• Property-tax-rebate limits hurt most vulnerable

    New Jersey’s state budget for 2012 is up for debate, and Gov. Christie’s proposal does not look good for us seniors. It not only continues to block new applicants to the Property Tax Reimbursement program (PTR), but it also caps reimbursement payments for 2010 to recipients’ 2008 level. Although the PTR was designed to protect…

  • GPS can’t help an ambulance with no volunteers

    The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) redesign bill S818/A2095, passed by the General Assembly and now being considered in the Senate, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The bill has several flaws and vague language. For example, its proponents claim the changes the bill would bring to New Jersey’s EMS system would cost less than $2…

  • Freeholder thanks law enforcement team

    As the chair of the Freeholders’ Law and Public Safety Committee, it is my responsibility to help ensure the safety of the residents of our county. To make that happen, I am very fortunate to have a dedicated team of law enforcement personnel to back me up. That committed team, guided by Prosecutor Bruce J.…

  • Kendall Park church has grander tone

    Memorial gifts provide funds for new pipe organ at St. Augustine Church St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish in Kendall Park blessed its new pipe organ and chambers on June 19. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARC C. KOLLAR SOUTH BRUNSWICK — St. Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church celebrated its new pipe organ and pipe chambers on…

  • SBHS holds commencement ceremony

    Clockwise from above: Marguerite Boyle waits to address her classmates with her “Introduction of the Superintendent” speech during the commencement exercise for South Brunswick High School, held at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton on June 22. Graduates wait patiently prior to the commencement exercise. Math teacher Steve Dentler and graduates wait for the…

  • Free Bollywood music concert in park

    Hidden Gems will play Indian Bollywood music 7-8:30 p.m. July 8 during a free concert at Beech Woods Park, 137 Beekman Road, Monmouth Junction. Rain location is the South Brunswick Community Center, 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction. For more information, call 732-329- 4000, ext. 7671, or visit www.sbtnj.net and click on recreation.

  • SBHS receives award from Newsweek magazine

    Recognized for excellence; recently named a School of Character BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — For the second time in as many months, South Brunswick High School has been nationally recognized for excellence. The latest award comes from Newsweek, which ranked SBHS 264 of America’s 500 best high schools. In May, SBHS was…

  • A hometown baseball legend is remembered

    Shop owners deliver on decades-old promise to mother of Frankie Hayes BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Rich Reinhardt holds a photograph of the late Major League Baseball player Frankie Hayes at Barbara’s Unique Antique Boutique in Jamesburg on June 8. Hayes, who played for several American League teams, was born in Jamesburg and is buried…

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