• NBTHS schedules orientation programs

    North Brunswick Township High School will hold an orientation program for new students who have transferred into the high school for the 2012-13 school year, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, in the Media Resource Room. The program will provide new students with information on scheduling and a tour of the building. NBTHS will hold…

  • Getting Giggi with it

    New ice cream shop in North Brunswick also serves fro-yo, hot dogs BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Gordon Kessler scoops some ice cream at Giggi’s, a new ice cream shop with a hot dog bar, that will celebrate its grand opening on Aug. 18. Kessler is the son of owners of Roscoe’s, the original ice…

  • S.B. library moves toward inclusion of cafe

    BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The final stage of the South Brunswick Public Library’s years-long renovation consists of the establishment of a café on its premises. According to Mayor Frank Gambatese, the township has released a request for business proposals for potential vendors to lease a space within the library to sell refreshments.…

  • No. Brunswick to celebrate India’s Independence Day

    Contests, ceremony will mark the occasion on Aug. 11 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Cultural events will mark this year’s commemoration of India’s Independence Day in the township. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, residents are invited to mark the South Asian country’s freedom from Great Britain on Aug. 15, 1947,…

  • Middlesex County Fair coming to town Aug. 6

    Association announces live entertainment, 4-H schedules Crowds enjoy games and rides at the Middlesex County Fair in August 2011 at the fairgrounds in East Brunswick. FILE PHOTO Those seeking some classic midsummer fun will find everything from amusement rides to live concerts at the Middlesex County Fair in East Brunswick Aug. 6-12. The fair, now…

  • S.B. to object to confiscation of COAH funds

    The state council is expected to collect all unused money by Aug. 17 BY DEANNA McLAFFERTY Correspondent A s expected, municipalities around the state received letters from New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) on July 17, requesting all unused money in their affordable housing trust funds. The trust funds hold fees collected from developers…

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    The North Brunswick Senior Bocce Team and the North Brunswick Board of Education played their annual game on July 25. For more photos, see page 12. JEFF GRANIT staff

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    Sea Bright lifeguard Jack Donleavy kicks up some sand as he competes in the flag relay event at the Seven Presidents Invitational held July 27 at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch. Eight teams from Monmouth County took part in the event that marked its 13th year. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    A fan lets everyone know it’s Haskell Day at Monmouth Park. More than 35,000 fans were on hand at the Oceanport racetrack to see Paynter bring trainer Bob Baffert a record third straight Haskell invitational win on July 29. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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