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  • Editorial – Ques. 3 approval important/Blind voting worse than not voting

       Next Tuesday, voters will head to the polls to vote for council members, county executives and other political positions. In addition, they will be asked to vote up or down on ballot questions that hold both local and statewide implications.    Of those, one question that has received a lot of press is Ballot Question No.…

  • MRSA case confirmed

    Cleaning crew disinfects common areas at Cambridge Elementary School by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    South Brunswick school officials are confirming that a student at Cambridge Elementary School has contracted Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but said that they do not believe that the infection was contracted at school.    South Brunswick officials are not identifying the…

  • Parents tie up anti-drug messages at schools

    Parents tie up anti-drug messages at schools

    Jennifer Rieger ties a ribbon on the fence at Weston School last week for Red Ribbon Week. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • ‘Away From Her’

    ‘Away From Her’

    Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent star in Away From Her.

  • Purple voter backs Democrats

       Like most of my neighbors, I’m a purple voter. I vote the candidate without regard for party, even though I’m a registered Democrat. This year, perhaps for the first time, I may vote for all three Democrats on each of their merits.    First, Linda Greenstein has been the reformer we’ve been asking for in Trenton.…

  • EDITORIAL: Say no to more debt for state

       Voters have a chance to make a statement about New Jersey government Tuesday — and not only by casting ballots for their favorite candidates.    There are four questions on the ballot, three of which follow in the tradition of the general shortsightedness that has characterized the state’s approach to spending over the last two decades.…

  • Viking Athletic Club sponsoring two races

    Run With the Vikings 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run set for Sunday by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    The Viking Athletic Club helps out South Brunswick High School’s athletic department with some expenses it can’t cover, like scholarships for students in need and T-shirts for athletes who go to a state tournament.    The boosters club also…

  • Neighbor saddened by farm stand closing

    Emily Del Vecchio of Columbus To the editor:    I am writing to express my extreme dissatisfaction with how Mansfield Township has handled a recent situation with the farm stand of one of the children in our community. I am addressing the closing of Matthew’s corn stand on West Main Street.    Matthew has operated his corn…

  • Ambulance Corps chief defends EMS response

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — Mansfield Township Ambulance Corps Chief Richard Archer told the Township Committee Oct. 24 that despite a recent study criticizing emergency response in the state, Mansfield is providing adequate care.    A study conducted by Tridata, a national consulting firm based in Virginia, was released by the state Department of…