• Joseph Battaglia named N.B. deputy police chief

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Joseph Battaglia NORTH BRUNSWICK — After placing No. 1 on the captain’s test for North Brunswick, Joseph Battaglia was appointed as the township’s deputy chief of police during the Township Council meeting April 20. Battaglia had initially been appointed as “acting” deputy chief in July 2007. “It’s important when you…

  • N.B. appoints first female captain to Police Dept.

    Lisa Racz was first and only female lieutenant as well BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lisa Racz NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township Police Department appointed its first female captain in its history on April 20. Lisa Racz was appointed as a North Brunswick police officer in January 1990 after working for a short time in…

  • N.B. forms Sustainable Advisory Committee

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township is creating a blueprint for how to make the town green. The Sustainable North Brunswick Advisory Committee has been officially established, taking over for the former North Brunswick 2030 Committee. The mission is to educate residents about how to save energy and money while making…

  • Voters OK S.B. budget, elect teen

    Voter turnout increases by 5% from last year’s election BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Stephen Parker SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Voters recently approved the district’s school budget and elected two incumbents and a high school student to the Board of Education. The high vote getter was incumbent Barry Nathanson, who garnered 1,970 votes. “It was nice…

  • Residents voice concerns over waste transfer station

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Residents and officials from New and North Brunswick expressed their displeasure with a proposed waste transfer station in New Brunswick to Richard Hills, head of the Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management, during a meeting in New Brunswick April 22. The New Brunswick Planning Board had…

  • Local honored with NJSHA award

    The New Jersey Speech-Language- Hearing Association (NJSHA), Hillsborough, honored individuals who better the lives of people with speech, language and hearing challenges at its annual convention April 30-May 1 in Atlantic City. May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. Receiving the 2009 NJSHA Volunteer of the Year Award will be East Brunswick resident Natalie Glass,…

  • Two local residents are ‘cereal’ helpers

    Featured on special-edition Cheerios boxes for helping to fight hunger BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Two local residents are featured on a special edition Cheerios box available at ShopRite supermarket stores because of their efforts in helping to fight hunger. Left: Dan Galligan (far right), of Old Bridge, is one of the heroes featured on…

  • County Conservation Corps seeking help

    Volunteers wanted for Middlesex County’s Conservation Corps to work this spring at the various natural places throughout the county. The group’s mission is to protect and preserve natural areas from misuse, polluters and the forces of nature at the nearly 7,000 acres of open space owned and maintained by Middlesex County. Volunteer days and times…

  • Dance, dance

    The South Brunswick High School Dance Team has completed its most successful season. The girls Black and Gold teams were the 2009 N.J. State Champions in both varsity jazz and pom, as well as junior varsity jazz and pom for the first time ever, at the New Jersey Dance State Championship March 15 at Ramapo…

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