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Christie visits Arc of Middlesex County
Support services, after-school programs for the disabled are focus of facility tour BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Gov. Chris Christie’s visit to The Arc of Middlesex County was quick, but with purpose. He and Dr. Allison Blake, from the state Department of Children and Families, toured the facility on Black Horse Lane…
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Sisters’ successful business launch ‘must be karma’
Portion of T-shirt proceeds are donated to Hurricane Sandy N.J. Relief Fund BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Sisters Leena and Anita Prabhakar, ages 12 and 9, respectively, model the karmically charged T-shirts of their family’s creation. Two entrepreneurial sisters in Edison are using their budding business acumen and care for others to generate good karma…
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Tax impact of N.B. school budget contingent on hiring security
Officials discuss placing retired police officers in schools BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The North Brunswick Board of Education’s preliminary $91.1 million budget for 2013-14 would increase taxes by $9.25 a month, or $111 a year, for a home assessed at the township average of $157,000, if board members decide to hire six retired police…
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S.B. budget proposal carries 3¢ tax rate increase
Reduced from initial 5-cent rate increase; public hearing will be held April 23 BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer The South Brunswick Township Council formally introduced the 2013 budget on March 12 with a tax rate increase of 3 cents per $100 of assessed value. Discussion of the $47 million budget opened last month with the…
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A booming business
Firearms retailers, local police departments see increased demand for guns, permits BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A shooter takes aim at a target at the Shore Shot Pistol Range in Lakewood on March 5. Many gun stores have seen a spike in business in response to gun control discussion that is occurring at the federal…
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Another BB gun removed from Linwood Middle School
North Brunswick school locked down for second time in five days Kathy Chang NORTH BRUNSWICK — It happened again. That is what parents, who attended the North Brunswick Board of Education meeting on March 20, said their children told them when they got home from school on Monday, March 18. A second incident with an…
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How to get your sports news in the paper
If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Give complete information, such as dates, full…
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Ocean swim teams capture ninth straight division titles
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Ocean Township High School’s boys and girls swim teams both had an enjoyable winter, each winning a Shore Conference North Division championship for the ninth season in a row. The Spartans’ boys team went undefeated through the regular season to win the division and made its way all the way to…
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sport shorts
Freshman Eric Kahana set the Monmouth University school record for the indoor 200-meter dash when he ran a 21.78 at the IC4A Championships at Boston University. At the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships, the sprinter was eighth in the 200, picking up a scoring point for the Hawks, who won the team championship. During the season,…
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