• Voting during elections next week is imperative

    Arecent survey by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has found that nearly 93 percent of New Jersey’s school districts expect to lay off staff members as a result of the cuts in state aid recently announced by Gov. Chris Christie. The economy has still not recovered, and it is evident that school districts…

  • S.B. Food Pantry still in need of donations

    Nationwide challenge ends April 31; could bring in $40,000 to the pantry BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — With only two weeks left in a nationwide challenge to stop hunger, the South Brunswick Food Pantry is still thousands short of getting the maximum reward of $40,000. The South Brunswick Food Pantry, a part…

  • State transportation head tells teens about new law

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS), does not want to hear another tragic story like that of Kyleigh D’Alessio. Kyleigh was just 16 years old when she was killed in a motor vehicle accident in December 2006 in Washington Township, Morris County. She was…

  • YMCA members can now use three facilities for free

    Includes YMCAs in South, East and New Brunswick BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Members of the Raritan Bay Area, Raritan Valley and South Brunswick Family YMCAs are now able to use all three facilities at no additional charge. On April 1, the local YMCAs embarked on what they are calling a courtesy…

  • ‘Driving’ force behind annual car show is tradition

    Preregistration available for April 25 North Brunswick Cops & Rodders show BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The theme of this year’s Cops & Rodders car show will be Sweet 16, in commemoration of the show’s 16th year. North Brunswick Police Officer Joseph Grasso, whose father, retired Patrolman Michael Grasso Jr., initiated the…

  • Future female leaders recognized during N.B. council meeting

    Eighth-grade girls participate in Women’s Leadership Conference BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – Eighth-grade students from Linwood Middle School were recognized for their participation in the North Brunswick Municipal Alliance Committee’sWomen in Government Leadership Conference. On March 22, Jade Agudosi, Zaina Barber, Meghana Chouby, Shivani Gohel, Liz Hartel, Alyssa Hoke, Ashley Kim, Erica…

  • Monmouth Junction man involved in extortion plot

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A man from Monmouth Junction has been charged with engaging in an extortion plot and a scheme to obstruct a federal investigation, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. Trinath Chigurupati, 36, of Monmouth Junction, and Sateesh Yalamanchili, 38, of Wood Dale, Ill., are charged in a two-count criminal complaint related to…

  • NBBSA dedicates memorial to Ryan Youngman

    Twelve-year-old baseball player passed away in 2008 after battle with bone cancer BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The North Brunswick Baseball & Softball Association dedicated a memorial to former player Ryan Youngman on April 10 at Community Park. Youngman died from cancer in 2008 at age 12. PHOTOS BY JENNIFER AMATO NORTH BRUNSWICK — Ryan…

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