• Fatal accident closes Rte. 1 in N.B. for hours

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A fatal accident closed Route 1 in North Brunswick for three hours on Monday. Domenico Bellizzi, 86, of North Brunswick, was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Route 1 and North Oaks Boulevard around 12:17 a.m. A minivan was traveling in the left lane going northbound when he struck…

  • ‘Star of Wonder’

    From top: Buckingham Place Assisted Living residents on Dec. 10, along with children from St. Paul’s School of Princeton and The Quiver Farms Project of Pennsburg, Pa., staged the “Star of Wonder” story about the very first Christmas. Marge Larson, portraying Mary (l-r), John Consolini, portraying Joseph, and Clara Berg, portraying an angel, participated in…

  • N.B. sends out good tidings and cheer with gift drive

    Operation Holiday Cheer is collecting basic needs, toys, food for residents in need BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Operation Holiday Cheer is in full swing for the sixth consecutive year. Gifts, gift cards and monetary donations are requested to assist families in the township who are in need this holiday season. Basic…

  • So. Brunswick Boy Scout achieves Eagle rank

    John Parinello Jr. collected sports equipment for children in Afghanistan BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — On Nov. 27, South Brunswick resident John Parinello Jr. of Boy Scout Troop 10 received his Eagle Scout award, the highest honor a Boy Scout can achieve. Parinello, a second-generation Eagle Scout, organized a drive that collected…

  • S.B. affected by rise in tax assessment appeals

    Township has been at a net loss for two years, could have loss again in 2011 BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Township Council took time at the Dec. 7 meeting to discuss the compliance plan for the township. The compliance plan relates to tax assessments, which have risen dramatically in the…

  • Foursquare and seven friends ago

    Teens warned of the dangers of Internet, cell phone technology BY JENNIFER AMATO BY JENNIFER Staff Writer Just because an email or text message is deleted does not mean it is gone forever. During “Teens, Tech and Sex: Keeping It Real in the Digital World,” Judith Brown discussed the dangers of a cyber world with…

  • Local superintendents say caps will be a disincentive

    Gov. expected to begin limiting chief school administrators’ pay in Feb. BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer School superintendents throughout New Jersey are facing salary cuts mandated by Gov. Chris Christie, and many are concernedwith how the move will affect school district dynamics. Source: New Jersey Department of Education, Budgets 2010, administrative salaries In Middlesex County,…

  • S.B. discussing how to cut solid waste and recycling costs

    Council, Dept. of Public Works mulling various options BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer In the first of what will likely be many meetings, members of the South Brunswick Township Council spoke with representatives of the Public Works Department during the council’s meeting Dec. 7 to begin to attempt to cut costs for solid waste and…

  • S.B. once again considering red-light cameras

    Route 1 intersections would be most likely locations BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Some streets in South Brunswick may soon be much safer. At the Dec. 7 Township Council meeting, council members discussed the implementation of a Red Light Running Automated Enforcement pilot program and are taking the necessary actions to move forward with the…

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