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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN A member of a different branch of the FBI, John Santalucia of North Brunswick enjoys the fun and festivities at the annual Carnevale Italiano, held last week by the North Brunswick Italian American Social Club on Route 130 and Apple Orchard Lane.

  • Emergency responders put nerves to the test

    Drill aims to reproduce the unpredictable feel of a terrorist attack BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Above, North Brunswick Police Sgt. Anthony Falcone radios in for assistance after evaluating the scene of a chemical attack on the former Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 on Saturday.…

  • Metamorphosis takes place at park section

    Girl Scouts create a butterfly garden in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer JENNIFER AMATO The North Brunswick Girl Scouts are creating a Butterfly Garden at the Community Park on Route 130 to attract insects as well as residents so they can enjoy and appreciate nature. NORTH BRUNSWICK – Once…

  • Business owner finds color of money is bronze

    Planet Beach customers can work on their tans using spray or UV beds BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Residents can now go to the beach without touching the sand. Planet Beach on Milltown Road, located in the Brunswick Shopping Center, combines a tanning salon with a massage parlor,…

  • Committee: Open space tracts not worth money

    Owner wants near $900K for land bought for $600K months ago BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Open Space Advisory Committee has panned two prospective land purchases the township has been eyeing for preservation, saying that time and resources would be better spent elsewhere. Jane Snyder, the commission’s…

  • 67 pot plants seized in raid

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Over 60 marijuana plants were seized from a field in the township when officials conducted a raid after a three-week-long investigation. Peter Hahnke, 42, of North Brunswick, was charged on July 10 with maintaining a controlled-dangerous-substance production facility and possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, both first-degree offenses. Hahnke, a twice-convicted…

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Sagar Patel (l) works with North Brunswick Township High School Raider Robotix team member Srirag Babu during Lego Camp, created by the team to foster interest in the community in the robotics program. The camp is being held throughout July.

  • New town center proposed in Dayton

    Mixed-use concept met with skepticism by council, neighbors BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer This artist’s rendering, on file with the township, shows a basic concept of what developer Richardson Properties Corp. would like to build on a vacant Dayton tract near the Stop & Shop. A proposal for a new village…

  • Firm presents plan to filter radioactive water

    BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The township will be fitting a pair of wells with de-ionizing filters in order to bring its water within EPA-mandated safety standards for radium contamination. During the Township Council’s workshop meeting on Tuesday, representatives from Bridgewater-based Layne Christensen Co., which has previously performed…