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NBTHS serves up a true English tea party
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer ESL students socialize with adults to practice their English skills NORTH BRUNSWICK — It was around high noon on Thursday, Dec. 15. A group of students was sitting in Marcelino Garcia’s classroom at North Brunswick Township High School. Garcia and his co-teacher, Anne Vazques, were serving the students tea and…
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A cut above
Taylor Okamura, a third-grade student at St. Augustine of Canterbury School in Kendall Park, chose to donate 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love for her ninth birthday on Dec. 7. She is one of many students from the school who are in the spirit of giving this holiday season. Students in grades…
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College opens veterans center on Edison campus
Set up to ease transition to college life, assist with educational benefits BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Middlesex County College President Joann LaPerla-Morales (l-r) discusses the new veterans center with Dave Brimmer, center coordinator, Paul Lazaro, assistant coordinator, and George Lisicki, former commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Middlesex County College now has a…
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S.B. Zoning Board hears application for charter school
Only appropriate land use issues are discussed BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Testimony begins anew for advocates of the Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS), who seek to locate their school on Perrine Road in South Brunswick. PIACS’s developer, 12 P & Associates LLC, submitted a new application to the South Brunswick Zoning Board of Adjustment…
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It’s the real thing in So. Bruns.
The Coca-Cola Co. opens facility on Route 130 BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Warehouse employees stand by their product at the opening of the new Coca-Cola distribution facility on Deans Rhode Hall Road on Dec. 13. PHOTOS BY DEANNA MCLAFFERTY Gov. Chris Christie stressed New Jersey’s growing business vitality during the grand opening of a new…
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Steven De La Cruz plays guitar while Liam McGeary plays drums for the North Brunswick Township High School jazz band’s performance during a coffeehouse/book fair night at the Barnes & Noble of North Brunswick, which served as a fundraiser for the Parent Teacher Student Organization and Project Graduation. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Williams, Elardo win twice for Hawks at Lehigh track meet
The name of the meet was “Fast Times Before Finals” and that is just what Monmouth University All-American Laura Williams was, fast. The junior, a graduate of North Brunswick High School, won both the 200- and 400- meter dashes at the meet hosted by Lehigh University at the Rauch Field House in Bethlehem, Pa. Both…
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Lancers to rely on depth, standard defensive play
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent The Lancers finished last season with a remarkable state tournament run, reaching the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions. This season, St. John Vianney High School’s girls basketball team must rebuild its starting rotation after losing four senior starters to graduation. Despite the significant absences from last season’s championship team, the Lancers retained…
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Handchen Cup-winning RBC eyeing another strong season
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Despite graduating 11 players from last season’s Handchen Cup winners, the Red Bank Catholic High School ice hockey team still has plenty of talent in the fold and the Caseys are looking for another strong campaign. Last February, RBC showed its mettle when it knocked off Brick, 4-2, to win the Handchen…
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