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  • Councilman wants Sacks sacked

    Van Hessen mounting campaign to remove township manager By charles W. kimStaff Writer By charles W. kim Staff Writer Sacks South Brunswick Councilman Ted Van Hessen wants the governing body to fire Township Manager Barbara Sacks. "We do not have a good fit," Van Hessen said during a press conference at the municipal building on…

  • Report shows need for new local organization

    Local group dealswith the many issuesteenage girls face By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Local group deals with the many issues teenage girls face By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The contents of a national report on substance abuse in young women is no surprise to the founder of a local teenager-support organization. A report…

  • Council wants hole filled

    Officials and residentssee danger in 15-foot-deep abyss By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Officials and residents see danger in 15-foot-deep abyss By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Officials are fuming over the lengthy neglect of a gaping hole in the ground. "Let’s just put an end to this," Mayor David Spaulding said at the council…

  • Board hopefuls must

    join race by Feb. 24 join race by Feb. 24 With the deadline for filing for school board candidacy less than three weeks away, the president of the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has urged citizens sincerely interested in education to consider school board candidacy. The deadline for filing nominating petitions to appear on…

  • Three locals are charged in holdup

    By charles w. kimStaff Writer Three locals are charged in holdup By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Three township men have been charged in the robbery of a Dayton man on Feb. 4, according to police. Police charged Kelvin Thomas, 19, with robbery, making terroristic threats, possession of a weapon, and unlawful…

  • Development sign should be replaced

    Residents andhomeowners association agree on new location By charles w. kimStaff Writer Development sign should be replaced Residents and homeowners association agree on new location By charles w. kim Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Residents of the Princeton Gate development will likely get their sign back. Township officials met with single-family homeowners and the president…

  • Board says it may be forced to cut staff, programs

    Panel urges residentsto lobby Gov. McGreevey for relief By jennifer kohlheppStaff Writer Panel urges residents to lobby Gov. McGreevey for relief By jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — School officials fear they won’t have enough money in the new budget to provide township students with a thorough and efficient education. "Across the board, all…

  • Schools feel the cold of Trenton’s budget

    Only $100 millionin increased aid available this yearJennifer kohlhepp By charles w. kim &Staff Writers Only $100 million in increased aid available this year By charles w. kim & Jennifer kohlhepp Staff Writers The freezing cold of February proved to be an appropriate month to release the state’s school aid numbers. South Brunswick’s aid will…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI The dance “Moonlight Over Spring River” is performed by Josephine Yan’s adult class during the Chinese Heritage School Chinese New Year Celebration at Crossroads Middle School, South Brunswick, Saturday.