• Birth of a town

    BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? Greater Media Newspapers recently delved into this topic to find answers to questions such as how the Dayton section of South…

  • Bears, Drown the Clown, stunt show coming to No. Brunswick

    Annual Youth Sports Festival will be held June 9-19 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Youth Sports Festival will roll back into town June 9 through June 19. This year, new attractions include Rosaire’s Bears and the Galaxy Girl & Globe Motorcycle Stunt Show. Old favorites will return as well, such as…

  • NBBSA goes to bat for community

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Baseball & Softball Association dedicated new batting cages for the township on May 21. All residents in town can use the cages provided they bring their own equipment. JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — The North Brunswick Baseball & Softball Association [NBBSA] dedicated four brand-new batting cages to…

  • Outstanding teachers honored by No. Brunswick Board of Ed.

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A multitude of staff members were honored by the North Brunswick Board of Education on May 18. Six teachers were honored as Governor’s Teachers of the Year: Catherine Havens is a teacher/consultant who assists all teachers in diagnosing, planning and managing student behaviors at Judd Elementary School.…

  • Senior center to host special events

    The Office on Aging will host the following events in June  “The History of Quilting in America and Modern Quilts,” 12:30 p.m. June 6, presented by historian Gail Small.  ELLWhite Book Project, 12:30 p.m. June 9. Seniors and English language learners (ELL) will participate in a readaloud of a student-created alphabet book. ELL…

  • Gov. Christie — Did he just say what I think he said?

    CODA GREG BEAN In the old days, if you were looking for the biggest prude outside ofAunt Gladys — who had a whole lexicon of pseudo swear words like “Good Gravy!” and “Jeezum Crow!” — it would be the man or woman charged with keeping bad words or suggestive phrases out of the newspaper. In…

  • Thank you, Freeholder Rios

    I experienced a problem (noisy manhole from traffic) on the county road in front of my house. I called the county road department with the particulars, followed by an email complaint two days later — without any response. After Saturday, the fifth day, I went to the county website and tried to email and/or phone…

  • Resident is pleased with response from recycling coordinator

    Reference is made to a recent letter to the editor containing critical comments regarding the conduct and performance of the recycling coordinator in South Brunswick. [“Critical township positions cut, yet unnecessary ones remain,” April 28] I moved to Dayton Square Condominium 1 in 1993. During the past 17 years, I have had many occasions to…

  • Donors give hope, help make miracles happen

    The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) was founded 25 years ago when residents of Bloomington, Ind., rallied around a little boy who needed a life-saving liver transplant. In less than eight weeks, the community raised $100,000 to place the boy on the organ waiting list. But the child died before an organ became available. Those…

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