• S.B. has premier Public Works Department

    Though I was not able to attend, I was able to watch the March 8 [South Brunswick Township Council] budget meeting. The department being discussed was Public Works. The Public Works Department shared a handout with the council that apparently they did not have much time to review. I requested a copy of the handout…

  • Ruff reading

    Rivar Parikh (l) and Eric Yang show illustrations to Allie, a therapy dog, during a reading session at the South Brunswick Library on March 10. The dog provided an opportunity for regular education students to practice their reading skills in an informal, comfortable, nonjudgmental environment. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Wildlife animals to visit Mapleton Preserve

    On April 2 at 2 p.m., the Kingston Greenways Association will host a free, one-hour visit from the animal ambassadors of theMercer County Wildlife Center at the Mapleton Preserve, D&R Canal State Park, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. The Mercer County Wildlife Center cares for injured, ill and displaced native wildlife. The program will feature four…

  • Students to perform at district music fest

    Students from the South Brunswick School District will be performing in the district music festival at South Brunswick High School, 750 Ridge Road, 7 p.m. April 5. The festival will feature 10 selected fifthgraders from each elementary school, select students from the Crossroads North and Crossroads South Symphonic Strings, and the South Brunswick High School…

  • Skype is all the hype in S.B. school district

    Students use videoconferencing methods to learn, interact BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Second-graders in the South Brunswick School District tell stories to one another through video conferencing software. SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Necessity, people say, is the mother of invention. When a South Brunswick second-grader was ill and unable to attend school in 2006, something had…

  • NBTHS students compete in fitness challenge

    N.J. State Police test exercise skills, stress importance of respect, being well rounded BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer New Jersey State Trooper I Mike Hartnett (l) has student Ross Kurtz demonstrate a Burpee exercise drill during the New Jersey State Police Top Physical Challenge, a boot camp-style fitness test held for selected physical education students…

  • John Adams’ students put their twist on birthday salute

    N.B. elementary school celebrates 50th anniversary with trip back to 1961 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Students at John Adams Elementary celebrated the school’s 50th anniversary with dance performances, a jump-roping segment and factoids about the 1960s during an assembly March 17. JENNIFER AMATO Then: Girls wore a dress or a skirt with dress shoes…

  • S.B. teachers’ union rejects wage freeze proposition

    Education Association cites salary structure as explanation; layoffs now possible BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Teachers in South Brunswick voted last week to reject a wage freeze for the 2011-12 school year. The decision was reached after meetings and discussion by the general body of the South Brunswick Education Association (SBEA). “The membership took careful…

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