• Frank Comparato

    Mr. Comparato, 90, of Monroe, formerly of North Brunswick, died Dec. 18, 2012, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1981, he was employed as a systems analyst for the Department of Defense at Fort Monmouth, where he worked for more than 40 years. He was predeceased by his…

  • Bishop Emeritus Edward Thomas Hughes

    Bishop Hughes Bishop Hughes, 92, died Dec. 25, 2012. He was the second bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen from 1987 to 1997, appointed by Pope John Paul II. He was born on Nov. 13, 1920, in Lansdowne, Pa. His priestly formation took place at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. He was ordained to…

  • Two charged with shoplifting at CVS

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police charged two New Brunswick residents after an alleged shoplifting incident at the CVS store on Livingston Avenue on Dec. 22. Brian J. Borys, 37, was charged with shoplifting and possession of hypodermic needles. Joyce A. Krosnowski, 30, was charged with receiving stolen property and possession of hypodermic needles. The loss prevention…

  • Safe driving campaign nets sobering results in So. Bruns.

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Township Police Department’s increased patrol during the holiday season led to an increase in drunk-driving arrests between Dec. 15 and Jan. 2. The extra patrols, paid for by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, were part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled…

  • No. Brunswick recognizes the need to end homelessness

    Dec. 21 is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Dec. 21 is not only the first day of winter, but also the longest night of the year. “It’s important to remember those who don’t have much,” said Lou Ann Benson, director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and…

  • Washington should focus more on mental health

    President Obama wants Congress to enact stricter gun-control laws in response to the horrific killings in Connecticut. But he has said nothing about altering mental-health policies. The sicko who murdered those folks was mentally ill, just like the woman who threw the Hindu man onto the subway tracks in New York City. Sorry, I don’t…

  • Library staff commended for work during hurricane

    I am writing to say thank you to our wonderful library director and staff for all they did during Hurricane Sandy. They went above and beyond the call of duty to keep the library functioning during the disaster and provided a place of warmth and community for all of South Brunswick. The library became a…

  • Photo

    In a photo taken on Dec. 30, 2012, a northern harrier, also known as a marsh hawk, flies off from the East Brunswick Dog Park, Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The northern harrier had just been hunting for small mammals, flying only a few feet off the ground above a field. The species is considered…

  • I need another woman in my life, and her name is Siri

    CODA GREG BEAN There we were, sitting around on the night before Christmas Eve, shooting the breeze and trying to figure out what to do about dinner. Someone suggested pizza, and that sounded pretty good. Where was the closest pizza place? Did they deliver? My youngest son, who lives in the town where we were…

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