• Gypsy moth spraying to begin May 1 in S.B.

    South Brunswick Township has entered into a cooperative gypsy moth control program with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Downstown Aerocrop Service, Vineland, has been awarded the contract, and will use perform aerial application to areas infested with gypsy moth larvae. Application will begin on or after May 1 through June 1 or until completion.…

  • Holocaust survivor speaks of concentration camps

    Linwood Middle School honors persecution victims BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — “Remember to take action, and remember to remember.” The closing remarks of Linwood Middle School’s Holocaust Remembrance Evening April 23 summed up the theme of the night. Students and teachers from Linwood, along with township officials, recognized the commemoration of the…

  • Driving course scheduled by S.B. Senior Center

    South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, will hold an AARP safe-driving course 12:30-4:30 p.m. May 8 and 15. Completion of the twoday course gives seniors a discount on auto insurance. Fee is $12 for AARP members, and $14 for nonmembers, and enrollment is limited. Registration and a valid New Jersey driver’s license…

  • Linwood Middle School celebrates Earth Day

    Students learn about water quality, rain forest preservation BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick celebrated Earth Day with several activities last week. JENNIFER AMATO Students in Denise Petraco’s class at Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick decorated their classroom to represent the rain forest during the school’s Earth Day activities…

  • Quartet Plus One to sing at church May 9

    The Reformed Church of North Brunswick, 17 Laurel Place, will host a free concert by Quartet Plus One 7:30 p.m. May 9. A reception with refreshments will follow. For information, call the church at 732- 545-2736 or Gordon at 732-247-0933.

  • School budgets in No. & So. Brunswick pass

    N.B. voters approve 1.9 tax point increase by about 500 votes BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The school budget in North Brunswick passed for the first time in five years — by roughly 500 votes — during elections held April 21. Michael Dawson The budget presented a total tax increase of 1.9 tax points, or…

  • Spaces for May 9 flea market now available

    The concert choir of North Brunswick High School will sponsor a flea market 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9 at North Brunswick Municipal Building parking lot on Hermann Road. Charge for space is $25 for retail vendors, and $15 for North Brunswick residents/ employees. The rain location will be in the gym. For more information, call…

  • S.B. voters approve budget, elect incumbents, teenager

    Voter turnout increases by 5 percent from 2008 BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer  S.B. voters approve budget, elect incumbents, teenager BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer     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…

  • Golf outing May 8 to benefit Elks Lodge

    The New Brunswick Elks Lodge 324 will hold a charity golf outing at 1 p.m. on May 8, at Bunker Hill Golf Course. The cost of the shotgun start is $100 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, goody bags, lunch, beverages, a cigar cart, hot and cold buffet dinner at Alfredo’s and door…

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