Tag: South Brunswick
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Teen educates community on Hinduism by building library at local temple
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Survani Sinha searched for a cause that was close to her heart, something that represented her and her religion. So for her Girl Scout Silver Award project, she decide to educate the Hindus in her community on the intricacies of their religion. “I believe religion is a foundation for one’s principles and…
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South Brunswick council remains in-tact for 2021
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick Township Council is looking forward to a better 2021. Joseph Camarota, Archana “Ann” Glover and Jo Hochman were sworn in to their next terms on the Township Council during the council’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 11. The incumbents were re-elected to their four-year terms during the November election. Camarota…
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South Brunswick educator breaks through ‘The Wall’ to win more than $900,000
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Talk about paying it forward. C.J. Hendricks, a health and physical education teacher at Crossroads Middle School South in South Brunswick, helped collect 29,000 pounds of supplies for the people of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island in 2017. Hendricks’ parents are first generation Americans and three of his…
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Brandywine residents receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
PHOTOS COURTESY OF STEPHANIE GABER CVS Pharmacy has partnered with Brandywine Living at Princeton, located in South Brunswick, as the clinic provider for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Brandywine, as a company, has already held several clinics that resulted in the inoculation of hundreds of residents and frontline team members. With more than 20 more clinics…
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North Brunswick, South Brunswick schools expect to resume in-person learning Jan. 19
Schools in the area expect to open for in-person learning next week, following the winter holidays and the holiday break. South Brunswick schools will reopen to students with special needs on Jan. 13, and on Jan. 19 for the general student population, Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder said on Jan. 7. However, Feder called the…
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Three newcomers join South Brunswick Board of Education
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Raja Krishna, Mike Mitchell and Smitha Raj have officially joined the South Brunswick School District Board of Education for the next three years. The three newcomers defeated incumbents Arthur Robinson, Deven Patel and Patrick Del Piano in the November election. Krishna, Mitchell and Raj were sworn in to their new positions during…
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South Brunswick Fire Department offers incentives for volunteer firefighters
With the start of the New Year, the three volunteer fire departments in South Brunswick are reaching out to residents who want to join as firefighters. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the number of volunteers has gone down about 10% since the mid-1980s, while the number of emergency incidents that fire departments…
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Change at water treatment plants will affect customers in Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset counties
As part of an annual maintenance program for its water distribution system, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process from a chloramine (combined) residual to free chlorine residual at the company’s Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road water treatment plants. These surface water treatment plants serve New Jersey American Water customers in Essex,…
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South Brunswick Library Year in Review: Hope for the future
Like everyone else, the effects of COVID-19 defined most of 2020 for the South Brunswick Public Library (SBPL). However, no cloud is without its silver lining and there was good news to be found despite, and even because of, the quarantine. Restrictions on travel and social interaction prompted a surge of interest in SBPL’s online…
