• S.B. resident recognized by Executive Women of New Jersey

    Cheryl Williams, of Wakefern Food Corp., honored last month SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) recognized Cheryl Williams, of South Brunswick, as a 2012 honoree at a biennial Salute to Policy Makers dinner on May 17. The event, which was held at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, honored women of professional…

  • S.B. school board names replacement for member

    Martin Abschutz will fill in for Elizabeth Chang, who is attending college BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Board of Education finished its search for a board member to replace Elizabeth Chang, who announced in April that she is stepping down. South Brunswick Education Foundation Vice President Martin Abschutz will join the nine-member…

  • Blood drive Sunday at Our Lady of Peace

    Brendan Kingsley, a senior at North Brunswick Township High School, is hosting a blood drive 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., June 10 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, Route 130 in North Brunswick. Call 1-800-933- BLOOD to make an appointment.

  • Former NBTEA president retiring from teaching career

    Colonia’s Martha Landy spent 35 years in education BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Martha Landy NORTH BRUNSWICK — Little did Martha Landy know that working at a summer camp for children with learning disabilities as a teenager would influence her career as a certified teacher of the handicapped for almost 35 years. Landy is currently…

  • Breakfast to benefit N.B. Food Bank

    Our Lady of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 11378 will hold a breakfast at Applebee’s, Ryders Lane, Milltown, to support the North Brunswick Food Bank 8-10 a.m. June 9. There will be eggs, pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and tea. Tickets are $10 each, with $7 going to the food bank. Call Nick at 732-332-0765 for…

  • Feline friends galore at N.B. cat adoption event

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a Super Cat Adoption event on Saturday, June 9. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., more than a dozen local animal shelters and rescues will be at Our Lady of Peace parish hall, Route 130 and Washington Place, North Brunswick, with information on how to…

  • Local salons to participate in Locks of Love on June 11

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Charity will be measured in inches instead of dollars on June 11 when the Indian Fields Elementary School hosts its second annual Locks of Love fundraiser. Locks of Love is a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the U.S. and Canada suffering from…

  • S.B.’s Tushar Patel named to Fed. Bureau of Prisons

    Administrator will be first Indian American to serve in post BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer Tushar Patel SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A former South Brunswick Board of Health member will become the first Indian American to serve as chief of quality and risk management programs for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the Health Service Division of…

  • North Brunswick resident to be honored for years of service

    Nicholas Puleio to be inducted into New Brunswick H.S. Hall of Distinguished Alumni BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Nicholas Puleio A prominent North Brunswick resident will be honored June 15 with the Distinguished Alumni award from New Brunswick High School. One of about 500 students in the graduating class of 1964, Nicholas C.A. Puleio said…

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