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Researcher: Meat may harbor infectious diseases
The Ebola outbreak has now claimed more than 1,500 lives. While medical personnel and government officials try to cope with the strain put on existing health care systems, it’s time for us to look at how animal flesh affects the origin and spread of epidemics. Some attention has been given to the African practice of…
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Public should discuss Health Dept.
How is your health? That is the question that everyone asks each other. However, the question that needs to be asked in South Brunswick is, “How is your Health Department?” South Brunswick’s health officer will be retiring in March 2015, and the question arises of how health services will be provided to our citizens —…
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Remembering 9/11
Top right: Family members, guests, township officials and representatives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion take part in a silent tribute at the Middletown WTC Memorial Gardens in honor of the 37 Middletown residents lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Above: Members of the Old Bridge Township Council place a wreath at…
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NJ GOP ramps up support at birthday party fundraiser
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer ADAM UZIALKO STAFF Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks to party faithful during a GOP fundraiser at the Hilton in East Brunswick Sept. 10. Anne Romney, left, also attended the event, which coincided with Gov. Chris Christie’s 52nd birthday. EAST BRUNSWICK — A bundle of brightly colored balloons welcomed…
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Police charge two suspects in South Brunswick break-ins
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Police have charged two men in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred from April to August in the Brunswick Acres and Monmouth Junction areas. The suspects are 20-year-old Christopher Boston of Sayreville and a 16-year-old male resident of Franklin whose identity was not released, according to South Brunswick Police Lt.…
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Police: Warehouse worker revived after electric shock
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 48-yearold Hightstown man was listed in critical condition after he incurred an electric shock while at work last week. The incident occurred on Sept. 11, according to South Brunswick Police Lt. James Ryan. The victim was working near a conveyor belt inside the Seldat Distribution warehouse on Thatcher Road. Witnesses said…
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A walk in the woods
Walking the marked hiking trails at the John A. Phillips Preserve in Old Bridge, Eric Gehring found it hard to pass by the blueberries. The fruit provided a treat for Gehring and Scott Meyler, both of the Middlesex County Office of Parks and Recreation, and anyone else walking at Phillips, which has almost 5 miles…
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Trail system showcases county’s natural areas
By JOSEPH SAPIA Patrick Roxbury and Catherine Juliano stroll through the Phillips Preserve in Old Bridge. On a late-summer day that was sunny and warm with low humidity, a couple walked a marked, wooded trail in the John A. Phillips Preserve in Old Bridge. “We’ve come out a few times,” said Patrick Roxbury, 32. “I…
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North Brunswick expands police force to 81 officers
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The North Brunswick Police Department will soon have 81 officers among its ranks. Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack swore in four new officers — Hana Kang, Ryan Macmillan, Jonathan Ambler and Christopher Trokovich — during the Sept. 15 Township Council meeting. The new officers were ranked on the New Jersey Civil…
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