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‘Magic’ continues at North Brunswick Township H.S.
Laurie Miller chosen as one of Greater Media’s ‘Teachers Who Make Magic’ BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Laurie Miller NORTH BRUNSWICK — It was not until Laurie Miller was 25 years old that she knew she wanted to be in the classroom. “I was working as a paraprofessional at the time,” she said. With a…
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Spirit of giving
Gary Cooper (l), commander of the American Legion Post 401, South Brunswick, in December presented Christine Caratozzolo, recreation director of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park, with headphones and sanitary headphone covers for the residents to use. Last year, the New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center’s Outspoken Library kiosk was…
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College planning workshops planned
Schorpp Capital Management, East Brunswick, has announced the beginning of its spring workshop series, “Strategies to get your children through college without giving them the shirt off your back.” In this workshop, parents will learn how to increase tax deductions and tax credits, how to pick colleges that will give the best financial-aid packages, how…
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Man pleads guilty in investment fraud
South Brunswick senior is among 21 victims A Monmouth County insurance salesman and purported financial advisor has pleaded guilty to a charge of defrauding 21 clients out of nearly $1.5 million. Jordan L. Zemlock, 50, of the Morganville section of Marlboro Township, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to a count of theft by failure to…
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Driver sentenced for crash that killed passenger in South Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK — A Plainsboro man was sentenced on Feb. 11 to serve three years in a New Jersey state prison for causing a drunk-driving crash in which one of his passengers was killed nearly a year ago. Rohit Maddineni, 27, of Plainsboro, also was told that he must serve 85 percent of the sentence…
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Dayton man admits role in tax refund fraud scheme
Two local residents admitted their roles in one of the nation’s largest and longest-running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. The scheme caused more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns to be filed, which sought more than $65 million in tax refunds, and which resulted in…
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Upcoming events at S. Brunswick library
South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will be hosting the following events: Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m., Geek culture event; Feb. 23, 2 p.m., Indian independent film screening; Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m., live performance by soprano Carlensha Grady.
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Teen masters ‘fingerstyle’ guitar technique
Matt Wong will perform at South Brunswick High School on March 1 BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Matt Wong, a 15-yearold guitar player from West Windsor, will perform at the South Brunswick Senior Center on March 1. PHOTO COURTESY OFMATT WONG SOUTH BRUNSWICK — At 15 years old, guitarist Matt Wong has already played clubs…
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VonThun Farms, Monmouth Junction, was honored with the Neil Robson Farmers Against Hunger Award at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention on Feb. 6 in Atlantic City. Pictured are Bob (l-r), Kristie and Cindy VonThun and Kristina Guttadora, the Farmers Against Hunger program director. Bob and Cindy VonThun have donated more than 30,000 pounds of…
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