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Library employee charged with child porn possession
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — A township man who worked as a student stacker in the youth section of the East Brunswick Public Library has been charged with possession of child pornography. U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo set bail for Joseph R. Buckelew III, 19, at $100,000 with no 10…
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Jersey fresh
Above: Mandy Houston of Jamesburg checks out the fresh Jersey tomatoes from Farmer Al’s. Below: Karen Steeber of Helmetta looks on as her sister, Nancy Cutler of Virginia, picks out an ear of corn during a visit to the Jamesburg Farmers Market on Saturday. The market operates on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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More arrests by ‘Cops in Shops’
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police working undercover in local liquor stores continue to make arrests as part of the nationwide “Cops in Shops” operation. The program is funded with a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, administered by the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. On July 30, East Brunswick detectives were…
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No picketing, for now
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MONROE — Members of a residents’ group at the Renaissance at Monroe senior community are taking a wait-and-see stance to see if the builder will remedy what they say are problems with some of the senior citizen community’s amenities. “We’re holding off on picketing,” said Richard Quane, one of…
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Police issue warrants for stabbing suspects
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Four suspects are being charged in connection with the stabbing of a 19-year-old man during a party at a borough home early on Aug. 8. Police issued warrants for the arrest of all four, but only one had been apprehended as of Tuesday morning. Ashley Williams, 19, of…
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Power outage raises concerns in South River
BY KATHY CHANG BY KATHY Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Borough officials are seeking answers from PSE&G as to why the power in the borough went out last week for roughly five hours. Mayor Raymond T. Eppinger explained that the two power lines that each carry 25 megawatts of power into the borough went down…
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Bean inspires Senate bill for vets’ services
Lautenberg joins Holt in fight to better protect mental health of returning soldiers BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer New Jersey political leaders have intensified efforts to revamp treatment resources within the Veterans Administration. Members of both the House and Senate have now proposed legislation in hopes of reducing the rate of suicide among returning veterans.…
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Parks summer Concert Series
Carl “CC” Crabtree and his band, Zydeco-a-Go-Go, perform July 21 at the gazebo in Thompson Park, Jamesburg, as part of the Middlesex County Music in the Parks Summer Concert Series. The live shows in Thompson Park run on Wednesdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. through the end of August. MIKE JAGENDORF
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Local school districts see more retirements
Savings has allowed boards to hire less-experienced, lower-salaried teachers BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer School districts across the state have undoubtedly sustained a harsh financial blow from the loss of state aid, and area school officials are beginning to realize the educational impacts of the budgets adopted last spring. The collective loss of $820 million…
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