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Princess Sami
Sami Guadagnino and her father built a pink snow castle, complete with a moving door and a seat in the middle, at their home on Roseland Place in North Brunswick, during last week’s storm.
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N.J. Sen. Bill Baroni to lead Port Authority
BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — State Sen. Bill Baroni will soon give up his seat on the Senate to become the next deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Appointed by Gov. Chris Christie, the Republican senator will start his new position March 5. Baroni, who…
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Kendall Park home designated as historic landmark
Stevens Road home built prior to the American Revolution BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A home built just prior to the American Revolution in Kendall Park and abandoned for the last two years has recently been designated as a historic landmark by township officials. The amendment to the township’s Historic Preservation ordinance,…
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What you can lose because of booze
• Alcohol is the No. 1 drug of choice among the nation’s youth. • Alcohol kills more teenagers than all other drugs combined. It is a factor in the three leading causes of death among 15- to 24- year-olds: accidents, homicides and suicides. • A child’s first drink is found next to the milk container…
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Law tosses lifeline to underage drinkers
Friends of ill person will receive immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The serious ramifications of the underage drinking problem that exists in New Jersey reach far and wide, ranging from inappropriate behavior that leads to trouble, and in some instances, to death. A bill…
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S.B. Food Pantry in nationwide challenge to stop hunger
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The South Brunswick food pantry has a chance to win up to $40,000 to benefit local families in-need. The South Brunswick Food Pantry, part of the township’s Social Services Department, is participating in a two-month nationwide challenge to stop hunger. The nonprofit partnered with the Feinstein Foundation, headquartered in Rhode…
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No. Bruns. school dist. asking for fair share of state aid
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick school district is asking residents to contact state legislators to remind them that the town has earned its fair share of school funding, despite North Brunswick schools being significantly underfunded according the Department of Education’s aid formula. According to a posting on the district’s website, under the…
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John Adams Elementary School second-grader George Benoy (c), portraying Muhammed Ali, poses like the champ as he waits for a viewer to hear the biography he wrote. In honor of Black History Month, students researched the lives of famous black Americans, and then portrayed those historical figures during a mock “Wax Museum” on Feb. 25.…
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Banks are worried overdraft cash stream will dry up
Coda • GREG BEAN A young man of my acquaintance is fortunate to still be employed in this dismal economy, but like many young people on his own, he lives paycheck to paycheck. And sometimes, as it gets close to payday, he runs a little short for a sandwich at lunch or a few bucks…
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