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  • SB Junior Legion team wins division title

    By:    The South Brunswick Junior Legion baseball team got wins from four different pitchers over a frantic five-day stretch to conclude its regular season at 15-1. The four "must wins" gave South the Middlesex County Southern Division crown.    By virtue of the strong finish, SB finished with the highest amount of points in the league,…

  • Hopewell Township charter study group gives reasons for government choice

    The audience at Monday’s public forum focused on costs of the recommended form, as well as on the position of mayor and the number of council members. By Lauren Graham Delehey    The Hopewell Township Charter Study Commission on Monday explained its reasons for recommending unanimously that the township replace its township committee form of government…

  • Mercer County to purchase open space parcel

    The county, with a contribution from Lawrence Township, will buy the 16-acre Doerler land off Cold Soil Road. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    A 16-acre parcel of vacant land on Cold Soil Road is on the verge of being added to Mercer County’s inventory of properties preserved for open space.    Mercer County has agreed to buy…

  • Competitive skaters roll into Kendall Park

    Local girl garners pair of gold medals. By: Joseph Harvie    They danced, twirled and sprinted their way to victory, all while on their roller skates.    From July 13 to Friday, the National Amateur Roller Skating Association held its national championships at the Kendall Park Roller Rink on Route 27.    Jerry Peterson, chairman of the NARSA…

  • Council approves zoning change for senior housing

    The change would permit senior housing on a parcel off Quakerbridge Road. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer A 37-acre parcel of land on the corner of Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road has been rezoned to permit the construction of senior citizen housing — and a developer is waiting in the wings to make it happen.…

  • POST FORUM: Should the Township Council create a rental inspection program?

    POST FORUM Join the debate.    The South Brunswick Post is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of South Brunswick want their…

  • Raffle winner to sell Harley

    After having three accidents on a ‘motor scooter,’ he will not be riding motorcycles any time soon. By: Donna Lukiw    North Bridge Street resident Clyde Havrilla is willing to take a chance on a raffle ticket to help local organizations.    He said he would like to win a boat or a plasma screen TV, but…

  • Face-lift continues at SB Square

    Bob’s Store latest to move into mall. By: Joseph Harvie    A retail clothing and shoe franchise, Bob’s Store, has been added to the new lineup at the South Brunswick Square Mall.    Bob’s Store will be moving into the building that had housed Bloomingdale’s Furniture, which is a free-standing structure at the north end of the…

  • LHS construction on schedule for September

    The $18.8 million rennovation project may be finshed when school starts, but required inspections may mean a delay until the spaces can be used. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer School is out for summer but the expansion work at Lawrence High School continues at a steady pace.       The cement mixer is working nearly nonstop, and piles…