Category: archives

  • Township to honor 9/11 victims

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Seven years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, South Brunswick is working to honor the victims — three who lived in town — of that day with a ceremony at the township’s Sept. 11 memorial.    The ceremony will be held on Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the…

  • Jamesburg students head back to school

    Jamesburg students head back to school

    Staff photo by John Keating. Hannah Moy shows Superintendent Gail Verona some artwork she did over the summer.

  • Meet the borough hopefuls

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — Three candidates will be running for two three-year Borough Council seats in the upcoming election on Nov. 4.    Republican candidate Brian Duke will challenge incumbent Democrats Tom Bodall and Council President Otto Kostbar. Mr. Duke was the only Republican candidate in the June primary.    Mr. Bodall, 23, is…

  • State ruling leads West Amwell to review sex offender limits

    By Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The township has asked its attorney to review an ordinance that limits where convicted sex offenders may live because it may have to be revoked.    The request comes about a month after a three-judge panel of the state Superior Court Appellate Division struck down similar ordinances in two other…

  • Pantry gets help from Boy Scout

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    When most people decide to donate to the local food bank, they usually think of giving canned goods, beverages, pastas and other foods.    However, the truth is that the need sometimes goes beyond just nourishment. Essentials, such as personal hygiene products, are also needed for those who are barely scraping…

  • Second-graders ready for a big year

    By Davy James, Staff Writer     MONROE — High school seniors aren’t the only ones getting ready to say goodbye this year.     Second-graders at Barclay Brook Elementary School will finish their final year in the only school most of them have ever known, before beginning the third grade at neighboring Brookside Elementary School.    …

  • Jamesburg students head back to school

    Jamesburg students head back to school

    Staff photo by John Keating. Julia Longo and Kylie Scannella look through their new seventh-grade science books at the Grace M. Breckwedel School.

  • ReRun group provides second chance for horses

    By Anthony V. Coppola and Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writers    Whether on the track or by way of auctions, racehorses that suffer life- or career-threatening injuries are being euthanized at a seemingly uncontrollable rate, according to some local horse enthusiasts.    One of the organizations seeking to prevent this is ReRun, a national nonprofit organization headquartered in…

  • Committee says rescue squads’ audits disprove critic’s missing funds charge

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    A review of the financial records for the Hillsborough Rescue Squad and Hillsborough Emergency Medical Services Corporation (HEMSCorp) was presented at last week’s Township Committee meeting which refuted what were dubbed “wild accusations” of fiscal mismanagement by Woods Road resident Ron Campbell.    At the township’s Aug. 12 budget hearing, Mr.…