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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Board of Ed candidates speak out

    By Mary Brienza and Charles W. Kim, Staff Writers    Five out of six Board of Education candidates, vying for the three seats this year, said money is the most important issue facing the district during the next three years.    ”First thing is obviously adequate funding,” Board of Education President Matthew Speesler said during a meeting…

  • Lambertville doctor makes debut

    Lambertville doctor makes debut

       Anand Mehta, a third-year resident at Phillips Barber Family Health Center in Lambertville, will make his professional standup comedy debut on April 16 at 8 p.m. in an evening of comedy at the Lambertville New Hope Rescue Squad.    For Dr. Mehta, the road to standup started in his native Buffalo, N.Y., where he took part…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Republicans announce council slate

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — A slate of four Republicans turned in paperwork by the 4 p.m. deadline Monday to compete for four seats on the seven-member, all-Democratic Township Council.    Securities trader Thaddeus “T.J.” Berdzik, self-employed blacksmith Steve Commer, retired financial auditor Robert Ertel and financial consultant John Guarniere will be unopposed…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local Boy Scout cleans up historic gravesite for Eagle

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local Boy Scout cleans up historic gravesite for Eagle

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer        A township Boy Scout cleaned up the historic gravesite of former slave Thomas Titus as part of his Eagle Scout project.Kendall Park resident Mike Hickey, 17, cleaned up the gravesite with volunteers during a period of 10 hours during the March 19 to March 20 weekend.    ”(This project will) largely…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Princeton sewer easements closer to reality with 3-0 vote

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    After almost a full decade, the Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday evening accepting an easement from Princeton University for a sewer line on Ridge Road by a vote of 3-0.    Councilman Charles Carley was not in the room at the time of the vote, and Councilman John O’Sullivan was…

  • SENIOR MENUS

    April 14-21    All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance.    The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution.    All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine.    The sodium-controlled menu is the same…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Councilman plans freeholder bid

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    Township Councilman John O’Sullivan was one of two candidates selected by the Middlesex County Republican Organization to run for freeholder in June’s primary election, according to a press release.    Mr. O’Sullivan was selected at The Middlesex County Republican Organization’s Nominating Convention on April 6 at The Forge in Woodbridge that…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – News & Notes

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – News & Notes

    By Rich Fisher, Special Writer    They started as an unknown 4th grade travel team and developed into one of the most successful, talented and competitive basketball travel teams in the state.    The South Brunswick PAL 8th grade girl’s team recently finished their travel career with an incredible record of 157-25 over the past five years.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Editorial: Support for budget and candidates

    EDITORIAL    We support the school district’s $134 million budget and urge all South Brunswick voters to show their support as well on April 27.    The Board of Education did the very best it could in crafting this year’s budget despite a 4.3 percent drop in the property value of the municipality.    The spending plan does…