Tragedy struck late last month, as Edward Romano, of the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township, died suddenly on Sept. 30. Reports indicate that his heart stopped beating for unknown reasons. Known as “Ed” to his friends, the 21-year-old Romano was a School of Arts…
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Two students charged in Rutgers dorm robbery
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Additional home invasion charges have been filed against two Rutgers University students, one of whom had previously been arrested and charged in a series of campus-related crimes. Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said that Jamil C. Pollard, 21, of…
School board candidates must file petitions
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The petition filing deadline for candidacy in communities with November school board elections is now less than a week away, at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 27. The president of the New Jersey School Boards Association has urged citizens with a sincere interest…
Nurses graduate UCC & Trinitas
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A class of 46 completed the co-operative nursing program offered through Trinitas School of Nursing and Union County College (UCC) in May. The graduates now hold nursing diplomas and Associate in Science degrees granted at graduation exercises held recently at…
American Conference on Diversity Statement on the Emanuel A.M.E. Tragedy
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If loves comes from the heart, where does hate come from? This is a question many of us are asking in light of the June 17, 2015 Emanuel A.M.E. Church murders. The nine victims were in one of the safest…
Arrest made in fatal beating of Kean student William McCaw
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A grand jury in Middlesex County indicted a New Brunswick man today on charges of fatally beating a Kean University student in New Brunswick. Timothy Puskas, 39, was charged in a five-count indictment with the murder of William R. McCaw, 22,…
Sorting recyclables will be a thing of the past in 14 Middlesex County municipalities
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY – As of March 30, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority will be transitioning its recycling program to single-stream collection. For the MCIA’s 14 participating municipalities, this eliminates the need for separating recyclables prior to curbside pick-ups. This change…
20th Annual 2015 New Jersey International Film Festival
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New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2015 ·Call For Entries· DEADLINE for the RECEIPT of entries is Friday, April 3, 2015 at Noon Eastern! Unless you apply via Withoutabox! Cover Art: Brainwashing by Albert Gabriel Nigrin ©2014 The Rutgers Film Co-op/New…
New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2015
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2015, foreign films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, revivals and documentaries. Through March 1. $8 to $10. Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 71 Hamilton Street. njfilmfest.com; 848-932-8482. New Jersey has only one…
NJ taxpayers got smoked in tobacco bond deal
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Behind New Jersey’s Tobacco Bond Bailout, A Hedge Fund’s $100 Million Payday by Cezary Podkul | ProPublica TRENTON, N.J. — When state Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff briefed lawmakers on New Jersey’s ailing budget in April, he brought good news. His office had just…