• Rub a dub dub, Granny’s stuck in the tub

    Phyllis Giglio of N.B. has story published in popular book series BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Phyllis Tomberg Giglio was at her daughter’s house when she decided to take a leisurely, uninterrupted bath in a Jacuzzi. Pretending she was in a tropical paradise, she enjoyed some relaxing time alone before releasing the…

  • Applications due for N.B. Democratic seats

    The North Brunswick Democratic Organization is accepting résumés to screen for the Township Council and mayoral seats up for election this year. All potential candidates must be a resident of North Brunswick and a registered Democrat. Any individual wishing to place his or her name before the organization for consideration should submit a résumé limited…

  • Seniors answer call for help

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Ten senior women will be honored for their volunteerism March 21. Since September when Beatrice Schmidt retired as the receptionist in the township municipal building, 10 volunteers and two floaters have been answering the main township phone line, directing visitors, helping out during court sessions and answering…

  • Jewish women in politics focus of talk at museum

    Amy Handlin, Amy Mallet & Barbara McMorrow to sit on panel at museum BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Barbara McMorrow Three well-known women who serve in public office will participate in “Jewish Women in Politics: A Panel Discussion” at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County on March 27. The event is scheduled for…

  • Sheriff’s officer charged with helping collect bribe

    A Middlesex County sheriff’s officer was arrested Monday on charges that he assisted former Sheriff Joseph C. Spicuzzo in collecting a bribe from an individual seeking a position in the sheriff’s office. Officer Paul Lucarelli, 45, of South River, was arrested at his home by detectives of the New Jersey State Police Official Corruption Bureau,…

  • Photo book captures history of North Bruns.

    ‘Images of America’ series will be sold Monday at council meeting BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer “Images of America: North Brunswick” will be on sale at Monday night’s Township Council meeting to support the North Brunswick Historical Committee. I f a picture is worth a thousand words, then there are hundreds of thousands of stories…

  • Photo

    Riya Bawa (l-r), Stacye Chen, Radha Niwargi and Kairav Parikh open their books during a reading session with Allie, a therapy dog, at the South Brunswick Library on March 10. The dog provided an opportunity for these regular education children to practice their reading skills in an informal, comfortable, nonjudgmental environment. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Joseph Wenta Jr.

    Mr. Wenta, 78, of South River, died March 7, 2011, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents and by two sisters. Surviving are a brother, John J. Wenta, and his wife, Claudia; and a niece,April, and her husband, Daniel, and their son. A Mass was offered at St. Mary…

  • Hom (Henry) Hong Wei

    Mr. Wei, 94, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 20, 2011, in East Brunswick. After earning a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) first-class radio operator’s license, he went to work for WNYC, the City of New York’s public- radio station, where he rose to the post of chief radio engineer over the course of a 42-year career.…

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