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  • Editorial: Government jobs are often relative things

    EDITORIAL: Discussing the nepotism controversy in recent state Assembly elections.    Republicans running for Assembly and Senate in the 14th Legislative District say they are shocked at the recent revelation that Assemblyman Gary Guear, a Democrat from Hamilton, has been paying his wife $55,000 a year as a legislative aide.    Sen. Peter Inverso, the incumbent Republican…

  • Funding stymies MOM line

    Commission finds no money for proposed rail line. By: Al Wicklund    The state transportation commissioner said this week there’s no state money available to build the proposed and much-debated Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex commuter rail line.    DOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere said the state budget crunch and other demands for transportation money will take the MOM line out of…

  • Letter: Planned ordinances benefit developers

    To the editor:     Just whom does the government of South Brunswick serve? From recent ordinance proposals, it’s clear the developers get the benefits from township government.    On May 20, the Township Council is preparing to hear the second reading of an ordinance rezoning 140 acres of rural residential lands on the corner of Cranbury-South…

  • BREAKING NEWS: School board accepts report

    Special education remedies sought for turnover, morale. By: Steve Feitl    The Lawrence Board of Education accepted its subcommittee’s report on special education at its meeting Wednesday evening.    The report, which documents a high turnover of special education staff members and a low morale throughout the district, sets in place an action plan for the administration…

  • HHS girls show stuff on home track

    Crawford, Melendez star at Skyland meet By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High girls have become one of the most dominant track and field programs in New Jersey over the past five years. Last week, their home town fans finally got to see them win a big meet on their new track.    With the home…

  • Birding this weekend at Institute Woods

       The Washington Crossing Audubon Society will conduct two field trips to the Institute for Advanced Study woods in Princeton. On Saturday at 8 a.m., a trip will be lead by Mark Witmer. On Sunday at 8 a.m., a trip will be lead by Lou Beck.    The Institute Woods is an excellent place to observe spring…

  • Food pantry needs aid restocking its shelves

    Part of an ongoing series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in South Brunswick. By: Rebecca Tokarz    A slow time for food donations and a larger than average clientele list leaves the South Brunswick Food Pantry in need of some help.    The pantry is almost out of a number of items, including pasta…

  • JFK unseats Vikes

    Defending baseball champs fall in first GMCT game By: James McKeever    The 2002 Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament turned into a storybook experience for South Brunswick.    This season’s tournament appearance reads more like a short story, with a nightmare ending for the Vikings.    South Brunswick’s run as GMCT defending champion was over before it really…

  • ‘A safety issue’

    Landlords could face liability for evicted tenants’ expenses By:Alec Moore    Landlords may become responsible for relocation costs when they allow too many tenants to live in rental properties, if an ordinance introduced by the Borough Council Monday is passed.    The ordinance will give the borough the power to recoup money spent relocating individuals who are…