• S.B.P.D. seeking purse thief

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Between April 29 and May 1, two purse thefts have been reported at the Liberty Mall located at Route 522 and Georges Road. The first incident, which took place at 1 p.m. April 29, occurred as a customer left a store with her purse in her shopping cart. A man grabbed the…

  • Cinco de Mayo fest

    Senior residents of the Buckingham Place Assisted Living facility, South Brunswick, enjoyed a festive Cinco de Mayo on May 5. The Fiesta Flamenca dancers performed the Mexican dance the paso doble, the Algerian flamenco-rhumba and an Arabic fusion La Tarara with veils as residents sipped homemade sangria. Pictured are dance director Lisa Botalico (l-r), residents…

  • Motorcycle raffle to benefit N.B. Fire Co. 3

    North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company No. 3, Cozzens Lane, is selling raffle tickets for an Orange County Choppers Rolling Thunder custom-built motorcycle. Tickets are $20. The raffle will be held Oct. 1 at noon at the firehouse. To purchase tickets, visit www.NBVFD3.net, email [email protected], call 732- 846-5536 or stop by the firehouse from 6 to…

  • Woman who helped Edison man kidnap baby sentenced to probation

    Ritu Loi assisted man who also murdered North Brunswick resident BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — The accomplice to a kidnapping plot last year was placed on probation on May 9 by the state Superior Court in New Brunswick. Ritu Loi, 27, of New Brunswick, will face five years of probation for helping…

  • Space available at Giant Yard Sale

    Vendors are sought for the East Brunswick Youth Council Giant Yard Sale set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 14 in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is May 15. Space-rental fee is $20; vendors must provide their own tables. To reserve a space, call 732-390-6797…

  • Graduation party unleashes beast

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Word about the Clinch Compound recently was “Whoa, Mom is cranky!” They say I had fire in my eyes, an edge to my voice and was noted to be unpleasant while scrubbing a tub. One would shudder to think. Yet I won’t deny it. I do recall walking into…

  • Did voters have change of heart with school budgets?

    CODA GREG BEAN A funny thing happened when they finished counting the votes in the April 27 school budget elections — most of the budgets passed. And that is almost unheard of in New Jersey, where voting down the proposed school budget every year is a better sign of spring than the arrival of the…

  • Councilwoman sees NBTHS class of 2012 as role models

    A s a lifelong resident and three-term councilwoman in North Brunswick and a graduate of North Brunswick Township High School, I have had the opportunity to experiencemany fine moments in our township and in our school system. This past Tuesday was no exception. On Tuesday, April 26, I, as the liaison to the MunicipalAlliance Committee,…

  • Eliminating taxes: what’s not to like?

    Near the end of this letter comes a question worth considering: Why was property tax not eliminated when income tax was added? “Voluntary” volume taxes, such as sales, sin, even gasoline, can be added in place of property tax and its bureaucratic systems relying on blackmail to live in your home. And, the drop of…

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