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Marina Jackson of North Brunswick, a 12th-grader, has earned first honors for the latest marking period at Mount Saint Dominic Academy in Caldwell. Jennifer Salvatore, a student from North Brunswick, was recently honored at a statewide awards ceremony for gifted children, held by The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Salvatore was invited…
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Salary caps could kill gains made in professionalism
Now that the “silly season” is over, I think that we should get down to the business of good governance. Over the last six months or so, we have seen our public employees pilloried by people with agendas. Certainly, in the short view of budgets, we have some tough hills to climb, but I think…
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We need to rise above our differences
It’s heartbreaking. It’s despicable and so sad. Such a loss of respect defies definition and undermines our basic humanity. I’m talking about the invasion of privacy inflicted upon the Rutgers freshman — I omit his name out of respect for him and his family even though it’s well known in the press — by posting…
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S.B. residents trapped in blizzard
I’m writing this email to [the mayor and the Township Council] as I am frustrated with the lack of response for snow removal during this blizzard. While I sit here at 1:25 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, and as I look out my window at Kings Road in the Dayton section of town, our road…
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Readers surprised that many of us are criminals in N.J.
CODA GREG BEAN Apparently, I wasn’t the only one surprised, and outraged, by the fact that it’s basically illegal to carry a pocketknife in New Jersey — and that doing so might get you charged with a felony or a misdemeanor fine of nearly $1,000, if the local prosecutor is in a good mood. Two…
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SBPD cleared of wrongdoing during motor vehicle stop
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A North Brunswick woman was charged on Dec. 21 for false swearing and filing a false police report after an alleged assault by a police officer. Amy Handaly, 51, reported to the South Brunswick Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards that during a motor vehicle stop on Oct. 19, an officer hit…
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Longtime N.B. police lieutenant retires
Jeffrey Smith spent 27 years serving the community BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — North Brunswick Police Lt. Jeffrey Smith was one of the first responders at ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001. Once word spread that two highjacked planes had flown into two buildings at the World Trade Center in New York,…
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Ice & snow must be cleared from moving vehicles
Highway safety and law enforcement officials have reminded New Jersey motorists that an amended law went into effect on Oct. 20 which requires that all ice and snow be removed from a vehicle before it may travel on New Jersey’s roads. Failure to do so can result in a citation and fine. Division of Highway…
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Author attempts to capture essence of Christmas 1945
Book examines how throng of military personnel tried to get home for holidays after WWII BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Matthew Litt Christmas is a special time of year for many families, but the Christmas of 1945 was special to the entire nation because it was the first Christmas after the end of World War II.…
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