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Tenure must be on the table in reform talks
CODA GREG BEAN table in reform One of the first columns I wrote after coming to work at Greater Media Newspapers was at the request of my youngest son, who was distraught that his favorite teacher had been denied tenure in East Brunswick and was losing his job. My son was angry at the unfairness…
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Old Bridge Speedway Reunion will relive track’s storied past
This weekend at Thomas Warne Museum BY TIM MORRIS BY TIM Staff Writer When the first Old Bridge Stadium Speedway Reunion was held two years ago, a women from Whispering Pines Estates said she was there because she had heard a rumor that there used to be an auto racing track located where her development…
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S.B. art show to bring ‘spark’ to municipal building
Artist’s Choice exhibit opens this week BY SAM SLAUGHTER BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It’s all about spark, about life. At least, that’s what the pieces selected for this year’s South Brunswick Arts Council’s juried art show are about. “I looked for a spark that suggests something is going on,” juror Priscilla…
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Help N.B. Fire Dept. get 10K in funding
Liberty Mutual Insurance’s $100,000 BeFireSmart Safety Pledge Program enables North Brunswick community members to complete a fire safety quiz at www.BeFireSmart.com/samjaffe, which could lead to the North Brunswick Fire Department earning one of 10 $10,000 grants. Now through Oct. 31, North Brunswick residents can support their local fire departments by taking the online quiz to…
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N.B. honors scholar award recipients
Katherine Ebright and Divya Patel presented with proclamations BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Katherine Y. Ebright NORTH BRUNSWICK — Katherine Y. Ebright and Divya Patel have been honored as Scholar Award recipients by the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services. Ebright was recognized during a council meeting Sept. 7. She is a…
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Book clubs are easy as checking out a book
“The Oprah Show,” “The Today Show” and other popular TV shows and magazines have made book clubs trendy and attracted millions back to the joy of reading. Libraries of the Middlesex Automation Consortium (LMxAC) make holding a book discussion as easy as checking out a kit. Member libraries have combined their resources for a system-wide…
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N.B. Columbus Day parade shows its ‘Amore’ for Italian culture
Joe Amore to serve as grand marshal Oct. 10 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — There will be a little extra love exhibited at this year’s Columbus Day parade. Joe Amore will serve as the grand marshal of the Italian American Social Club (IASC) of North Brunswick’s 28th annual parade, which will be…
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After-school program adds to students’ academic skills
Kumon of Franklin Park focuses on math and reading enrichment Kumon of Franklin Park, an after-school program for math and reading enrichment, seeks to help young students improve their education. FRANKLIN PARK — The Kumon Math and Reading Center of Franklin Park has helped more than 4,000 students from preschool to high school improve their…
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Nonprofits in jeopardy of losing tax-exempt status
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is concerned because as many as 10,000 small community-based nonprofits in New Jersey are in jeopardy of losing their tax-exempt status, and the loss of this status could greatly impact the organizations’ charitable work and their donors’ potential tax deductions, according to Gregg Semanick, a spokesman for the IRS. Among…
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