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$32.4M referendum scheduled Jan. 25
No. Bruns. board proposes upgrades to five buildings BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Residents will vote on a proposed $32.4 million referendum to expand North Brunswick schools next month. During their regular meeting Tuesday night, Board of Education members unanimously passed a resolution requesting the referendum vote take place on Jan.…
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Aberdeen couple begins court battle
Residents challenge state laws on gay marriage BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Many little girls grow up planning every intimate detail about their wedding day, from what their dress will look like to where the ceremony and reception will be held. Aberdeen residents Marcye and Karen Nicholson-McFadden do not have the…
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Hanukkah on ice
PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, Lawrence Lung, 8, skates to Jewish music and Hanukkah songs at the Princeton Sport Center, where a giant ice-sculpted menorah (right photo) was lit at center ice on Sunday. Below, Allison Honig, 6, (l) watches as Rabbi Levi Asimov and Rebecca Kizner, 6, light the menorah at center ice.…
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Police, FBI investigating No. Brunswick ATM heist
Thieves take welding company BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — All in all, it was a break in the wall worth over $17,000. Burglars stole welding equipment from a Route 1 business Dec. 7 and used the stolen goods to break through concrete and into an Aaron Road cash…
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Padte teaches the art of creating floorcloths
‘Art Goes Public’ series concludes with Kendall Park resident When she couldn’t find decor to match her apartment, Neelam Padte, of Kendall Park, tapped into her creative side. Padte decided to make her own designs to fill her home. And with a degree in graphic design from India, where she also studied art, Padte began…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Kendall Park artist Neelam Padte works on her latest design at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Monday as part of the Art Goes Public program.A canvas rug by Kendall Park artist Neelam Padte was displayed at the South Brunswick Senior Center as part of the “Art Goes Public” series.
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Constable guest tries to bring history to life
PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Above, N.J. Secretary of State Regena Thomas reads to first-graders at Constable Elementary School in South Brunswick on Tuesday for New Jersey Links for Literacy. At left, Julianne Toth, 6, acts out a scene as Thomas reads a book. N.J. Secretary of State Thomas appears as part of Links for…
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Further arrests made in pizza delivery attack
BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police made additional arrests in the recent attempted robbery of a South Brunswick pizza delivery man. Dildeep Virk, 18, and Juan Delgado, 19, both of South Brunswick, were arrested Dec. 8 and charged with robbery in connection with the attack on the day…
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Linwood Middle spreads holiday cheer to soldiers
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township seventh-graders hope to make Iraq feel like home away from home for soldiers during the holidays. Over 50 Linwood Middle School students have already participated in sending seven boxes of goodies to Iraq, and this week will send letters to help soldiers…
