• Join the Moment of Remembrance for the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001

    A mericans are being encouraged to come together as a nation for the Moment of Remembrance at 1 p.m. EDT on Sept. 11, 2011. The event will memorialize the lives lost during the events of Sept. 11, 2001 with one minute of reflection marked by the ringing of bells, sounding of sirens and other actions…

  • Increased drunken-driving enforcement through Sept. 5

    Local law enforcement officers will be cracking down on drunken drivers from Aug. 19 through Sept. 5 as part of the statewide “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign. Local and state officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints, looking for motorists who may be intoxicated. High-visibility enforcement and public education tools, including posters, banners and mobile video…

  • No. Bruns. youths spend summer with the police

    Junior Police Academy exposes group to law enforcement field, physical training BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Above: Junior cadets work on their pushups during the physical training session of the North Brunswick Junior Police Academy Aug. 5. Cadets are learning about law enforcement for two weeks this summer. Left: junior cadets Cameron Kaltschmid (l) and…

  • Charter school files lawsuit against S.B. school district

    PIACS accuses three local districts of spending funds to resist the school’s opening BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) filed a lawsuit against the South Brunswick School District on Aug. 10 after months of opposition to the charter school’s establishment within the town, according to a press release.…

  • Charges upheld against No. Bruns. police officer

    Keith Buckley faces vehicular homicide, official misconduct in death of Lt. Christopher Zerby BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Charges of official misconduct lodged against a North Brunswick police officer accused of vehicular homicide in the death of a fellow officer have been upheld for the second time by the Appellate Division of state Superior Court.…

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    Campers pitch their tents under a full moon during the North Brunswick Department of Parks and Recreation’s annual Community Campout, held Aug. 12 at North Brunswick Community Park. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Future Bucs volleyball is off to a good start

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The first Red Bank Regional High School “Future Bucs” girls volleyball program for middle school students from its sending towns of Red Bank, Little Silver and Shrewsbury was a success. About 40 players from the three towns participated in the program, which was held earlier this summer at the Red Bank Middle…

  • Nacho Friend, Savvy Supreme win Monmouth Park features

    Trainer Kelly Breen was back in the winner’s circle at Monmouth Park. Breen’s Nacho Friend, owned by George and Lori Hall of Rumson, dug in gamely to repel the challenge of Toboggan Slide to capture the $54,000 allowance/optional claiming feature on Sunday. Ridden by Angel Serpa, Nacho Friend covered the mile over a sloppy main…

  • Lake Takanassee races still going strong in 48th year

    The longest-running show at the Jersey Shore, the Lake Takanassee Summer Race Series, is now in its 48th year. The 5K races, held Monday evenings through Aug. 29, have become a rite of passage for runners in the shore area as well as a stop-off for Olympians. Everyone in the running community knows what Lake…

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