• Samuel L. Genaro

    Mr. Genaro, 87, of Jacksonville, Fla., and formerly of Perth Amboy, died Nov. 6, 2009, at Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville. He had resided in Perth Amboy and in the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick before relocating to Jacksonville. Mr. Genaro was a traveling operator at PSE&G, New Brunswick, for 30 years, retiring in…

  • Incumbent freeholders grateful for support

    The recent political campaign will be remembered for a wide variety of reasons. It was much more than simply choosing between the two major political parties. And it was much more than a flood of political mail, radio and TV announcements, lawn signs, “robo calls” and candidates knocking on doors. For many, it was an…

  • S.B. councilman thankful for voters’ support

    Iwould like to thank the voters of South Brunswick who elected me to the Township Council on Nov. 3. I will do my best to represent the interests of all residents of South Brunswick and to make the township an even better place to live, work and raise a family. I would especially like to…

  • IASC should be commended for service, philanthropy

    On a trip to Rome, Italy, last week I discovered that I was on the same flight as Vito Puleio, president of the North Brunswick Italian American Social Club (IASC). I briefly chatted with Mr. Puleio regarding the intent of his trip: to deliver a check for $25,000 to Comune di Aquila — Abruzzo for…

  • Soldiers deserve salute, rousing welcome home

    Icouldn’t help thinking back to my husband’s return from the first Gulf War. We were stationed in my native Germany during the time of his deployment, and the support for the families on post had been great. But nothing compared to the soldiers’ homecoming, as you will see in the following paragraphs. On May 8,…

  • Global education is a growing problem

    Global education is a growing problem in countries outside of our own. According to sources such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, one out of every five children in developing countries between the ages of 6 and 11 is not in school, 70 percent of whom are females, and 226 million children…

  • North and South Brunswick deserve praise for working to save farmland

    Congratulations are in order to South Brunswick and Middlesex County officials, who worked together to purchase the Van Dyke/Pulda Farm in South Brunswick on Oct. 13. The 188-acre farm was purchased from the owner, William Pulda, for open space preservation. The 350-year-old farm has an original 18th-century farmhouse intact and gravesites dating back to the…

  • Local teams place well in state X-country meet

    EBHS, O.B. boys teams in top 10; S.B. girls get fourth-place finish BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Despite strong finishes by members of the East Brunswick High School boys team in the state Group IV cross country meet at Holmdel Park on Saturday, the Bears did not earn the right to move on to this week’s…

  • North Brunswick Rec Soccer

    Top: With the goalkeeper out of position, Chris Lynch scores an easy goal while teammate Neil Ohawan looks on during a Division II game of the North Brunswick Soccer Club at North Brunswick Community Park on Sunday. Bottom: Zachary Demetrious tries to get past Kevin Chunilall during the game. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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