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Facebook establishes link to report suicidal comments
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Facebook has established a reporting mechanism for people posting messages alluding to suicide. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline collaborated with Facebook to help those in crisis. In partnership with the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a new service enables Facebook…
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Gov. takes on sick-day payouts during Spotswood town hall
Towns in NJ face $825M liability for unused sick, vacation days BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie holds a town hall meeting at the Spotswood Knights of Columbus Hall to discuss current issues Dec. 21. SPOTSWOOD — Alot of issues in government are complicated, but this one, Gov. Chris Christie said, is simple:…
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Free local trips for S.B. seniors
The South Brunswick Office on Aging is offering the following free local trips to South Brunswick Township seniors age 55 or over: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 4, Walmart; 10:30 a.m. Jan. 11, Quakerbridge Mall; 10:30 a.m. Jan. 18, Kohl’s, Wegmans and Target, and 10:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Hometown Buffet. Call the Transportation…
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SBT reorganization meeting Jan. 3
The South Brunswick Township mayor and council will hold the township reorganization meeting at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 in the main meeting room of the Township Municipal Building, Monmouth Junction. Official action may be taken at this meeting.
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Auditions for annual musical Jan. 5 and 7
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services will hold auditions for “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” the 42nd annual community theater musical. Auditions in the vocal music room at North Brunswick Township High School will be held Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. for all featured roles, and Jan. 7…
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‘Who killed Snooki?’
N.B. students win simulated forensics challenge; soccer teams donate to Food Bank NORTH BRUNSWICK — The reality show “Jersey Shore” finally came in handy. Shreyas Chand and Brianna Mussman participated in the CSAW-VII Cybersecurity Competition at New York University- Polytechnic University, placing third in the nation in the High School Cyber Forensics Challenge. They had…
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Holiday greetings
Nicholas Farah holds a box of Goldfish crackers to represent the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a tradition for Christmas Eve dinner. Maureen Carter’s fourth-grade students at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick shared their holiday traditions during a presentation on Dec. 22.
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in the service
Marine Lance Cpl. Trey Rasmussen, son of Joan and Keith Rasmussen of Little Rocky Hill, successfully completed the U.S. Marine Corps’ Machine Gun Leaders Course on Dec. 15. The 38-day training evolution is designed to provide Marines who have advanced in their careers with the knowledge and skills required to serve as machine gun squad…
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$40M secured for military suicide prevention efforts
E. Brunswick’s Linda Bean says services must be immediately accessible, 24 hours a day BY CHRIS ZAWISTOWSKI Staff Writer Sgt. Coleman Bean The figure, Rep. Rush Holt said, is stunning: Eighteen veterans commit suicide each day. “That’s a daily average that is intolerable,” he said. “We can’t let that continue.” And now, after years of…
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