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PHOTO BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Rabbi Yehuda Spitzer of Chabad House of Monroe and North Brunswick Councilman Bob Davis at the Menorah lighting ceremony as part of the annual Winterfest festivities held at the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Dec. 8.

According to the most recent data, Middlesex County was credited with recycling 71 percent of its total waste generated in one year, beating even its own best record. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY Middlesex County continues to set the pace as the state’s top recycler, as noted by a recent award from…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township of North Brunswick is seeking residents to volunteer on any of its numerous boards and committees. Residents can choose from the North Brunswick Abilities Council, the Council on Affordable Housing, the Board of Health, Celebrate North Brunswick, the Environmental Commission, the North Brunswick Ethics Board,…

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After a seven-month investigation, detectives have identified a suspect in a burglary to a commercial warehouse on Commerce Drive. Detectives charged Miguel Rosario, 25, of Bellmawr in Camden County with burglary and criminal mischief on Dec. 7. The break-in at the WB Mason warehouse on Commerce Drive was reportedly interrupted on May…

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOUTH BRUNSWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY South Brunswick Mayor Frank Gambatese was recently presented with the 2015 Public Official of the Year Award by the Libraries of Middlesex (LMx) at a reception dinner on Dec. 3 at the Pines Manor, Edison. Gambatese, a member of the South Brunswick Public Library’s Board of Trustees,…

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A Franklin man, who was about to head into South Brunswick Municipal Court, was charged with drug possession on Nov. 17 after he was found to be carrying nine decks of heroin on him. Michael Pino, 33, approached the court screening area where two officers were standing. Instructed by officers to empty…

TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…

Jennifer Amato Former Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo has been released from jail. Spicuzzo was sentenced in 2013 to nine years in prison for running a jobs-for-cash scheme that yielded him approximately $112,000 in bribes from those seeking positions or promotions in the sheriff’s department, Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said at the time.…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR North Brunswick Councilman Bob Davis lights the menorah. Rabbi Yehuda Spitzer, of Chabad House of Monroe, looks on during the annual Winterfest held at the North Brunswick municipal building on Dec. 8.