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Kids should have eye exam before school starts
I’m writing to commend Gov. Chris Christie for recently declaring August “Children’s Vision and Learning Month” in New Jersey. The goal of this observance is to help educate parents and teachers about the critical link between vision and learning. It is that time of year again, that we, as parents, prepare our children for the…
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Resident thanks good Samaritan
On Aug. 13, I was shopping at the Milltown Home Depot. I accidentally left my purse in the cart and drove home. You can imagine how grateful I was when I got a call from Home Depot that my purse was in their office. When I picked it up, everything was intact. I had a…
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Trenton fashion: This fall they’re all wearing black
CODA GREG BEAN I guess you could say this whole sordid mess is just another black eye for the New Jersey Education Association, but that organization has gotten so many black eyes in the last year you can hardly tell the difference. It’s certainly a black eye for (now former) N.J. Department of Education Commissioner…
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SBHS grad receives scholarship from Epilepsy Foundation
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey has awarded South Brunswick High School graduate Samarth Mehta one of three collegiate scholarships. Mehta will be using his scholarship to pursue a degree in economics from George Washington University. Eventually, Mehta plans to earn a doctorate in economics in order to become a university professor…
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Grandparents Day
Top: Kimberly (l) and Catie Marron, visiting from San Diego, Calif., hug their grandparents, Jane and John Clute of South Brunswick, after singing a duet for them during a youth talent show at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Aug. 26. Above: Catie sings “Astonishing” from the Broadway musical “Little Women.” PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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FirstEnergy offering grants to stimulate classroom learning
FirstEnergy Corp.’s New Jersey operating company, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), is again offering mathematics, science and technology grants to educators and youth group leaders. The grants, available to teachers in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, support classroom projects and teacher professional development initiatives. The deadline to apply for a grant is Sept. 20. Any…
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The Garden State
Left: Max Nimeck, of South Brunswick enjoys painting in the park during an open house held at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s EARTH Center (Environment, Agriculture, Research, Teaching, Health) at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick on Saturday. Above: Lee Busch, of East Brunswick, admires the colorful occupants of the Butterfly House. PHOTOS BY SCOTT…
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N.B.-based business receives $300,000 grant
Funding for TRIM-edicine will support muscular dystrophy research NORTH BRUNSWICK — TRIMedicine Inc., a township-based biotechnology firm, has received a $300,000 federal Small Business Innovation & Research (SBIR) grant, awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will support research of a protein that has shown the ability to promote muscle cell membrane…
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Former Middlesex County investigator pleads guilty
Aformer investigator in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office pleaded guilty last week to obstructing the administration of law, admitting that he improperly contacted another law enforcement agency for non-investigatory reasons. Brian Lubeski, 46, of Allentown, Monmouth County, entered the plea during an appearance before Judge Frederick P. De- Vesa in New Brunswick on Aug. 20.…
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