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‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off before Memorial Day
Seat belt usage will be enforced for passengers As part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign, law enforcement officers around the state are cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers. Through June 2, police are conducting seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols. Also, local and national publicity campaigns have been launched to ensure…
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Salute
Right: Members of the North Brunswick Police Department (l) and the Junior Police Academy attend the Police Week ceremony on May 16 at police headquarters. Inset: Flowers are placed at the base of the police memorial. KATHY CHANG
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Townships mark Police Week with ceremonies
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which the date falls as Police Week. The North and South Brunswick police departments each held ceremonies on May 16 to honor members of their squads. During the…
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Jamesburg seniors to sponsor trip to AC
The Jamesburg Senior Citizens will host a trip to the Taj Mahal casino, Atlantic City, on May 20. The bus will leave the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., at 11 a.m. and return at approximately 9 p.m. The trip is open to anyone age 21 and older. Tickets are $25 per person, payable by…
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Concert to benefit Marine recovering from heart transplant
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Chris Molnar SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The band Five O’Clock Shadow will be in town for a benefit concert for Christopher Molnar on May 29. Molnar is a lifelong Kendall Park resident and a 2012 South Brunswick High School graduate. He entered basic training for the United States Marine Corps in…
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Participants sought for batting contest
East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor its baseball and softball Batters Up Contest from 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 31 at Heavenly Farms, 574 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The contest is open to males and females ages 5-21. Division placement will be determined by the individual’s age as of April 30. Winners of each…
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Seniors age 90 and above invited to party
The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services will hold its annual Birthday Bashes for county seniors age 90 and above at 11 a.m. May 30 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, Ridge Road, to honor residents living in Cranbury, East Brunswick, Jamesburg, Milltown, Monroe, North Brunswick, South Brunswick and Plainsboro. Traditionally, approximately 150…
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American Legion to host Memorial Day service
American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Road, Monmouth Junction, will hold a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. May 27 on its front lawn. The event marks 65 years of service by Post 401. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony.
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Gallery exhibits talents of South Brunswick students
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Over a twoday period, the South Brunswick High School gymnasium was transformed into a sophisticated art gallery during the ninth annual South Brunswick District Student Art Gallery. Thousands of students, their parents, school officials and community members trickled in and out of the gallery in late April.…
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