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‘The Lorax’ movie to be screened July 12
Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” movie will be shown on July 12 at Beechwoods Park, 137 Beekman Road, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick. In the event of rain, the event will be held at the Community Center, 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction. Music and games will begin at 7:30 p.m., with the movie starting at…
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Fundraiser at Domani to support library
Domani Ristorante Italiano, 787 Shoppes Blvd., intersection of Route 1 and Route 130, is holding an ongoing fundraiser to support the North Brunswick Public Library. When diners present a flier to their server, 15 percent of their purchase will go toward the library. The offer is valid anytime, but is not valid toward takeout items,…
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Congratulations
Above left: Stephen Owirodu, class president of South Brunswick High School, listens to the proceedings during the commencement ceremony, held at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton June 25. Above: Students wait to officially graduate. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act
This Independence Day marks 47 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into federal law. Yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington “almost always or most of the time” —…
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It’s no fun, but the life you save may well be your own
Greg Bean Here’s what I learned on my summer vacation: If you’re 50 years old and haven’t had your first colonoscopy, talk to your doctor, make an appointment and get ’er done. If you’re 60, and due for your 10- year checkup colonoscopy, don’t put it off. I did for almost a year, and the…
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Free concert series begins in Middlesex
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ free summer concert series will get underway this month. At Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, O’Leary Boulevard, South Amboy, concerts are: July 10: Bernie Goydish’s Jersey Polka Stars July 17: Walt Wagner and the Serenaders July 24: The Robert Murdock Band July 31: Sandy Sasso’s…
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Former county sheriff, cohorts admit to roles in bribery scheme
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Joseph C. Spicuzzo Former Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo, a longtime chair of the Middlesex County Democratic Party, admitted in court June 25 to taking part in a jobs-forcash scheme that yielded him approximately $112,000 in bribes from those seeking positions or promotions in the sheriff’s office, according to…
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PSE&G plans precautions to diminish power outages
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Dick Wernsing, manager of electric asset strategy for PSE&G, points out the water line left by Sandy’s storm surge at the power company’s facility in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge. See story, page 3. A fter superstorm Sandy pummeled the region on Oct. 29, millions of New Jersey residents who…
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Summer jobs are salvation for some
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Sean Wilson looks out the window onto the Asbury Park boardwalk. Wilson, who studies food service management at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, said his summer job translates to pocket money for the semester. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Summer in New Jersey typically means…
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