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S.B. board approves expansion of YMCA
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Family YMCA recently gained approval for an addition that would more than double the size of its existing facility. The South Brunswick Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the YMCA’s preliminary and final site plan at its March 4 meeting. The YMCA is…
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North Brunswick and Spotswood join forces
N.B. will conduct vehicle maintenance for cost savings to Spotswood North Brunswick and Spotswood have entered into a shared-services agreement that will allow Spotswood, which does not have its own vehicle-maintenance facility, to utilize the labor of the North Brunswick Department of Public Works. North Brunswick will do preventative and regular mechanical maintenance on 24…
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New School faculty recital March 21
The nonprofit New School for Music Study, Kingston section of South Brunswick, will present the next concert of its 2009 faculty recital series 7 p.m. March 21 at Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The concert will feature piano faculty perform collaborative works with guests artists Elise Carter, Daniel Thompson and…
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Police arrest SBHS student on weapons charges
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An 18-yearold high school student was recently arrested for allegedly having a butterfly knife in his locker. Robert Spahr, of Monmouth Junction, was arrested at South Brunswick High School after an assistant principal reportedly found the knife in the student’s locker last week. School officials then alerted…
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Focus on South Asian mental health issues
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer South Asians affected by mental illness now have a broader support system in central New Jersey. South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey (SAMHAJ) seeks to improve the lives of South Asian immigrants in the state who are affected by mental illness by providing support, education and advocacy for individuals…
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School employee named Volunteer of the Year
Natalie Glass, a speech pathologist at Greenbrook School, South Brunswick, has been named the New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association (NJSHA) Volunteer of the Year for 2009. She has been an employee of South Brunswick School District since 2005. She was selected for the honor based on her work in planning the association’s annual state…
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Rocking around the clock
NBTHS holds 24-hour rocking chair marathon fundraiser BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Students at North Brunswick Township High School rocked the night away the weekend of Feb. 21. More than 100 students participated in the 24th annual Rock-a-Thon, a 24-hour rocking-chair marathon that raised over $12,000 for the American Red Cross; American…
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Disabilities Awareness Day slated for March 22
The North Brunswick Abilities Council will hold its first Disabilities Awareness Day noon-4 p.m. March 22 at the commons at North Brunswick Township High School, Raider Road, North Brunswick. The community is invited to attend the event, which will feature music and information. It is being held to bring public awareness to the needs of…
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Roped in
ERIC SUCAR staff Sarah Kessler (l-r), Cassandra Maisonet, Lindsey Mykietyn and Emily Mykietyn prepare their rope runners during the Girl Scouts Rope Runners event, held at Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick on March 6. More than 40 Scouts, with some help from their father or other significant male, created wooden objects that they raced…
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