• Event brings attention to gender inequality

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Ibanca Anand NORTH BRUNSWICK — Some 7,000 fewer girls than boys are born daily, mainly due to female feticide. In India and China, more than 1.5 million fewer girls are born each year than demographics would predict. These unspeakable statistics are why the nonprofit organization Suhanee held the “Be Her…

  • North Brunswick will use Helmetta for animal control

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council voted July 1 to enter into a shared-services agreement with Helmetta, which will provide full-time animal control services for the township. North Brunswick has been using a part-time animal control officer to cover daytime calls, and has since September paid Helmetta to provide services…

  • FYI

    Greater Media introduces broadcast news Greater Media Newspapers has launched the premiere installment of Greater Media Broadcast News, featuring staff members delivering the top news headlines from Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Filmed in Greater Media Newspapers’ newsroom in Manalapan, the newscast may be viewed at www.gmnews.com. The inaugural installment is anchored by Copy Editor…

  • Sen. Lautenberg’s defense of animals remembered

    With the passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, America’s animals — and those of us who care about them — have lost a friend and defender. In just the most recently completed session of the 112th Congress, Sen. Lautenberg came to the defense of egg-laying hens denied even minimal space; voted to limit subsidies for wealthy,…

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  • Recycling coordinator reflects on town’s progress

    I retired as the township’s recycling coordinator on June 30. Since 1983, I have had the honor and privilege to be involved in an industry that went from its infancy to where it is today. I am proud to have been a part of this program that saved natural resources and energy and successfully diverted…

  • Parents grateful for support

    On behalf of our son Timothy, we want to express thanks to the South Brunswick community for the continuing support you are providing us during our recent challenge. We will always be grateful for the outpouring of kindness and support during this challenging time in our lives. We will always remember how friends and others…

  • Applebee’s fundraiser a success

    The Our Lady of Peace Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone involved in making the North Brunswick Food Bank Fundraiser at Applebee’s an enormous success. With the help of the Knights, the Columbiettes, the Applebee’s staff, countless other volunteers and the generosity of North Brunswick’s citizens, we were able to raise over $1,700…

  • Pasta dinner set for July 19 at church

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 90 Leonardine Ave., South River, will hold a pasta dinner from 6-8 p.m. July 19. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children under 12.

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