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  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    At 2:31 p.m. Jan. 26, police said they responded to report of a theft of medical supplies from a medical office on Omni Drive.    Police said the victim said a package delivered after business hours was taken the night it was delivered. Police said the victim said the package included 300 butterfly needles used…

  • Students serve up breakfast for seniors

    Eggs, bacon and friendship were offered by eighth-grade students at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School on Friday. By: Mary Ellen Zangara    Local senior citizens dined on eggs, bacon and more served up by eighth-grade students at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School on Friday.    The event at the school was organized by eighth-grade teacher Michelle Mongillo, who arranged…

  • The state of things

    Mayor’s address highlights change By: Rebecca Weltmann    WASHINGTON—Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, Mayor David Fried said the times are changing.    On Tuesday at the second annual Mayor’s Breakfast, Mayor Fried addressed a crowd of about 50 businesspeople, residents, township employees and volunteers with the main theme of change in…

  • Classical Music hits the Road

    Flamenco guitarist Beau Bledsoe and tenor Nathan Granner are hitting smaller venues, including a house concert in Kendall Park. By: Susan Van Dongen    It’s too bad photographer Robert Frank is such a recluse. He could put together a whole new version of his classic book The Americans tagging along with the musical duo Nathan Granner…

  • Lawrence goes ahead on power points

    GIRLS SWIMMING By: Tim Falls    Caroline Kelly and Rebecca Vinch always vie for a one-two finish.    The two sprinters always want to get as many points as possible for the Lawrence High School girls swim team.    The points the Cardinals gained from Kelly’s first and Vinch’s second against Rancocas Valley on Tuesday helped Lawrence advance…

  • Council OKs start of bidding for EMTs

    Township Council gave the go-ahead to draw up specifications and go out to bid for emergency medical care at the council’s Feb. 6 meeting. By: Lea Kahn    Officials are edging closer to deciding whether to hire additional emergency medical technicians or an outside ambulance service to provide around-the-clock emergency medical care for the township.    Township…

  • Vikes hope to be ready for District 20 tournament

    By: Ken Weingartner    For more than two months, the South Brunswick High wrestling team has been pointed toward this weekend’s District 20 Tournament.    The top three finishers in each weight class get to continue on the road toward the state tournament. For the rest, the season is finished.    "We’ve been preaching about districts since the…

  • Swim teams indicative of SBHS winter wonderland

    By: Sean Richards    In a year in which the rising South Brunswick High School swimming team accomplished all kinds of firsts in the history of its program, here’s yet another.    For the initial time, both the boys and girls qualified for the NJSIAA team sectionals.    In the boys case, it earned the No. 7 seed…

  • 6 vying for seats on board

    11 days remain to file petitions By: Joseph Harvie    Six residents, including three incumbents, have signed up so far to run for three, three-year school board seats in the April 17 election.    Incumbents Harry Delgado, Deborah Taylor and Anna Tupe are all seeking re-election and Surabhi Agarwal, Susan Santowasso and Mahesh "Mac" Shah have also…