• Law & order

    Above: North Brunswick Police Officer Joseph Grasso gives instructions to cadet G.P. Baier during the Junior Police Academy on Aug. 5 at North Brunswick Township High School. Cadets are learning about the law enforcement field for two weeks this summer. Above right: Junior cadets Cameron Kaltschmid (back) and Ben Luciano are found in a truck…

  • Registration open for Youth Corps

    Applications are being accepted for the Middlesex County Youth Conservation Corps. Conservation Corps crew members earn $8.50 per hour and will work 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays from Sept. 17 through Nov. 12. Work will primarily take place at county open spaces in East Brunswick, Monroe and South Brunswick. Students age 16 and over…

  • No. Brunswick to evaluate employees’ take-home cars

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A number of employees are currently permitted to take home township vehicles after hours. Department heads and supervisors are allowed to leave work after their shift and keep the vehicle at their residence overnight in case they must return during the night for an emergency. Resident John…

  • Among readers, humor is in the eye of the beholder

    CODA GREG BEAN I ’ve been writing a newspaper column for over 30 years, and I’ve never gotten in more trouble than when I penned something I thought was pretty funny that either fell flat, because some readers didn’t get the humor, or found what I’d said outright offensive. Two cases in point: Back in…

  • Writer encourages people to place a premium on recycling

    I wanted to raise the importance of recycling, especially plastics. I am a bicyclist who rides three to four times per week in my neighborhood. After reading several articles about plastics and the dire situation of our oceans, I started to take notice of how much plastic is on our streets. I went out one…

  • N.J. taxpayers are the ones being cheated

    Way to go, Governor Christie! I’ve been reading the worn-out statement that the cuts in the budget are cheating the poor, most vulnerable, etc. Here’s the gist of an article that recently appeared in the news. You decide who is being cheated. A member of the administration of a child care center in Newark was…

  • Thanks for the memories, South Brunswick

    I t is with mixed emotions that I have decided to retire from the Affordable Housing Program of South Brunswick. In July of 1986 (25 years ago) I began working for South Brunswick Township as the affordable housing officer — it was exciting to help start the program and watch it grow and flourish. I…

  • Bring cell phones, batteries to library

    The South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, is accepting rechargeable batteries and cell phones for recycling. New Jersey does not allow disposal of rechargeable (Ni-Cd/Pb) batteries, so patrons are asked to deposit rechargeable batteries and cell phones in the designated receptacle at the kiosk near the checkout desk.

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