Category: archives

  • PERCEPTIONS: A timely look at the Super Bowl

    The game took its rightful place in spotlight. By: Steve Feitl    Obviously, I’m not the only person in America who’s caught on to the fact there’s something special about Super Bowl Sunday.    With an estimated 89.6 million people watching the game at any given minute, it’s clear there’s plenty of reasons people tune in.    Some…

  • Pantry in need of donations

    POCKETS OF NEED: Influx of patrons leaves holes in shelves. By: Rebecca Tokarz    With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the South Brunswick Township Food Pantry is looking for members of the community to show some love for those who are less fortunate.    The pantry is running low on several items of food — beverages,…

  • Committee authorizes fee-for-service program

    Mansfield Township Committee gives final authorization to implement fee-for-service ambulance program. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — The Township Committee has voted to give final authorization to establish a fee-for-service ambulance program in the township.    At the Jan. 28 meeting, Dick Archer, president of the Mansfield Township Ambulance Corps, reiterated that all residents, even those who…

  • William Krull Jr.

       HILLSBOROUGH – William John Krull Jr. died Wednesday, Jan. 28, at home. He was 59.    Born in New Brunswick, he had been a resident of Hillsborough for the past 12 years.    Mr. Krull was a high school history teacher at Franklin High School for the past 36 years and was a member of the NJ…

  • EDITORIAL: Time is here to consider board service

    EDITORIAL: Sincere and caring volunteers urged to run for South Brunswick School Board this April.    It’s time again for residents of South Brunswick to consider seeking a seat on the South Brunswick Board of Education.    Even though the election is nearly three months away — on April 20 this year — the time for filing…

  • Friends mourn loss of trainer

    ‘Fitzie’ remembered as prankster. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Thomas J. Fitzpatrick was known for his practical jokes and fun-loving antics while working at the old township high school as an athletic trainer.    Known to his peers and students as "Fitzie," Mr. Fitzpatrick didn’t seem to mind when his co-workers retaliated against their friend during his 25…

  • Super Bowl show shamefulfor its violence — not nudity

    MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By:Minx McCloud    The recent hoopla over Janet Jackson’s "indecent" exposure at the Super Bowl is a prime example of how far we have slid into depravity in our society.    I’m so glad Jim and I never had children. I don’t want to have to explain how a flash of flesh turned into…

  • South African theologian to deliver lectures at seminary

       The Rev. Amon E. Kasambala, professor of theology at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and guest professor at Justo Mwale Theological College in Lusaka, Zambia, will give the 2004 Students’ Lectureship on Missions at Princeton Theological Seminary on Monday and Tuesday.    His topic is "’Partnership’ and ‘Empowering’ as Missional Concepts: Revitalizing Local Initiatives."…

  • Court ruling pending on car wash plan

    Mountain View car wash construction held up as court mulls claim Planning Board lacked jurisdiction By:Roger Alvarado    The fate of Mountain View Car Wash could be known as early as this month, according to attorneys representing Crown Car Wash and car wash developer Richard Grosso Jr.    Attorneys for Crown Car Wash were granted a stay…