1 novice,…
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S.B. is Wii-cipient of a new video game system
Seniors to enjoy Nintendo Wii for social, exercise purposes BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer CHRIS MURINO South Brunswick Deputy Mayor Carol Barrett tries out the Nintendo Wii version of bowling at the Senior Center on May 15. SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Deputy Mayor Carol Barrett is bowling at the South Brunswick Senior Center. She winds back…
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East meets West
Above: Sixth-grader Ryan Moore, of North Brunswick, coordinated a book fair and author meet-andgreet at the Barnes & Noble in North Brunswick on May 12. Ryan, who has dyslexia, decided to collect books for patients at the Children’s Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick, an affiliate of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System. Left: During her book-signing…
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County and YMCA to pool money to expand facility
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick Family YMCA has a threephased expansion plan that first calls for the construction of an indoor pool and improved lobby area, according to executive director Tom Libassi. Libassi said he would like the first phase to begin before the end of the year. The…
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Sacrifice and honor celebrated during annual Police Week
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Detective Seeta Jones proudly walks from the podium after receiving a letter of commendation at North Brunswick’s annual commemoration of Police Week on May 15. NORTH BRUNSWICK – On May 15, members of the police department, the government and the community gathered to pay their respects to officers…
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Iraq vet named grand marshal of N.B. parade
Memorial Day activities include parade, 5K walk/run BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Joseph D’Angelo NORTH BRUNSWICK – A veteran of the Iraq war will serve as this year’s North Brunswick Memorial Day Parade grand marshal. Joseph D’Angelo, 24, a lifelong township resident, spent a total of 22 months in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in…
