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Overdevelopment is not the solution in N.B.
The North Brunswick Township Council will conduct a meeting May 17 promoting or approving the development of a transit village along Route 1 north in the Aaron Road and Pennsylvania Railroad area of the township, the former Johnson & Johnson region. The mass overdevelopment will include 1,875 or more mostly high-density housing units, box stores,…
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In my day, sonny, we got numbers in a book
CODA GREG BEAN If the phone company stops printing and delivering residential white pages, as Verizon has asked regulators permission to do in New York and New Jersey, what am I going to use as a doorstop, or to raise my computer monitor an extra 3 or 4 inches? On the one hand, Verizon’s request…
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2010 Road Program to improve eight roads in N.B.
North Brunswick launched its 2010 Road Program last week and it includes nearly $2.5 million in improvements to eight municipal roadways. North Oaks Boulevard will be completely resurfaced along with minor improvements to the storm-water utility system. Complete roadway reconstruction and new water utility mains are designated for both Thalia Street and portions of Excelsior…
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S.B. library improvements will not affect municipal budget
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Several improvements to the South Brunswick Public Library will soon commence at no cost to township residents. The improvements will be the final set of many that started back in 2005 as part of the library’s expansion project. “We view this as the completion of the 2005…
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DNA match leads to S.B. burglary arrest
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A droplet of blood found in a jewelry box led to the arrest of a man authorities believe burglarized several township homes late last year. Alex Rodriguez, 35, of New Brunswick, was arrested and charged May 4 after authorities identified his DNA at a crime scene. The…
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NBPD officers test their shooting skills
Qualifications for handguns, shotguns held twice each year BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The men stood in a row at the 25-yard line. They loaded their weapons, got into the proper stance and raised their arms parallel to the ground. Several North Brunswick police officers fire at targets with handguns and shotguns, part of a…
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Arrest made in cold-case robbery in S.B.
When a South Brunswick police officer arrested a man on May 7, he realized his description matched that of a suspect from an incident that had occurred six months prior, police said. Joshua Green, 19, was charged last week for stealing an iPod Touch. It was at that time that Officer Ken Herman realized Green…
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Boca Salons trying to assist with a hairy situation
Hair clippings can be made into mats to soak up oil spills As you sit in a salon or a barbershop chair, the hairdresser or barber is in control. Snip, snip, snip, the hair falls onto the smock and down to the floor, and usually someone comes by to sweep it away. Normally, the hair…
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Trike-a-thon
Anna Keller (center) is ready to start a trike-a-thon with her classmates at Sand Hills Preschool of Community Presbyterian Church in Kendall Park on Friday to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. More photos, page 25 and at www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff
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