• Gang member pleads guilty to killing former N.B. resident

    NEW BRUNSWICK — A member of a street gang pleaded guilty June 25 to aggravated manslaughter in the drive-by fatal shooting of a rival gang member during a dispute in New Brunswick two years ago. Morgan Brown, 21, of New Brunswick, admitted killing former North Brunswick resident Dyshon Thompson, who was 24 at the time,…

  • N.B. police officer gets MADD at drunk drivers

    Erik Jacobsen receives award for highest number of DUI arrests BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Erik Jacobsen NORTH BRUNSWICK — North Brunswick Township Police Officer Erik Jacobsen has received the second annual Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) New Jersey Law Enforcement Recognition Award for having the highest number and highest percentage of arrests for driving…

  • New Bruns. breaks ground on transit village

    Will include residences, bookstore and office space as a gateway to Rutgers University NEW BRUNSWICK — Gov. Jon Corzine and state and local officials broke ground for New Brunswick’s $150 million Gateway Transit Village project June 10. The 630,000-square-foot, mixed-use building will include 245,000 square feet of residential units, 50,000 square feet of destination retail…

  • Reachin’ for a cause

    Brad Pastrick, 17, of North Brunswick, leaps to catch the ball during a passing drill at the third annual Joanne J. Amato Kick Cancer fundraiser for the Embrace Kids Foundation, New Brunswick. The event, held June 7 at Heavenly Farms, East Brunswick, is dedicated to the memory of late East Brunswick resident Joanne J. Amato,…

  • Rescue operation

    On Friday, emergency responders extricated a woman from her Toyota minivan, which rolled over during a motor vehicle accident involving a Toyota Camry at the intersection of Wood Avenue and Route 130 in North Brunswick. She was transported to an area hospital. STEVEN M. BARON

  • Author cooks up books about baseball, bios

    William Cook writes stories about American history BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer William Cook’s interest in writing began in high school, where he was the editor of his school newspaper. Yet he didn’t become serious about writing books until he reached his mid-40s, starting out with novels that he couldn’t get published. William Cook One…

  • Woman is facing chronic disease by creating awareness

    Sets up Facebook account; wants emails sent to ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on July 8 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer In 1996, Christine Ortega had hundreds of her family and friends nominate her uncle, who had been diagnosed with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), to carry the torch in the Olympics, via a contest on a…

  • S.B. council adopts budget with layoffs, tax increase

    BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Town officials in South Brunswick recently approved a spending plan that they say was the result of one of the most difficult budget processes they could recall in years. The council trimmed $1.5 million in spending in the $49 million budget, which was introduced in April. The amount to be…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Anita Alexander looks to her friends down the row from her seat during the start of the South Brunswick High School commencement ceremony, held June 23 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton. For more photos, see page 19.

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