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Two public works employees retire from So. Bruns.
Dave Buchinski and Jim Errickson had a combined 79 years of employment BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Two South Brunswick Township employees will retire effective Aug. 31 after a combined 79 years of service. Dave Buchinski, of South Brunswick, and Jim Errickson, of Monroe, were recognized at the Aug. 14 township meeting for 40 and…
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Beyond the beach: New Jersey day trips
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A trail at Allaire State Park in Wall Township is well-traveled on a recent afternoon. A s droves of tourists continue their summer pilgrimages to the Shore, full-time residents may seek their own outdoor escapes, if only for a day. Fortunately for them, New Jersey has much more to offer…
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South Brunswick BOE acts on head injury policy; updates traffic school pattern
Officials say changes in policy are to protect student safety BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Safety was the key word at the Aug. 21 meeting of the South Brunswick Board of Education. The board adopted a new head injury policy, a series of guidelines mandated by the New Jersey Department of Education, expanding it to…
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Seniors play bocce ball during an outdoor game day held at the South Brunswick Senior Center in Monmouth Junction on July 30. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI
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Nadia Qurashi of Princeton shares samples from her company, Frosted Chic, during the first annual Halal Food Festival at the New Brunswick Islamic Center, North Brunswick, on Aug. 26. The event brought together 30 vendors who adhere to Islamic dietary restrictions known as Halal. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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RBC girls looking to regain Shore Conference soccer championship
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Red Bank Catholic High School girls soccer team will be looking to win back the Shore Conference championship in 2012 after losing in the finale to Wall High School on penalty kicks a year ago. Red Bank Catholic was coming off three successive Shore titles and went up 2-0 in…
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The 2012 Deal Tennis Championships will begin on Sept. 1 on the Deal Tennis Club’s five refurbished green clay courts. Competition will be held in men’s singles and doubles divisions, as well as women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. The singles tournament will be in A & B classes. Entries may be made by…
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Freehold Raceway set to open for live racing Aug. 30
Freehold Raceway, Park Avenue, Freehold, whose roots date back to 1853, is set to open for live harness racing on Aug. 30. Freehold Raceway will present several stakes races during the fallwinter meet on the half-mile oval. New Jersey Sire Stakes Green Acres races will highlight the meet. Other major races include the Lou Babic,…
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Hawks prepare for football season opener with final preseason scrimmage
Monmouth University will kick off its 2012 football season on Sept. 1 at Lehigh University. Lehigh begins the season ranked No. 16 in the country among Division I-A teams. Game time is 12:30 p.m. The Hawks were picked to finish fifth in the Northeast Conference in the preseason poll conducted by the coaches. On Aug.…
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