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Middlesex County Drug Court holds ceremony
Twenty participants graduated Dec. 1 from Middlesex County Drug Court, an intensive probationary and drug treatment program, during a ceremony at the Freeholder Meeting Room at the Middlesex County Administration Building in New Brunswick. This was the third graduation since the program began in September 2004 as an alternative to incarceration. The graduates, who reside…
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S.B. teen falls 25 feet through skylight
Listed in critical condition as of press time SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 15-yearold township girl is in critical condition after falling nearly 25 feet through a warehouse skylight Dec. 12. The South Brunswick High School freshman was on top of a warehouse roof this weekend when she fell and was knocked unconscious. “It’s a tragedy,”…
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N.B. celebrates the most ‘cheer’ful time of the year
Operation Holiday Cheer providing gifts for families in need BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick PBA Local 160 vice President Mike McGinn (far left) and President Daniel Cano (far right) present a check for $1,000 to Janice Larkin (second from left) and Kathy Aruta for the town’s annual Operation Holiday Cheer family gift-giving program.…
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Light bright
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Rabbi Levi Azimov of the Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick, in North Brunswick, sings Hanukkah songs during the lighting of the menorah on Dec. 11. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff
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Middlesex County wins ‘green’ award
Middlesex County received the 2009 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Sustainable and Healthy Communities in recognition of its leadership role in environmentally friendly programs and policies throughout the state. The award recognized Middlesex County for developing the state’s first county sustainability plan, providing assistance to schools and municipalities with the implementation of green technology and…
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Fire causes damage but no injuries on Nathan Drive
A fire started in the basement of a vacant townhouse on Nathan Drive in North Brunswick on Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported to any residents or first responders. NORTH BRUNSWICK — No injuries to residents or first responders were reported at a fire in the Hidden Lake area on Monday. Around 4:47 p.m. a…
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IRS announces standard mileage rates for 2010
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2010 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2010, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: • 50 cents…
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North Brunswick honors teen peers, youth advocate
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The township of North Brunswick recognized Youth Advocate Henri Renard (l) and Young Adult Peer Advocates Michael Curran (l-r), Christina Pierpaoli, Danielle Garback and Macky Womack during a council meeting Dec. 7. NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township of North Brunswick’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Service and Parks &…
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New mausoleum to open in So. Brunswick
Cemetery will add 1,800 crypts, 500 niches for cremated remains BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer An all-indoor mausoleum will soon open on the South Brunswick side of the Holy Cross Burial Park. Holy Cross Burial Park, located in both East and South Brunswick, will build a $3.5 million mausoleum by next year. The mausoleum, which…
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