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Official misconduct charges dismissed against NBPD’s Lt. Buckley
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Two charges of official misconduct were dismissed against North Brunswick police Lt. Keith Buckley during a hearing March 26 in state Superior Court, New Brunswick. The charges stem from a fatal motor vehicle accident in August 2008 in which Buckley was driving his brother’s rented 2006 Dodge…
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N.B. unveils upgrades to water treatment plant
Called a $19 million ‘Brita filter’ BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Upgrades to North Brunswick’s water treatment plant on Canal Road in Somerset, were officially unveiled on March 26. Jim Grootenboer, systems manager for American Water Services, explains the new filter system of the North Brunswick water treatment plant, located on Canal Road in Somerset.…
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S.B. proposes massive reduction in staff, programs
State aid is reduced about 25 percent, or $6.4 million BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer In an attempt to absorb the loss of millions of dollars caused by a sharp cut in state aid, the South Brunswick school district proposed cutting more than 100 staff members and significantly reducing several clubs and sports. South Brunswick…
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N.B. schools face layoffs, program cuts because of slashed state aid
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick school district is facing 103 employee layoffs, fewer sports teams and limited spending as a result of the governor’s recent announcement about reductions in state aid. Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski held an emergency budget workshop meeting March 24 to discuss the issue and to adopt the…
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North Brunswick water treatment
Robert Lombard, North Brunswick’s business administrator, explains the new pump system at the North Brunswick water treatment plant, located on Canal Road in Somerset. The $19 million upgrade project was unveiled Friday. See story, page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff
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After cuts in education will come a ‘teachable moment’
Coda • GREG BEAN Our clan no longer has children in public schools in New Jersey, but I certainly don’t envy the parents of children who are attending those institutions these days. As we all know, the bill for years of mismanagement, overspending and prolific waste at the state level has finally come due, and…
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Eliminate the unnecessary, not teachers or administrators
Ihave been a resident of South Brunswick for more than 25 years, and have practiced family medicine in our community for an equal time. Two of my children have graduated from this fine school system, and my youngest is still matriculated. When I attended the school board meeting March 24, I was therefore saddened to…
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Thanks to ‘angel’ who helped in time of need
Iwas compelled to write this letter to thank my “guardian angel.” I have been living through the winters in New Jersey my entire life, and some years it is a way of life that we must shovel the snow. But this year as I was shoveling through the second big snowstorm, I was overwhelmed. I…
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Resident shares perspective on health care bill
Re: the letter written by Katherine Grant-Davis in support of the current national health care bill. The support shown by Ms. Davis is interesting and made me want to research the company she works for and the reasons she would have to support such an expansion of government into the private sector. I am sure…
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