North Brunswick Township Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack will swear in two new Police Officers, Dimitrios Katsoulis, 28, and Demitrios Timbinaris, 29, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Township Council meeting at the North Brunswick Municipal Complex, Hermann Road. Both were former Middlesex County Sheriff’s officers. Katsoulis received his bachelor of arts degree in biological sciences at Rutgers State University, New Brunswick. Timbinaris received an associate in science degree at Middlesex County College, and attended Rutgers State University.
Clifton R. Lacy, M.D., president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, has been named the recipient of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ-NJ) Central Jersey Chapter’s 2006 Humanitarian Award, and will be honored at the chapter’s dinner March 23 at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton at Woodbridge Place, Route 1 south, Iselin. Students from South Brunswick High School will also be recognized at the dinner for participation in the NCCJ-NJ 2005 Anytown program during which students demonstrated commitment to recognize and fight bias and bigotry. Prior to becoming the hospital’s president and CEO, Lacey served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. He is listed as one of the “Best Doctors in America.” He received his medical degree at UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School. For more information on the event, call NCCJ-NJ at (732) 745-9330.
Daniel Frankel, South Brunswick, was recently reappointed by Gov. Jon Corzine to the Middlesex County Board of Elections.
South Brunswick resident Bernard P. Hvozdovic Jr. has been named a partner at the law firm of Martin Kane Kuper, North Brunswick. Associated with the firm since 1993, Hvozdovic concentrates his practice in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury and medical malpractice. Hvozdovic serves as conflict counsel and open space counsel for South Brunswick Township, is a long-standing member of the South Brunswick Township Recreation/Community Affairs Advisory Board, and was elected a county committeeman. Hvozdovic was sworn in by Chief Justice William Rehnquist to the Supreme Court of the United States Bar. He is also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, State of New Jersey and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar, Middlesex County Trial Lawyers, New Brunswick Bar, and Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey. Hvozdovic is a member of the nonprofit Trial Lawyers Care Inc. which provides free legal services to victims eligible for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He received his bachelor of arts degree in economics at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and his juris doctorate degree at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Del.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) New Jersey has announced it will open a new chapter in Middlesex County in New Brunswick. CASA is a nation-wide organization that uses trained volunteer “advocates” to provide in-depth information to Family Court judges, to make decisions in the best interests of children removed from the child’s home for abuse or neglect. CASA has 14 programs in New Jersey, and approximately 800 nationwide. For more information, visit www.casaofnj.org.