• Fire at North Brunswick Walmart closes store for several days

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A fire that started in the rear loading-dock area of the Walmart store on Route 1 kept the business closed for several days last week. Police and fire officials responded to the area around 2:55 p.m. May 7, police said. A torch was being used when material…

  • By late May, there will be red-eyed love in the air

    CODA GREG BEAN It was our first summer in Massachusetts after moving to a wooded community from one of the dry, prairie states, and we were completely unprepared for how green the place was and how so much stuff just grew there without human intervention. We didn’t know what any of it was, of course.…

  • Crosswalks need more signage for pedestrian safety

    Pedestrian safety is important for all citizens who cross the heavily traveled roads in our township. Many of our crosswalks need more signage to inform the drivers of cars and trucks of the presence of pedestrians. One way to help alleviate this problem is to use the yellow, plastic “yield to pedestrians” safety signs, which…

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  • South Brunswick to host plant exchange

    The South Brunswick Garden Club and the Dayton Village Citizens’ Coalition will hold their annual plant exchange and sale from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 19 at the Slack-Carroll House, 354 Georges Road, Dayton. Available plants include heirlooms, daylilies, coleus, lilacs, tomatoes, herbs, wisteria, rose cuttings, vines, shrubs, and other perennials and annuals. You…

  • Applications accepted for Vikings Playschool

    Applications are being accepted for the South Brunswick High School Little Vikings Playschool’s 2013-14 school year. Each session meets three times per week from mid-October through the end of May. Children who will turn 4 by October 31, 2013, are eligible to enroll now. Beginning June 1, if openings remain, applications will be considered for…

  • Dayton Toyota donates $5,000 to KPFARS renovation project

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Every year, Dayton Toyota President Dave Nappa calls Mayor Frank Gambatese and asks who is in need of donations. “I can’t say enough about working with businesses [run by people] like Dave,” Gambatese said on May 3 as Dayton Toyota, located at 2291 Route 130, presented a…

  • Protection extended in drug overdoses

    Gov. Chris Christie signed the bipartisan Overdose Protection Act into law at a drug rehabilitation center in Paterson on May 2. The legislation takes a two-pronged approach to help prevent drug-overdose deaths in New Jersey. First, it provides legal protection to people who are in violation of the law while they are attempting to help…

  • Young man a ray of hope in cloud of opiate addiction

    BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Scott Kaboski talks about his history of drug addiction, along with the hope he has gained during his rehabilitation process at the Discovery Institute for Addictive Disorders. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Growing up, Scott Kaboski didn’t seem at risk for heroin addiction. The 23-year-old was brought up in an…

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