• Former police chief fills county undersheriff post

    Position re-established as one of Scott’s first actions as sheriff Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred S. Scott has re-established the position of undersheriff, which she said will help to build stronger relationships between county and local law enforcement and enhance operational efficiencies in her department. Kevin B. Harris, who served as police chief in Piscataway for…

  • Livingston Park Elementary encourages students to dream

    Assembly held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Kyle Gosner, a fifth-grader at Livingston Park Elementary School in North Brunswick, received his school’s Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award during an assembly Jan. 20. Former Principal Peter Bowman surprised him with the award. NORTH BRUNSWICK — To celebrate…

  • NBTHS student is Intel Science Talent Search semifinalist

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Katherine Ebright Katherine Ebright is one of 300 nominees selected out of 1,700 applicants NORTH BRUNSWICK — A senior at North Brunswick Township High School is one of 300 national semifinalists in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search. Katherine Ebright has secured $1,000 for herself, as well as $1,000 for…

  • ‘Year of the Vet’ program to continue

    G.I. Go Fund seeks to help veterans return to normalcy BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer There were baseball games. They were Mets games, the men joked, but they were baseball games, a way for veterans to escape their struggles for a few hours. The G.I. Go Fund, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 by South…

  • Radio program focuses on veterans’ issues

    ‘Veterans NOW’ airs Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. on Seton Hall U. radio station BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Jack Fanous Sitting around a large wooden table in a small room in South Orange, Jack Fanous, Alex Manis and Joe Pace get ready to talk about veterans. The three South Brunswick natives host a weekly radio…

  • S.B. BOE receives safety grant from insurance group

    Over $18,000 will be used to fund safety and security-related improvements BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer The South Brunswick Board of Education was recently notified that the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group (NJSBAIG) has awarded the board a safety grant for the year 2010. The grant, which totals $18,874, “rewards the South Brunswick…

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    Teachers and support staff tend to the judging during a cake decorating competition for fathers and their daughters at Livingston Park Elementary School, North Brunswick, on Jan. 21. More photos on page 8 and at gmnews.com. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • N.J. DEP announces recycling grants

    South Brunswick to receive almost $150,000 in funding BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer South Brunswick will soon be reaping the benefits of recycling. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recently announced it would be providing municipalities and counties with $13 million in grants aimed at aiding recycling efforts. “These grants are an investment in…

  • From beans to brew, coffee shop boasts choicest roast

    Rook Coffee Roasters brews coffee by the cup BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Holly Migliaccio and Shawn Kingsley tend to coffee beans roasting at their specialty coffee business, Rook Coffee Roasters in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After spending more than 10 years in the corporate world, two eastern…

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