Tag: South River
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3 Bears take gold at Region 5 wrestling tournament
By Jimmy Allinder East Brunswick High School’s three NJSIAA Region 5 wrestling champions should be dubbed murderers’ row of 1927 New York Yankee baseball lore. Mitchell Polito, Mark Schleifer and Alec Gleason, the Bears’ 113-, 120- and 126- pounders, respectively, captured gold medals in successive matches against competitors from the same school: Hunterdon Central Regional…
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Main Street vehicle safety inspection complete in South River
SOUTH RIVER – The South River Police Department (SRPD), in partnership with the N.J. Motor Vehicle Commission, took advantage of the weather this morning, Feb. 24, and conducted vehicle safety inspections on Main Street. The purpose of the inspection was to identify various vehicular safety violations including but not limited to: uninspected motor vehicles, unapproved motorcycle helmets,…
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Area wrestlers shift focus to region competition
By Jimmy Allinder With the conclusion of last weekend’s NJSIAA district wrestling tournaments that featured team and individual results, the scene shifts to individual region matches. Monroe Township High School finished runner-up to Raritan High School in District 20 and sent nine wrestlers to Region 5 at Hunterdon Central Regional High School. East Brunswick High…
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Monroe stumbles in quarterfinals of girls’ GMC Tournament
By Jimmy Allinder Monroe Township High School’s girls had the only area basketball team to advance to last weekend’s Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament quarterfinals, and it didn’t turn out well. The 11th-seeded Falcons (9-16 overall, 7-7 Red Division) were eliminated by third-seeded South Brunswick High School, 60-28, Feb. 18 — the third loss to…
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Police and residents gather to share coffee, communication, camaraderie
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Striving to strengthen the relationships with the citizens they protect, the South River Police Department (SRPD) hosted its first “Coffee with a Cop” event. The program aims to advance the practice of community policing by improving relationships between police officers and community members one cup of coffee at…
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Borough protest brings attention to ‘A Day Without Immigrants’
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Armed with colorful signs, whistles, flags and their voices, protesters gathered in front of South River police headquarters to form a peaceful march in response to the nationwide “A Day Without Immigrants” movement. Comprised of local workers, their children and business owners, the protesters were accompanied by police officers as…
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South River residents will determine anniversary t-shirt design
SOUTH RIVER – As part of the South River Police Department’s 100th anniversary, South River students were asked to submit designs for a t-shirt contest. After receiving hundreds of submissions, five finalists have been chosen. The submissions are viewable at https://goo.gl/2evBzZ. Voting will take place online through 5 p.m. on March 3. T-shirts featuring the winning design on…
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South River church sponsoring fundraiser
Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in South River is sponsoring a fundraiser. Orders are now being taken for fresh, homemade kielbasy for Easter. The kielbasy freezes well. The cost is $7 per pound, and the deadline to order is March 5. Pickup will take place between 2-3 p.m. March 18 at the Church Hall, 9 Jeffrie Ave.,…
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Local robotics students ‘rumble’ their way through competition
A robotics team from East Brunswick narrowly missed advancing to the next level of competition. Twenty-seven teams from New Jersey and New York — including Ro11botics697 from East Brunswick — gathered on Feb. 5 to compete for an invitation to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge New Jersey “Garden…
