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Brooks Crossing teacher receives excellence award
Blair Eiseman SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Blair Eiseman, a teacher at Brooks Crossing Elementary School, has been named a recipient of this year’s Cooperating Teacher Excellence Award by Rider University’s Teacher Leadership Community. The award, currently in its third year, recognizes educators who provided exemplary mentorship to a Rider student teacher. Eiseman was nominated for the…
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The Monmouth University Concert Chorus performs on the Grand Staircase at Wilson Hall as part of Winter Song on Dec. 12. The annual holiday program, a tradition on the West Long Branch campus, is presented by the Department of Music & Theatre Arts. DYLAN VARGAS
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IN THE NEWS
Put on a happy face Mark Rosman We have come to the end of another year of news gathering in communities in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties. Greater Media Newspapers’ staff writers have authored thousands of articles about the issues of the day and the people who contribute to the towns where we live and…
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Mug shot bill advances
The state Assembly has approved legislation that would stop the release of suspected criminals’ mug shots to the public and, in doing so, prevent the publication of those photos in newspapers. Currently, suspects are photographed upon booking, and that image is made available to the public. The measure would permit the release of a photo…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Dr. Ken Freedman and Heidi Scanlon have established the New Jersey School of Reiki to train Reiki practitioners. A 2,500-year-old healing art, Reiki is a form of massage therapy that is used in the healing process and one’s overall wellbeing. Reiki practitioners can work in a physician’s office, hospital, spa, wellness center or private practice.…
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Ex-fire commissioner charged with theft of nearly $700,000
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A former fire commissioner in the township was charged with stealing almost $700,000 from South Brunswick Fire District 3 over a three-year period while he served as treasurer. Charles Hoens III, 60, of South Brunswick, was charged Dec. 19 with one count of theft after he surrendered to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s…
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Debris in curbside leaf piles hinders manpower, machinery
This Quarry Lane windrow turner allowed the Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s Recycling Division to process more than 1,000 cubic tons of compost at its yard waste site in 2013. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTYIMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY The Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s Division of Recycling is appealing to residents to be mindful of debris left in…
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Collection of Christmas trees to begin Jan. 2
Christmas tree collection will begin on Jan. 2 in South Brunswick. Trees must be free of adornment, bags and metal items, including stands; and should be placed at the curb of single-family residences. Those residents living in multifamily developments should place trees next to the nearest dumpster enclosure.
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North Brunswick offers preschool programs
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services is accepting registration for its preschool programs, which will be held at the Sabella Park annex, 1453 Cozzens Lane, North Brunswick. “Partners at Play” for 2-year-olds will be held 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays from Jan. 9 to March 13. The cost is $110 for residents or…
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