• PSA controversy, art lectures at sr. center

    The following lectures will be offered free of charge at the Office on Aging, South Brunswick Senior Center, located in the municipal complex on Route 522:  “The PSA Controversy,” noon Oct. 6. Learn the latest guidelines for prostate cancer screening.  Art video and lecture, featuring American painterAlice Neel, 12:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Maurice…

  • Summer trip to Germany: a memorable experience

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Ty Gardner picked up a few choice words this summer. Genau means “exactly.” Gruss gott” means “God’s greeting.” The Linwood Middle School student spent three weeks in August living in a boarding school in the town of Marquartstein, Germany. Along with 87 other students from around the…

  • N.B. landlords required to register properties by Oct. 1

    Resident, however, believes new regulations violate state law BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Landlords who are renting residential properties in the township must register those properties by Oct. 1. The Township Council amended the Municipal Rental Housing Code in July and established a new three-year landlord registration requirement with an associated fee…

  • Art show gives Alzheimer’s patients something to remember

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The slogan “From the heart to the head to the hand” reflects the spirit of the COPSA (Comprehensive Services on Aging) art show and food drive at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on Sept. 22. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Natalie Downling from Middlesex Boro loves to…

  • N.B. school district saves over $1.6M in energy costs

    Recognized by EPA as a leading district in the country BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer North Brunswick school district received a symbolic check during the Sept. 21 Board of Education meeting for saving $1,627,488 million in energy costs over 34 months. “That is dollars otherwise paid to utility companies. That is dollars continuing to come…

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    Kate Rodriguez, 9 months, of North Brunswick, gets a surprise hello from Burt the donkey during the 29th annual Heritage Day festival in North Brunswick on Sept. 25. See story, page 14. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • N.B. council to vote on pipe replacement payment on Monday

    Belcourt residents to pay for $2.25 million bond; seek legislative help Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK –  The Township Council is set to vote Oct. 3 on an ordinance involving payment for pipe replacements at the Belcourt condominium complex.  As of right now, residents of the Hidden Lake development are responsible for paying back a $2.25…

  • Hawks upend preseason NEC favorite Blue Devils

    MU is home Saturday against Robert Morris One week after scoring one of the program’s biggest wins, the Monmouth University football team knocked off the preseason Northeast Conference favorite, Central Connecticut State, 24-12, Saturday afternoon in New Britain, Conn. On Sept. 17, the Hawks defeated Villanova, 20-9, for their first-ever victory over a Colonial Athletic…

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    Monmouth University’s women’s soccer team (4-4) has a home match on Sunday, Oct. 2, against Northeast Conference foe Long Island University. The match will start at 3 p.m. on the Great Lawn, West Long Branch. Above: Courtney Snyder (8) is the second-leading scorer on the team with three goals and one assist. The Hawks are…

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