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Raiders defense has team looking to start 3-0
NB travels to Colonia Friday BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Thanks to a solid defense and an opportunistic offense, the North Brunswick High School football team will be aiming for its third win on Saturday when the Raiders visit Colonia High School (1 p.m. start). North Brunswick has been impressive in its first two contests. The…
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Soccer time
Above: Tommey Inyang tries to escape a pursuit by Jon MacIvor during the opening of the North Brunswick Adult Soccer League at Community Park on Sept. 15. Left: Yerlin Echeverria looks upfield as Ryan Seenath is in pursuit. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Make local area friendly for biz and industry
Recently the North Brunswick Township Council passed an ordinance designating the Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 as a redevelopment zone for mixed use with big-box stores and rental housing above the stores in the first phase of the project. The ultimate goal is to attract a passenger train station to the site, after…
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No. Bruns. First Aid Squad responds to letter about service
The world was a very different place 55 years ago when the North Brunswick First Aid & Rescue Squad was founded by a small group of dedicated residents. They started with nothing and begged for money to purchase vehicles, land and equipment. Eventually they started an annual fund drive, and that along with a donation…
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Mother requests support for Sara’s Law
As you may or may not know, my family was not contacted on the day of my daughter Sara Dubinin’s accident on Sept. 24, 2007. We did receive a phone call from an unknown friend of Sara’s later that afternoon, asking about Sara’s condition; we did not know what she was referring to. We drove…
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Responsible spending is a must
Sure, the so-called Greatest Generation beat the Depression and won World War II. This boomer generation would have done the same, had the timing and need been reversed. Instant gratification has been the only obstacle separating these two otherwise normal generations. Boomers were offered a borrowand spend system, and many took the bait, as our…
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Take steps now to prepare for emergencies
September signals more than summer’s end and back-toschool for children. For the seventh year, September has been designated as National Preparedness Month (NPM) to encourage Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies in their home, businesses and communities. Of course, since we’ve just passed the fifth anniversary of hurricane Katrina, devastation from storms is…
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A pattern of dirty tricks in race for 12th District seat
CODA GREG BEAN There’s a pattern of dirty tricks in the race between longtime incumbent Democrat Rush Holt and Tea Party-endorsed Republican challenger Scott Sipprelle in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. I’ve been writing about dirty campaign tricks for over 30 years, so I shouldn’t be surprised. But it came as a shock to be…
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County sets influenza, pneumonia clinics
The Middlesex County Public Health and Education Committee recently scheduled the county’s 2010-11 Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Program. County influenza-vaccination clinics, which will continue through Nov. 19, are open to county residents ages 18 and above. Charge is $10 per vaccination. Residents who present a valid red, white and blue Medicare card will not…
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