• Basket auction to benefit NBTHS March 18

    A basket auction will be held March 18 to benefit the class of 2013’s Project Graduation and prom, in the North Brunswick Township High School commons, Raider Road. There will be over 350 baskets valued between $50 and $250. A grand prize and 50/50 raffle will be auctioned off at the end of the night.…

  • Delegates sought for Republican convention

    March 18 is the deadline to register as a delegate for the Middlesex County Republican Convention, which will be held April 2 at The Forge Inn, Route 9 in Woodbridge. Delegate sign-in will be held 8-10 a.m., and the convention starts at 10 a.m. To be a delegate and vote at the convention, you must…

  • Chance to win dinner with Tim Howard

    Soccer star Tim Howard, formerly of North Brunswick and currently a player for the Everton team in England, is holding a “Team Up with Tim Howard” raffle to benefit the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome. Howard is one of 200,000 Americans affected by Tourette syndrome. The grand-prize winner will receive round-trip airfare for two…

  • Drug conviction overturned due to definition dispute

    Definition of ‘elementary school’ plays into appeal of cocaine charge NORTH BRUNSWICK — Charges against a man who sold drugs near a township school have been overturned because of a definition dispute, according to a Supreme CourtAppellate Division decision rendered March 9. Jason Shelley had been convicted of the third-degree offense of distributing cocaine within…

  • S.B. custodian charged with laptop thefts

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — After more than two years of investigations, South Brunswick police arrested and charged George Elliott, 55, of Marlboro, in connection with laptops stolen from the South Brunswick school district. Elliott, a 20-year employee of the South Brunswick Board of Education [BOE] and head custodian at Brunswick Acres Elementary School, was arrested March…

  • CarFit to offer safety resources to seniors

    The Aging in Place Partnership and the South Brunswick Senior Center have partnered with Brunswick Mobility, Route 1 North, North Brunswick, for the first CarFit event exclusively for South Brunswick seniors ages 55 and over March 24 from 10 a.m. to noon. CarFit, a designation of AAA, is an educational program that offers older adults…

  • Middlesex County women honored for achievements

    One of the world’s foremost global experts in prenatal, childhood and adolescent infectious diseases; the founder of one of the most successful real estate agencies in Central Jersey; the queen of ’tween fashion; and a tireless fighter for the Hispanic community in Central Jersey are among 10 Middlesex County women who are each being honored…

  • GreaterMedia Newspapers garners NJPA awards

    Eric Sucar, “High Noon Sledding,” third place, Feature, Independent Greater Media Newspapers received a combined 11 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2010. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. Former Greater…

  • B’nai Tikvah to host gold-buying event

    Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick, will hold a gold-buying event 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20. Cash will be paid on the spot for gold, silver and platinum jewelry, coins and watches. For more information, visit bnaitikvah.org.

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