• Brown, Krawiec enjoy action at Raceway Park

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Antron Brown calls Raceway Park in Old Bridge his “home track.” The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel driver is a native of Chesterfield, Burlington County, and remembers going to Raceway Park with his family when he was very young. New Jersey drag racer Antron Brown, who calls Raceway…

  • Summer baseball league proves valuable to high school coaches

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent When Glenn Fredricks undertook the mission of forming the Greater Middlesex Conference Summer Baseball League last summer, the Commissioner admits there was some uncertainty as to how successful the venture would be. But facts are facts. League champion South Plainfield entered the league on the heels of a regular Greater Middlesex…

  • South B’wick 8-year-olds capture Memorial Day Baseball Tournament

    BY ANDREW CONSTANT Correspondent Battling the elements, the South Brunswick 8-year-olds topped North Brunswick’s squad in the North Edison Memorial Day Tournament, 11-5. Above left: South Brunswick’s Anthony Ramos slides home safely during the Vikings’ title game against North Brunswick in the North Edison Memorial Day Tournament. The South Brunswick Vikings 8U travel team won…

  • Students write their way to honorable mention

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A group from the St. Augustine of Canterbury School in Kendall Park was one of only 25 in the nation to be honorably recognized in a Scholastic Book contest for their Civil War-era story about one slave’s journey to freedom. Emily Baumley, Stephanie Perkons, Casey Potter, Elizabeth…

  • John Adams School raises funds for Haitian children

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Students at John Adams Elementary School have raised more than $2,000 for children and orphans in Haiti. For two months, children and staff donated money to “Coins for the Cause,” an effort decided on by teachers involved with the school’s Social & Emotional Character Development program. Since…

  • NBTHS students discuss real-world experiences at conference

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Students from the Transition Program at North Brunswick Township High School presented their experiences during a state advisory council meeting at the Holiday Inn in East Windsor June 10. The Transition Program prepares students for life after high school using community based instruction. Teacher Randy Solomon has…

  • S.B. students give back to community

    Crossroads Middle School South’s Beta unit fund-raises for various causes BY KERRI McCUNE Çorrespondent SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The seventhand eighth-graders of the Beta unit at CrossroadsMiddle School South are no strangers to giving back to the community. For the second year in a row, the students have organized a fundraiser in which they make and…

  • Backgrounds in the foreground

    Parsons Elementary School celebrated Multicultural Week June 7-11. The students learned about different countries, including the United States, Italy, India, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Students brought in items from home that represented their individual cultures, such as books, money, toys, snacks, clothing and handmade items. Some parents visited the classrooms to talk about their…

  • on campus

    Kelly E. Higham, daughter of David and Carmen Higham of North Brunswick, has graduated from Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pa., with a degree in speech and hearing sciences. She is a graduate of North Brunswick High School. Berkeley College has named the following local students to the dean’s and president’s lists for the winter 2010 quarter:…

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