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Residents lightly impacted by downgraded winter storm
*please post online. thank you. By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Even though Winter Storm Stella made less of an impact than what the original forecast predicted, residents of North and South Brunswick still felt her effects on March 14. In South Brunswick, police responded to a crash around 9:35 a.m. on Route 130 near Stults…
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Police close road, giving salamanders safe passage to migrate
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – “A hop, a skip and a jump” is what many local amphibians were doing as they journeyed undisturbed across Beekman Road to begin mating season on March 8. Thanks to a 12-year collaborative effort from the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (EBEC), the Township of East…
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NJ American Water to invest $3.5M in Ocean Township and two other towns
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — New Jersey American Water (NJAW) will be providing $3.5 million for new water mains in Ocean Township as well as Neptune Township and Asbury Park. Some of the water mains are as old as the 1920s and will be replaced with 23,000 feet of new, ductile iron pipes.…
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Hazlet residents speak out at township meeting
By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent The Hazlet Township Committee met recently to discuss issues concerning residents, resolutions and ordinances. The committee received a letter from Andres Torres, who resigned from his position as a crossing guard effective Feb. 17. During the consent agenda portion at the March 7 meeting, the committee voted “yes” on the issuance of…
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Discovery of old artifacts creates new costs for South Amboy ferry project
By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY—The discovery of historic railroad artifacts at the ferry site in South Amboy has driven the cost of the project up, but at this point, city taxpayers will not directly shoulder the cost. Work stopped last month on the site when the project was just a week-and-a-half from completion because…
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South Brunswick search for superintendent comes to an end
By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer The South Brunswick School District has ended its search for a new superintendent, while Board of Education members in the Millstone Township K-8 District will begin a search of their own. Millstone Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder will become South Brunswick’s superintendent on July 1. He was hired by the…
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Bridge of Books Foundation to hold first ‘Ladies Night Out’
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer The Bridge of Books Foundation is holding a “Ladies Night Out” to raise money and awareness for its nonprofit organization. Based in Holmdel, the foundation provides an unlimited amount of books to at-risk and underprivileged children throughout New Jersey to support literacy skills and encourage a love for reading. The…
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Feder will leave Millstone for South Brunswick top job
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer The South Brunswick School District has ended its search for a new superintendent, while Board of Education members in the Millstone Township K-8 District will begin a search of their own. Millstone Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder will become South Brunswick’s superintendent on July 1. He was hired by the…
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Manalapan OKs residential uses in Village Center zone
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Following nearly three hours of comments from residents concerned about development at a location that has become one of the most congested spots in Manalapan, the Township Committee agreed to permit residential uses on a 130-acre property at the corner of Route 33 and Millhurst Road. On March…
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