• County slates hazardous-waste drop-off date

    Middlesex County’s Division of Solid Waste Management will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 16 at the Middlesex County Bridges and Highways Facility, Apple Orchard Lane, off Route 130 north, North Brunswick. Acceptable items include adhesives, aerosol cans, anti-freeze, brake fluid, car batteries, cleaners, drain cleaners, fluorescent bulbs, gasoline, gas/oil…

  • Second-graders to read about favorite seniors

    The South Brunswick Senior Center will hold the “Senior That I Love” essay contest awards recognition ceremony at 12:30 p.m. June 8. Second grade students will be honored at the Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, for their heartwarming stories about an older adult who has left a lasting impression on them. Winners will…

  • Woman gets probation for stealing from county utility authority

    A Freehold woman has been placed on probation for five years and ordered to repay the $57,146 that she stole from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) in Sayreville while she worked there as comptroller and treasurer. During her May 5 sentencing, Margaret Brennan, 68, was ordered to repay the stolen funds within 45 days…

  • Police charge suspect in robbery of South Brunswick gas station

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Township police charged a local man in the armed robbery of a Route 130 gas station after a detective in a neighboring town reportedly recognized the suspect’s sneakers. Akean Benjamin, 24, of North Brunswick, has been charged in the April 24 daytime robbery of the Gulf gas station at the corner of…

  • North Brunswick police conduct pedestrian safety campaign

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Township police will conduct a pedestrian safety enforcement campaign over the next month. Drivers are required by law to stop for pedestrians in a marked crosswalk. Failure to observe the law may subject a motorist to one or more of the following: two points, a $200 fine plus court costs, insurance surcharges…

  • Memorial Day to feature 5K, ceremony

    North Brunswick’s 36th annual Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk will be May 25 at Community Park, 2350 Route 130 South, North Brunswick. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The run/walk starts at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $15 by May 3, or $20 thereafter. Those who preregister will receive a T-shirt. Race packet pickup will be 9…

  • Tim Howard to kick off Tourette campaign

    International soccer superstar Tim Howard will kick off a yearlong Tourette syndrome awareness campaign on June 4 at Rutgers University’s soccer stadium on the Busch campus. Howard, the standout goalkeeper who hails from North Brunswick, will speak about soccer, the World Cup and life with Tourette syndrome. Children under age 17 can register for a…

  • Donations add color to lives of hospitalized youngsters

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Nikita Chaubal and the 2016 Class Council at South Brunswick High School collected more than 140 crayon boxes and 80 coloring books for patients at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Hundreds of hospitalized children will have their days brightened thanks to a…

  • Take time to honor a New Jersey patriot

    Teach our children and grandchildren. On May 25, take time to find a New Jersey 1776 patriot’s tombstone here in our 1,664-year-old Garden State and place a poppy flower and our American flag on his grave. Our Jersey land has hundreds of these graves to pay tribute to this 2015 Memorial Day. It will be…

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