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S.B. council looks ahead to a challenging new year
Board members reflect on positive aspects of 2010 BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — At the South Brunswick Township Council reorganization meeting, the councilmen and Mayor Frank Gambatese took time to look back over the previous year’s trials, tribulations and successes as well as set their sights on new goals for 2011. Chief…
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County to offer new emergency alert system
Middlesex County residents are encouraged to sign up for Middlesex County Alert, an emergency notification system sponsored by the county. Residents who register will receive emergency notification via mobile texts or e-mail or both. The Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management will send emergency messages as needed, but messaging will be restricted to conditions when…
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No. Brunswick tries to focus on ‘the best of times’
Council looking toward productive new year despite challenges BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer ‘I t was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack quoted Charles Dickens’ opening paragraphs from the novel “A Tale of Two Cities” to describe how the past year has affected North Brunswick, while reassuring…
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Top 10 stories of 2010
Preservation of Pulda Farm, economic boost mark the achievements of last year BY JENNIFER AMATO & SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writers 1North Brunswick saves Pulda Farm Officials in North Brunswick purchased the Pulda Farm in December, finally preserving the last significant parcel of open space in town. The council voted in October in favor of an…
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Changes would alter landscape of housing in N.J.
BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Senate bill S-1, which was initially scheduled for a vote before the end of 2010 and would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and supplant the current housing regulations with a series of new guidelines to provide low- and moderate-income housing, is currently being discussed by members of…
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S.B. wants residents to ‘see all the people’
Art exhibit open now through March 30 at municipal building BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A new art exhibit will grace the township Municipal Building starting Jan 5. “See All the People,” sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission, will run through March 30. The art was juried by Howard Siskowitz, of…
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Pro Skaters
Top: Annette Pacilio and her son Anthony, 8, of Kendall Park, make their way around the rink during an afternoon skating session at Pro Skate in South Brunswick on Jan. 2. Above: Skaters enjoy the afternoon of fun at Pro Skate. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Bob Delloff (l), of South River, and John Helgesen, of South Plainfield, check their lines during an afternoon of ice fishing at Davidson Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick on Jan. 2. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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DWI checkpoints established around county over holidays
Police have been setting up sobriety checkpoints around the county as part of an effort to keep motorists safe from drunken drivers during the holiday season, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced. As of last week, the latest round of checks, which began on Nov. 12, has resulted in 159 summonses issued for a…
