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School board in for rude awakening next year
It was a sad day in Mudville (Brick Township) on May 14, when the Mighty Casey (coach Warren Wolf) struck out. On April 30, Coach Wolf attended the Brick Township Board of Education meeting and addressed them over the hiring of his replacement as head coach of the Brick Township High School football team. His…
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To escape, just step out of the last two centuries
Coda • GREG BEAN Iguess nearly everyone has a side of their life that they tend to keep private because they think nobody would understand. I know I do, and for more than 30 years of writing columns, I’ve never written about it. I guess it’s time. Fact is, I’m a historical re-enactor, and so…
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North Brunswick receives Safe Routes to School grant
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township was awarded a $118,000 grant by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, one of only three towns in Middlesex County to receive grant funding. The funding will focus on providing curbing and sidewalks near John Adams Elementary School, a K-5 school that educates approximately 565 students. The project includes the…
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‘Caterpillar’ ideas change into ‘butterfly’ stories
Students model own storybooks after author Eric Carle’s BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Using the style of layering techniques demonstrated in Eric Carle’s book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” second-graders at Parsons Elementary School created their own storybooks that they read one by one for their parents on May 14. Second-grade teacher Mary…
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Effort will give veterans proper military burial
Every American veteran deserves a proper burial when the time comes. Proper burial, for a veteran, includes military honors by a uniformed honor guard. Unfortunately, the time has come and gone for more than 900 remains of previously cremated veterans from all branches of service in New Jersey. They are veterans whose remains have not…
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N.B. police officers bike ride from N.J. to D.C.
Make stop in No. Brunswick to honor the late Lt. Christopher Zerby BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick Police Officers Colin Cumiskey (l-r), Joseph Grasso and Jason Vallese rode almost 300 miles on bicycles from New Jersey to Washington, D.C., as fellow officer Ernest Hanrahan, far right, rode in a support vehicle during the…
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Off to the races
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Left: Amy Hend, 15, a sophomore at North Brunswick High School, warms up for the race during the North Brunswick Memorial Day 5K walk and run at the North Brunswick Community Park on Monday. Above: Runners bust out of the starting line.
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Closures to begin June 5 along Rt. 1
NORTH BRUNSWICK — New traffic patterns will be established along Route 1 in North Brunswick in the vicinity of College Farm Road beginning on or about June 5. The right lane of Route 1 northbound and southbound will be shifted to the service roads. The right shoulders will be closed, and the two left lanes…
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SUMMER CAMPS-SHOULD YOUR CHILD SPECIALIZE? – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial SUMMER CAMPS-SHOULD YOUR CHILD SPECIALIZE? By Gloria Averbuch Fun, friends, a break from the rigors of the school year-that’s what summer camp means to children and their families. But with the plethora of choices, it can feel cumbersome to decide which camp is the best for you child. With advances in…
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