Tag: South Brunswick
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Cornerstone Community Kitchen and its local partners combat hunger
Cornerstone Community Kitchen (CCK) has been addressing food insecurity in Princeton for nearly a decade. Housed in Princeton United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, CCK served 75-100 sit-down meals every Wednesday until COVID-19 closed the kitchen in March 2020. Committed to its mission “to share a free, nutritious meal in a hospitable and safe environment,” CCK…
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Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022
Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…
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Employee of Empire Marble and Granite killed by slab of concrete
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A 37-year-old worker from Empire Marble and Granite was struck and killed by a slab of granite that fell on him. At 3:28 p.m. April 21, members of the South Brunswick Police Department, South Brunswick EMS and Monmouth Junction Fire Department responded to the 5 Chris Court address for a report of…
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Local author to present her book through music at Monroe Library
MONROE – For Carol Selick, growing up in the late 1960s, early 1970s, and trying to make it into the music business was often challenging. Big music women influencers of the time included Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon, to name a few. “The women of that time period were caught between wanting to…
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Middlesex College student newspaper honored by press association
Quo Vadis, Middlesex College’s student newspaper, won eight awards – including two first-place finishes – in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) annual competition. “We are proud of our student journalists,” College President Mark McCormick said in a prepared statement. “Our student newspaper is a central organ of communication for the Middlesex College community.…
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Suspects use bug traps to steal mail from post office boxes
South Brunswick police are investigating the theft of mail from postal mailboxes outside two post offices on April 12. A resident reported finding mail in the roadway off Broadway Road at around noon, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. Officer Gerald Sarno retrieved the mail and located two residents who indicated…
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Monmouth Junction School welcomes new principal
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The new principal of the Monmouth Junction School has three children, a wife and “a cool pair of shoes,” Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder said during the South Brunswick Public Schools Board of Education meeting on April 7. Shaun Ruymen has been employed by the district since 2004. He was a dean…
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Local Ukrainians share family memories while raising funds for victims overseas
Stephania Gaber was born in the United States, but her mother, Stephania, father, Michael, sister, Donna (Dinusha), sister, Dorothy, maternal grandmother, Ahafia Rudiak, and grandfather, Maxim Rudiak, migrated from a small town outside Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1947, after World War II. Ukraine was a poor country and America had its promises of fulfilling dreams, said…
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Commuter van and Uber crash on Route 130, causing several injuries
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A crash on Route 130 at Route 522 involving a commuter van and an Uber driver left several people injured, one critically. The commuter van, a 2022 Chevy Express, was transporting workers from the nearby LaserShip warehouse to their homes when the crash took place around 10:43 p.m. March 31, according…