• S.B. to hold swine flu vaccine clinic Jan. 9

    The South Brunswick Board of Health will provide free H1N1 influenza vaccines to the general public of all ages on Jan. 9 in the South Brunswick Senior Center in the municipal complex Preregistration is required at www.sbtnj.net. When registering, select the group that best describes the individual requesting vaccination. Children under 10 years old will…

  • Registration open for SBPD citizens academy

    South Brunswick Police Department will accept applications for the 2010 session of the Citizens Police Academy (CPA) for township residents through Jan. 25. Free classes are held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays Feb. 18-May 6. Class size is limited to 25 students, and registration is first-come, firstserved. The goal of the CPA is to educate residents about…

  • Ever want to slap a landlord? Apparently we do.

    Bloopers • • ADELE YOUNG At this time every year, we like to look back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it, and some that actually did make it, into a few of Greater Media Newspapers’ publications during the previous year. Damning with faint praise One of our Word on the Street…

  • Praise as she prays

    Korine Mills, of South Brunswick, sings during worship services Sunday morning at the South Brunswick Christian Fellowship on Sandhill Road. With the start of the new year, the sermon focused on the power of worship and how it can help to glorify and to endure the days ahead.

  • Fun and games

    Talia Pagan, 6, Ken Fuhr and his daughter, Zophia, 6, all of North Brunswick, check out a fun computer game at the North Brunswick Library on Sunday.

  • Best photos of 2009

    Photographers’ picks Middlesex County Fair at the Fairgrounds in East Brunswick Aug. 3. Greater Middlesex Conference Lacrosse Final May 13. JEFF GRANIT staff ERIC SUCAR staff Rutgers University and Rider University wrestling meet Jan. 24. Cemetery Hill in West Long Branch Dec. 20. CHRIS KELLY staff CHRIS KELLY staff New Jersey Run for the Fallen…

  • Amtrak building fence as blockade to exposed tracks

    BY JENNIFER BOOTON SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Residents’ concerns about child safety were answered last month after Amtrak agreed to build a fence that would cover exposed railroad tracks near a township neighborhood. Nearly three months ago Amtrak cut back on its right of way because of maintenance concerns. In doing so, large trees adjacent to…

  • Silver Alert to find missing dementia patients is now law

    Legislation that establishes a system to help locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments was signed into law by then- Gov. Richard Codey. The measure, S-1551/A-2844, creates an emergency Silver Alert System for providing public notification of those missing persons in a manner that is similar to the Amber Alerts that…

  • Cases of Alzheimer’s disease to double by 2050

    No cure yet for the most common, most debilitating form of dementia BY JENNIFER AMATO (Editor’s note: The following statistics and information have been provided by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter.) As the most common form of dementia, accounting for about 70 percent of all cases, Alzheimer’s disease affects 5.3 million people. This…

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