• Tree-lighting will take place Dec. 2

    The Dayton Village Citizen’s Coalition and South Brunswick Garden Club will hold their 10th annual outdoor treelighting celebration on Dec. 2 at 3:45 pm. At this time, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and other children will hang their homemade ornaments on trees at the Slack- Carroll House, 345 Georges Road, Dayton. At 4 p.m., the festivities…

  • A grown-up solution to the question of debates

    CODA GREG BEAN As a self-admitted political junkie, I watched about a bajillion debates among candidates during the last presidential election cycle, and like lots of folks suffering my malady, I often came away feeling like I hadn’t learned much about the politicians who wanted my vote so badly. Sure, it was great theater to…

  • The good, the bad, and the ugly of Sandy

    The good: I am a physician, and I have lived and worked in South Brunswick for more than 20 years. On Nov. 1, after having had no power in my home or office since Sandy’s arrival in town, I was beginning to worry about the immunizations I had stored in my office. These medications were…

  • Changes for The Beach Beat

    In June, Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes 10 newspapers and produces one online newspaper, launched The Beach Beat.com, an online magazine that expanded the company’s traditional coverage areas within Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties to Monmouth County’s Shore towns, and farther south to Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights and Atlantic City. A new issue of The…

  • Residents can apply for FEMA assistance

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering disaster assistance to those who have sustained losses or damage due to Hurricane Sandy. To apply, visit www.DisasterAssistance. gov, or call 800-621-FEMA (3362) or 800-462-7585. The following information is necessary: Social Security number, insurance information, address of the damaged property, directions to the property, telephone number, address…

  • Christmas story set on church grounds

    The 28th annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, on the circular grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route…

  • S.B. PBA makes donation to the town’s food pantry

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 166 made a Thanksgiving donation of $1,000 to the South Brunswick Food Pantry. On Nov. 21, PBA President Angelo Zecca and officers Jamal Benbow, Jason Gassman and Joseph Marrero presented the check to LouAnne Wolf, director of Social Services for the township. “The storm…

  • FEMA warns of fraudsters

    A s many Garden State residents work to recover from Hurricane Sandy, state and federal officials are warning of a danger lurking around the corner: phony building contractors and other scam artists attempting to take advantage of homeowners’ vulnerability. FEMA has provided a list of some of the fraudsters’ favorites schemes:  Phony housing inspectors:…

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