• Mary Ann Sloyan Buoncristiano

    Mrs. Buoncristiano, 66, of Metuchen, died Feb. 12, 2009, at home. Born in Jersey City, she moved to Metuchen in 1973. She worked for Metuchen Borough for 10 years and for International Technidyne Corp., Edison, for 15 years. Mrs. Buoncristiano was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Metuchen. She was predeceased by three…

  • Irma Jozsa Nagy

    Mrs. Nagy, 93, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, died March 16, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Bela Nagy, in 1972; and a son, Endre “Bandi” Nagy, in 1996. She is survived by a daughter, Julia Nagy; a grandson; and two great-grandsons. A…

  • Nathanson never loses sight of importance of education

    Iurge voters in the school election to pay particular attention to those board members who never lose sight of the importance of the education we furnish to the children of our community. Barry Nathanson has shown himself to be a champion of our students. He has served admirably on the Board of Education since 2002.…

  • North Brunswick should have saved Pulda farm years ago

    Ah, disaster capitalism is on the march and it’s heading to a community near you! Create the housing bubble, then the financial crisis; get the public’s money when your Ponzi scheme finally fails and then profit from the whole thing even more by changing the laws. You’ve got to give these developers and bankers credit…

  • Developers smelled weakness, greed in North Brunswick

    After all the animals are long gone and the barn has burned down, Mayor Francis Womack and the North Brunswick Township Council want to put a lock on the door. I reference the recent half-hearted attempt to lobby Trenton to dictate which kind of residential development can be overbuilt at the Edgewood Properties farm. As…

  • Eminent domain will keep situation from getting worse

    Thanks to their decision to rezone the Pulda farm into a high-density planned adult community, the North Brunswick Council and Planning Board have gotten us into a fine mess! As a result of the bill rushed through by the state Assembly and Senate earlier this month, the developer of the Pulda property essentially does not…

  • Edgewood issue may make N.B. residents pay attention

    Ido not know whether to laugh or cry, but I do not feel sorry for the township of North Brunswick, our elected officials, or our residents. Thanks to our governor and state Legislature, it appears our town will be welcoming another 375 homes and families to our town. Apparently, as part of the economic stimulus…

  • Play it safe during Brain Injury Awareness Month

    In accordance with Brain Injury Awareness Month this March, the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey (BIANJ) is reminding the general public about the seriousness of concussion and the importance of making informed decisions about when it is safe to return athletes to play. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated…

  • Pulda, like Otken, is no longer a ‘family farm’

    We all wanted the Pulda farm to be preserved, and I agree with efforts to veto this bill. Yet, please reconsider the family farm condemnation thought. Like Otken, it is no longer a “family farm,” and I can think of no other in town being endangered by a condemnation action. Too bad about the train…

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