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  • Walk for Diane

    Above: Tina Goodwin (c), of Kendall Park, walks in honor of her mother, along with her friends Jill Russin (l) and Christie O’Laughlin, during the “Walk for Diane” 5K breast cancer walk in Buccleuch Park, New Brunswick, on Saturday. Former South Brunswick resident Diane Goodwin passed away in August. Right: Joanne Pollack (l-r) and Barbara…

  • Towns hold ceremonies honoring Veterans Day

    Pay special tribute to victims of Fort Hood massacre BY JENNIFER AMATO & JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writers JEFF GRANIT staff The proper way to give thanks to a veteran without saying a word is by putting your hand on your heart and then extending your hand outward toward the veteran. Korea veteran Richard Pender, of…

  • VonThun youth selected as fair ambassador

    Timothy J. VonThun, 17, a student at South Brunswick High School, was honored as the 2010 New Jersey Agricultural Fair Ambassador by the Agricultural Fair Association of New Jersey earlier this month in Eastampton. Timothy VonThun This is the seventh year the Agricultural Fair Association of New Jersey has named an ambassador. In choosing an…

  • Dow Jones and Pfizer to leave S.B. next year

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer South Brunswick took a big hit this month as two large corporations announced their decision to relocate operations out of the township in 2010. Dow Jones and Pfizer will both be closing facilities in South Brunswick that will impact approximately 500 jobs and hundreds of thousands of dollars to the…

  • Next time I’ll tell them, ‘Hold the fly!’

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH I’m not much of a drive-through window kind of person. The lines are long, the help is curt and I must say the food leaves a little to be desired. But the coffee. Well, you just can’t beat it for the price. Especially on a night when the…

  • Artists at work

    Above: Nanette Dande, 10, of South Brunswick, enjoys painting during the Creative Craft program held at the South Brunswick Library on Nov. 5. Below: Max Lin, 4, creates a new piece of art while his brother, Eric, receives feedback on his art. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Girl Scout knits, collects blankets for preemies

    Kiersten Zinnikas brings blankets to hospital as part of Gold Award project BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Kiersten Zinnikas has been knitting for the past four or five years. Over the past few months, she decided to turn her hobby into a Girl Scout Gold Award project, coordinating the making and collection…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN John Miller, 7, and his brother Daniel, 4, of South Brunswick, mold clay into a sculpture while their father, Robert, watches during the Creative Craft program at the South Brunswick Library on Thursday. For more photos, see page 22. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Dems remain in control in No. Bruns.

    Republicans come within closest margin in recent years BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Although the Republican candidates came close, the Democratic Party in North Brunswick prevailed as residents elected incumbent Carlo Socio and newcomer Shanti Narra to the Township Council on Nov. 3. Carlo Socio Socio and Narra received 4,482 and 4,062 votes, respectively, while…