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Under attack
The North Brunswick Soccer Club U-11 boys travel team, the Arsenal, won Flight 1 in Mid New Jersey by going undefeated in a 7-win 3-tie season. On May 30, the boys defeated the previously undefeated Stronghold Team 2-1. The Arsenal is now playing for the championship of the entire Mid New Jersey flight system, beginning…
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SBPD calls ‘Click It or Ticket’ program a success
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Police Department is reporting positive results from this year’s involvement in the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Between May 18 and 31, an increased emphasis was placed on seatbelt enforcement. The South Brunswick department reported 410 citations: 95 for seatbelts, 78 for speeding and 237 other. “We sent…
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Simulated exercise is key to preventing drunken driving
NBTHS students wear goggles to impair vision as they navigate course using golf cart BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: As part of the Middlesex County DRIVE program, or Driver Response Impaired Vision Exercise, North Brunswick Township High School student Viviana Freeze drives a golf cart into a cone while…
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Local man to be honored with fundraising BBQ
Family and friends to raise money for epilepsy in honor of the late Michael Meehan BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Michael Meehan NORTH BRUNSWICK — About 2.7 million Americans have epilepsy. One in 100 people will develop epilepsy during their lives. This year another 200,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed. One in 10…
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MOM line dead?
Panel favors service through Monmouth, not Middlesex BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Passenger train service would be limited to inland Monmouth and Ocean counties if NJ Transit administrators follow through on the recommendation of a working group of stakeholders. On May 27, NJ Transit announced that members of a working group from Monmouth, Ocean and…
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State Fair Meadowlands promises fun for whole family
With tigers, magic, fireworks and food favorites from around the world on hand, who can resist the lure of New Jersey’s largest, annual familyfriendly event set for Giants Stadium Fairgrounds at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford. Eighteen days of action-packed fun for the entire family will start June 25 and run through July…
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Students transition from school to real-life jobs
Leadership conference shares experiences of working teens BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick Township High School were dared to dream big at a recent conference held at Middlesex County College. On May 27, Randy Solomon’s class attended the Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference. Student Robert Rolon was the keynote presenter for North Brunswick.…
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DARE program suspended at Linwood Middle School
Police officers reassigned to patrol division BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Due to the struggling economy, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program has been suspended at Linwood Middle School. “We don’t have the money to maintain all of the programs we’ve had, so our priority [to maintain] safety and patrol, of…
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Skate park idea not rolling forward
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Plans for a township skate park have been put on hold due to the economy. At a council meeting in December 2007, several township teens presented the governing body with a petition with over 500 signatures asking for a designated skating area. However, Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack…
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