• Residents urged to answer ‘Jersey call to service’

    New Jersey faces an immediate budget crisis at all levels of government and a long-term fiscal problem that can no longer be solved by gimmicks. The estimated state budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year is over $8 billion and there is an over $1 billion hole to plug in the current budget. While an…

  • Disabled people need parking spaces cleared

    Heavy snows make it hard for people with disabilities to navigate. It is doubly hard when many businesses block their accessible (handicapped) parking spaces, curb cuts and accessible routes by dumping snow collected from other spaces in them. This snow-dumping practice is both discriminatory against people with disabilities and illegal under New Jersey Permanent Statute…

  • School break is based around Christmas

    As a South Brunswick resident and with two children in its school system, I felt I must respond to Matt Verney’s assertion in his letter to the editor that no Christian holidays shut down the public schools here. First off, Mr. Verney claims that Christmas just happens to fall during winter break. Does Mr. Verney…

  • ‘Wax Museum’

    In honor of Black History Month, students at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick researched the lives of famous black Americans and then portrayed those historical figures during a mock “Wax Museum” on Feb. 25. From top: Second-grader Chiraag Sindhia, portraying Matthew Henson, an African American explorer of the North Pole in the early…

  • Wall-to-wall Waldos

    Top: Sam Bierstein (l-r), of South Brunswick, Matthew Tell, of East Brunswick, and David Juro, of South Brunswick, try to explode their balloons during a Purim carnival held at Congregation B’Nai Tikvah in North Brunswick on Sunday. Above: Bashe Rockman (l), of North Brunswick, and Gabriella Callagy, of South Brunswick, have fun playing Ring Toss…

  • Sports Shorts

    Adult baseball players and teams wanted for the Amateur Baseball Association of New Jersey. There will be multiple wood and metal skill level leagues. Games are played mainly on Sundays with some Saturday games. For details visit www.All- StarTeamStats.com/aba, email NJBaseball4all@ aol.com or call Jason at 201-873-3349 Sky Blue FC will celebrate its 2009 championship…

  • Oni, Thompson shine at state track meets

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer South Brunswick High School’s Brian Oni and Jamie Thompson were golden at the NJSIAA Group Indoor Track and Field Championships. South Brunswick’s Melanie Thompson (above) and Sophia Ginez (below) won medals at the NJSIAA Indoor Track and Field Meet of Champions held Feb. 27 at the Bennett Indoor Complex in…

  • Mantz back at South Brunswick High School

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent As if the competition wasn’t tough enough in the GMC Red Division, Rick Mantz has returned as head coach of South Brunswick High School’s football team. Add another thorn in the side of teams hoping to capture the coveted division title. Rick Mantz Mantz will be back on the Vikings’ sidelines…

  • NBTHS reacting to speculation of removal of football coach

    Students and parents are showing support for Mark Zielinski through protests, Facebook Jennifer Amato NORTH BRUNSWICK — Parents and students at North Brunswick Township High School are showing support for head football coach Mark Zielinski, based upon speculation that he is not being recommended to remain as a football coach next year. Superintendent of Schools…

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