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E.B. police investigate school bomb threat
Authorities say no link between threat and arrest made at vocational school last week BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — East Brunswick police responded to a bomb threat at the East Brunswick campus of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High School on Rues Lane on Jan. 18. According to a police report, authorities…
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Spotswood police investigating arson fires
Three fires reported within minutes of each other SPOTSWOOD — Borough police are investigating three fires that took place in the early morning hours of Jan. 18. The fact that three fires were reported around the same time and were in close proximity to each other has led authorities to believe the fires were the…
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Stuffed cabbage on menu at VFW
East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 Ladies Auxiliary will host its next Friday-Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. Jan. 25 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The menu will include stuffed cabbage, kolbasz, salad and more. Cost is $10 for eatin or takeout meals. For more information, call 732-254-9674 or log on to…
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Folk Art Craft Show planned for Jan. 25-27
A Country Folk Art Craft Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 26, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 27 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. Adult admission is $8 and is valid for reentry during all three days of the event; discount coupons are…
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Mobile apps for connected car unveiled, beginning with Greater Media stations
The Ford Motor Company has announced that Michigan-based jacAPPS will be the recommended mobile app development house for its new Ford Developer Program. The company has been chosen to provide development and technical support to third-party developers wanting to create voice-activated smartphone apps for Ford SYNC AppLink. Using SYNC voice commands along with steering wheel…
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Monroe food drive supports countywide initiative
A fall food drive in Monroe helped provide much-needed food to families in Middlesex County. From 2011 to 2012, the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (M.C.F.O.O.D.S.) tracked a 22 percent decline in the number of M.C.F.O.O.D.S.-affiliated food drives, a sum that totaled 170 by December’s end, according to a press release. In…
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Freeholder director looks ahead at 2013 initiatives
I n 2013 Middlesex County will enhance its services to senior citizens and veterans, save $1 million in energy costs and, in working with the private sector, explore the possibility of building a minor league ballpark. County Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano announced those and other initiatives as part of his fourth Director’s Message, delivered…
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Strength training
Heather Laspino (l), of South River, and Karina Sevilla, of New Brunswick, give it their all during an exercise class at Strive Fitness in Old Bridge on Jan. 17. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Craparotta named interim director of MCC Police Dept.
Andrea Craparotta South Brunswick resident Andrea Craparotta has been appointed the interim director of the police department at Middlesex County College, Edison. Craparotta, the acting captain with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, has 25 years of experience in law enforcement. She has been with the prosecutor’s office since 1990 and has experience investigating homicides, sex…
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