• Volunteers sought for S.B. cleanup

    The Dayton Village Citizen’s Coalition and the South Brunswick Garden Club will sponsor an Earth Day Cleanup 9 a.m.-noon April 13. Volunteers will clear out the grassy areas surrounding the “up ramp” to Route 130 from Ridge Road. All are invited to participate; gloves and garbage bags will be provided. Parking will be available in…

  • Beekman Road will soon become pedestrian-friendly

    Safety improvements to two crosswalks will be evaluated BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Different companies will soon present township officials with various designs on safety improvements to two pedestrian crosswalks in town. It was last year when officials proposed the installation of two pedestrian crosswalks and advance-warning measures at the Beekman Road…

  • Council approves funding for two turf baseball fields

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Rowland Park on Broadway Road will have two more artificial turf baseball fields. During its March 26 meeting, the Township Council voted in favor of an ordinance to provide funding for the turf fields by appropriating $760,000 and providing for the issuance of $361,000 in bonds or…

  • Local employers nominated for efforts in supporting the military

    Guard and Reserve members select businesses for Employer Support Freedom Award Eighty-three New Jersey Guard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, according to the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense (DOD) operational committee. The local nominees are:  New…

  • Vendors needed for summer flea market

    Space is available for the North Brunswick Woman’s Club flea market, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 8 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. Rain date is June 22. The cost is $15 for a 9-by-17.5-foot space, or $25 for two spaces. Tables will…

  • Items sought for struggling moms

    BCB Community Bank, in conjunction with the Bayonne Rotary Club and the HIGHWAYS Foundation, will host an April 4-May 3 drive to collect baby and toddler products for struggling area mothers for Mother’s Day. Collection bins will be set up in all BCB branch locations. The most-needed items are diapers (all sizes), dry formula, wipes,…

  • N.B. officials want more stringent guidelines on taxi licenses in town

    New transit village project will see more taxis because of train station, bus depot BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — With a new train station and bus depot planned for the MainStreetNB transit village project, township officials want to get ahead of the curve with regard to taxi licenses in the township. The…

  • Passing on survivor stories for the sake of tolerance

    Holocaust survivor: ‘Hate is a disease, and my message is a cure’ BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Dale Daniels is the executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education at Brookdale Community College, which maintains an extensive library of materials. ERIC SUCAR staff As the number of Holocaust survivors grows smaller,…

  • South Brunswick school budget has no tax increase

    Board of Ed. introduces only school tab in Middlesex County with stable tax rate BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Unlike the grim predictions of last year, the South Brunswick Board of Education adopted its 2013-14 school year budget with no tax increase. The $138.5 million budget does a good job of balancing competing interests of…

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