• SBPD to reinstitute ‘Operation Safe Schools’

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) will be reinstituting “Operation Safe Schools” for the coming school year. Starting Sept. 7, there will be an increased police presence at schools in order to assist parents, students and staff members with any problems that may arise. “It’s not uncommon…

  • Politics, ideology trump the needs of 9/11 first responders

    Many of you have seen Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (DN. Y.) rant on the House floor regarding the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847), but do you know who started the whole thing? On July 29 it was our very own U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) who made the motion to…

  • Call her anything but don’t call her ma’am

    CODA GREG BEAN Odds and ends as I pack for the Labor Day weekend. Should we go with flipflops and board shorts, or the rubber Wellies, raincoat and water wings? It’s unfortunate that all the rain expected as I write this will come too late to save my grass and all my expensive decorative plants,…

  • Learning by doing

    Middle school children learn about gardening, the environment during camp BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — At their age, most of us probably had only a passing idea of what climate change was. Maybe we heard about it, but it was never discussed in depth. Now, though, as temperatures steadily rise and the…

  • Children, adults invited to audition

    The Bimah Players Community Theater, Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 CornellAve., seeks child and adult actors for its upcoming production of “Autumn Tales.” For more information, email dirbimahplayers@ aol.com or call 609-395-2969.

  • Tossed cigarette leads to car fire

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A 1998 Honda Civic was completely engulfed in flames around 11 a.m. Aug. 30 when the driver, a 19-year-old from Rocky Hill, failed to successfully toss her cigarette butt out the window while driving. According to police reports, the driver pulled over minutes later when she felt heat on her back and…

  • Classical music

    Ed Goldberg and the Odessa Klezmer Band performs traditional music of Eastern Europe, Romania, Poland and Israel at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Sept. 2. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Middlesex County College announces smoke-free policy

    EDISON — Middlesex County College recently announced a new policy that prohibits smoking anywhere on campus. The policy, which took effect July 1, prohibits smoking tobacco in any campus building, college vehicle or outdoor area. The only exception is in personal vehicles. In the fall of 2008, the college adopted a policy that restricted smoking…

  • Phone scam asks for credit card information

    The North Brunswick Police Department is warning residents about a recent phone scam that could lead to identity theft. A detective within the department had received a call on his cell phone stating that his debit and/or credit cards were being canceled due to fraudulent activity. The recording advises the listener to wait on the…

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