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12 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Reward offered for men in tactical gear who robbed Wells Fargo bank with AK-47

Police released grainy black-and-white photos of the April 3 robbery at Wells Fargo on Union Avenue in Middlesex Borough.

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16 hrs ago | Clarks Hometown News Patriot

Putting A Spotlight On One Middlesex County's Most Fatal Cancers

Pancreatic cancer claims about as many lives each year as breast cancer, while grappling with a much lower survival rate.

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Related Topix: Freehold, NJ, Edison, NJ

19 hrs ago | Washington Examiner

On table in NJ: Using sales tax to preserve land

New Jersey voters have agreed 13 times to allow the state to borrow money to buy land for preservation.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, US Governors, Chris Christie, Raritan, NJ, Sayreville, NJ, Somerset County, NJ

23 hrs ago | Philly.com

N.J. developmental centers brace for huge change

With its imposing, Victorian-era buildings and leafy, college-like campus, the Vineland Developmental Center was in its time a state-of-the-art institution for treating young women with complex mental and emotional disorders.

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Related Topix: Totowa, NJ, Woodbridge, NJ

Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Woodbridge Man, 21, Indicted on Charges For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl

Keith Bell, 21, of Woodbridge has been indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and posted photos of her on the Internet.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ

Patch.com

Who's Hiring in and around East Brunswick?

On the job hunt and looking for work close to home? The following job listings have recently been posted for positions in Middlesex County.

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Related Topix: East Brunswick, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Sen. Barbara Buono's long-shot campaign gets a little longer: Moran

Barbara Buono makes a statement at Rutgers-New Brunswick on Wednesday regarding the firing of Rutgers mens basketball coach Mike Rice.

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Related Topix: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US News, Chris Christie, US Governors

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Home Buyouts in Flood Zones to Begin Soon

Buyouts of properties in flood prone areas are expected to begin within a matter of weeks, beginning in Middlesex County and working south into the summer months as residents and their respective town officials make the difficult decision to abandon entire neighborhoods for good.

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Related Topix: South River, NJ, Union Beach, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Sayreville, NJ

Patch.com

Where Do You Buy Local Vegetables?

It's time to start dreaming about locally grown vegetables, as the weather warms up and sun shines down on Middlesex County.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

NorthJersey.com

Bergen rejects boost in open-space tax

The advisory committee for Bergen County 's Open Space Trust Fund wants the Freeholder Board to double the tax for open-space projects, saying the nearly $4.7 million the fund generates is not enough for the work that needs to be done.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Photos: Middlesex County College grads jubilant in rain-soaked commencement

EDISON - The message from Joann La Perla-Morales, the president of Middlesex County College, was clear: No matter where they started, the scores of soon-to-be graduates who were seated before her ended up in the same place.

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Related Topix: Edison, NJ, Middlesex, NJ, East Brunswick, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Photos of the Day from the South Jersey Times, May 17, 2013

Kevin Trester, of Monroe Township in Middlesex County, points to his family in thanks during the Rowan University Undergraduate Commencement in Glassboro, Friday, May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

NJ.com

Amid governor's race, N.J. Democrats spar in Atlantic City over next party chairman

Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Barbara Buono's choice to lead the N.J. Democratic Party, Assemblyman Jason O'Donnell, gets mixed reviews at the party's annual conference in Atlantic City.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Chris Christie

Thu May 16, 2013

Patch.com

East Brunswick Student Graduates at the Top of MCC's Class

Middlesex County College will give out 1,385 degrees and certificates to 1,324 graduates today, as the college holds its annual commencement.

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Related Topix: East Brunswick, NJ, Edison, NJ

The Miami Herald

Christie unveils buyout offer to NJ flood victims

Some 350 homeowners in the central New Jersey towns of Sayreville and South River whose properties have flooded repeatedly will be eligible to sell their homes in the first phase of a new federally funded buyback program, Gov.

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Related Topix: Sayreville, NJ, New Jersey, South River, NJ, US Governors, Chris Christie, Woodbridge, NJ

Clarks Hometown News Patriot

[OPINION] Stop Misleading The Voters

With the gubernatorial election rapidly approaching, it is difficult to ignore the changed political landscape, which has come to light as a result of the new batch of higher office in New Jersey.

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Related Topix: Perth Amboy, NJ, Freehold, NJ, Opinion

The Jersey Journal

Christie to hold town hall in Sayreville; buyouts of flood-prone homes could be on agenda

SAYREVILLE - Gov. Chris Christie is headed to Sayreville, where he may have some news for homeowners looking to sell their flood-prone properties.

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Related Topix: Sayreville, NJ, US Governors, Chris Christie

Clarks Hometown News Patriot

Anti-Bullying Walkathon Planned For Saturday

Members of the Carteret Community are invited to join forces with Pathways, Carteret's School-Based Youth Services Program to support the inaugural Walkathon to Prevent Bullying on Saturday, May 18.

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Related Topix: Carteret, NJ

Clarks Hometown News Patriot

New Exhibit Offers Unique View Of FDR's 'New Deal' Program In NJ

Got Work? New Deal/WPA in New Jersey is the newest exhibit at the Middlesex County Museum located inside the County's Historic Cornelius Low House at 1225 River Road in Piscataway.

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Related Topix: Deal, NJ, New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, Roosevelt, NJ, Freehold, NJ

Wed May 15, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Woodbridge man indicted on charges he sexually assaulted girl, 12

WOODBRIDGE - A Middlesex County grand jury indicted a 21-year-old man today on charges he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl and then posted photos of her on the internet.

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Related Topix: Woodbridge, NJ