Author: Greater Media

  • Jackson board plans to spend $1M on capital improvements

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson School District Board of Education has adopted a tentative budget of $146.73 million for the 2015-16 school year that could raise the average homeowner’s school tax bill by $155. The 2015-16 budget will be supported by the collection of $77.7 million in taxes from Jackson’s residential…

  • Salamanders, frogs make annual Beekman Road crossing

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Left: Families walk carefully on Beekman Road on March 25, using flashlights to search for salamanders and wood frogs crossing the road. Above: In early spring, the road is closed to protect amphibians, like this tiny frog, that cross the road to breed in the vernal pools in the forest.…

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    MATT DENTON Easter cupcakes are ready to be served following the Millstone Township Easter Egg Hunt at Wagner Farm on March 28.

  • Former North Brunswick resident named chief revenue officer for Prudential Center

    A man with ties to North Brunswick has been named the first chief revenue officer (CRO) for the Prudential Center and the New Jersey Devils. Adam Davis — a former township resident whose father is current North Brunswick Councilman Robert Davis and whose mother is the late Linda Davis, a longtime teacher in the township…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    After originally opening in 2004 under the New Jersey-based Rainbow Academy brand, the Lightbridge Academy child care and early education center, 2878 Route 27, North Brunswick, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a May 15 reunion at Babbage Park, Laurel Place, North Brunswick. The event will include a meet-and-greet between current and former students of…

  • Schools can score free Rutgers tickets

    Rutgers Football will offer free tickets to schools for home games against Maryland, Washington State, Norfolk State and Kansas. All students in kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible through the Outstanding Students Program. Each school is able to set its own program requirements. For more information, contact Rob Szeluga at 732-907-1575 or [email protected], or Doug…

  • Parents have concerns about reconfiguration

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Parents have had their say about a plan that could result in the reconfiguration of the schools in the Howell K-8 School District. The Board of Education’s Community Interaction Committee, which is comprised of board members, district administrators and members of the public, met on March 19…

  • Free composting workshops available

    Three free composting seminars will be held at the EARTH Center, Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Backyard composting is set for 10 a.m. April 11 and 19. A workshop on vermin composting using worms will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 15. To register, call 732-745-4170 or email [email protected].

  • Military surplus transfer to have additional oversight in New Jersey

    Gov. Chris Christie has signed two bills into law that will regulate the flow of surplus military equipment from the federal government to local police departments. The bills give the state attorney general and local municipalities a level of oversight whenever local law enforcement agencies attempt to acquire excess military-grade weaponry and vehicles from the…