• Arif Patel needed on So. Bruns. Board of Ed.

    Having been a product of the South Brunswick schooling system and a resident of the township for 16 years and counting, I have seen a lot of positive changes throughout not only the township, but also the school system. The South Brunswick Board of Education has done an excellent job in the past, but with…

  • Determining the right amount of homework

    Students spend roughly six hours in the classroom each day while their parents could put in eight hours at the office.When a family returns home in the evening, homework is probably the last thing they want to worry about. Still, homework is part of many families’ daily routine, and chances are it is not going…

  • Signs of spring

    Above: North Brunswick’s Chris Rosenberg (l) tries to slap the tag on Middletown South’s Craig Sweeney during a scrimmage held at North Brunswick Township High School March 25. Right: North Brunswick’s Brian Gaeta hurls a pitch to a Middletown South batter. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Learn the early warning signs of bullying

    Children grow and develop their personalities in various ways.While many youngsters are teased or receive some good-natured ribbing at some point in their school careers, some teasing can eventually turn into bullying. The National Education Association estimates that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. Furthermore,…

  • Sky Blue FC falls to L.A. in opener

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer TERRY GEERDTS Members of Sky Blue FC, including East Brunswick native Heather O’Reilly (r), take the ball upfield Sunday. BRIDGEWATER — Women’s professional soccer was introduced to New Jersey on Sunday when more than 6,000 fans watched the home team, Sky Blue FC, take on the best women’s soccer player…

  • Sure could use a little bit of good news today

    Coda • GREG BEAN Every day, I wake up with a different song playing on an endless loop in my brain. Why my brain picks that day’s song has always been a mystery to me. On days when the song of the day is something by Ry Cooder or Bruce Springsteen, I walk with an…

  • Business Briefs

    The Arc of New Jersey, North Brunswick, has received a grant of $30,500 from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Newark. The grant will be used to support The Arc’s cancer prevention for individuals with disabilities program. The program educates individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers about the importance of lifestyle changes, family history,…

  • Drug development company thriving in tough economy

    Chromocell opens 15,000-sq.-ft. facility in North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Rutgers University senior Marie Bolognini (middle) works in one of the laboratories at Chromocell, a research and development facility in North Brunswick that celebrated the grand opening of its expanded facility March 25. Bottom left: Scientists work…

  • NOTES

    Employees of Meridian Health Systems were among the 260 bowlers who participated in the 27th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake, one of the largest yearly fundraisers for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County. More than 60 teams of five bowled during the multi-day event. Participants ranging from schools to individuals to major corporate sponsors…

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