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Country Breakfast set at Masonic lodge
Milltown Masonic Lodge No. 294, 30 N. Main St., Milltown, will host its annual country breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 2. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children under age 12. Tickets will be available at the door.
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Students honored for success in academia, arts, athletics
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two students were presented with the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services (DPRCS) Scholar/Athlete/Artist Award for February. Eashan Krishnamoorthy and Mikayla Mehalick were presented with proclamations at the Feb. 10 council meeting. Krishnamoorthy is a seventh-grader at Linwood Middle School. He is on the Honor Roll;…
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Garden club to host workshop, seed exchange
The Dayton Village Citizens’ Coalition (DVCC) and South Brunswick Garden Club will host their Gardening Workshop/Seed and Catalog Exchange beginning at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 23 at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. The day will include comments from Terry Caruso, president of DVCC; a talk on the importance of birds to…
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Appeals court upholds life sentence in ’08 deli murder
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — An Appellate Court denied a former Kendall Park man’s appeal, affirming his 2010 sentence to life without parole. Raymond Troxell, who is now 54, was convicted as an accomplice to the murder of his business partner Vincent Russo, 48, of Staten Island, N.Y., at the Mezzaluna Deli…
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Greater Media wins in Better Newspaper Contest
Sports Feature Picture Story 1st place Eric Sucar Greater Media Newspapers scored big in winning 15 awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s 2013 Better Newspapers Contest. Greater Media Newspapers Publisher Ben Cannizzaro, who is a member of the board of directors of the New Jersey Press Association, called the Feb. 11 notification “great news”…
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Black history shows education is key
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Thomas Daniels discusses his efforts to promote awareness of the contributions African-Americans have made to society. I t was just after suppertime on a lazy summer evening three-quarters of a century ago when Thomas Daniels’ grandfather gave him a piece of advice he would never forget. “He would sit [me…
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North Brunswick police use new technology to fight crime
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Some 31 marked North Brunswick patrol cars have been outfitted with new mobile video recorders and cameras. Police Capt. Brian Hoiberg discussed the capabilities of the WatchGuard Video recorders and cameras during the Feb. 10 Township Council meeting. “This is the only [product] that provides HD [high-definition] wireless mobile video,”…
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Settlement adds affordable housing to transit village
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer North Brunswick will settle a lawsuit over the massive MainStreetNB transit village project by requiring that 12 percent of its homes be designated as affordable housing. The Township Council voted Feb. 10 to authorize the settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC), which in 2010 filed a lawsuit…
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Big trucks in smaller packages
Two new pickups coming later this year should to appeal to truck buyers who don’t necessarily need a bulkier full-size model By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Pickup truck sales are booming thanks largely to the recovering economy, specifically in the housing and construction markets. Most of these are full-size models, with the Ford F-150, Chevrolet…
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