• High school to collect prom dresses, accessories

    The South Brunswick High School (SBHS) Viking Closet will hold its fourth annual Sisterhood of the Traveling Prom Dress drive through Feb. 5. The Viking Closet will accept donations of prom/semiformal dresses, jewelry, purses and shoes in the main lobby of South Brunswick High School, 750 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, during school hours. The actual…

  • Seniors, student actors to have lunch Feb. 25

    South Brunswick seniors age 55 and older are invited to the 10th annual Day with the Characters on Feb. 25. “Bye Bye Birdie” will begin at 10 a.m. at Crossroads North Middle School, 635 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction. Bus transportation will be provided from the senior center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction. Following the show, the…

  • Honoring a legacy

    PHOTOS BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Clockwise from top: North Brunswick Township High School choir members, led by director Vanessa Moreno, perform during the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, held by the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services at the North Brunswick Municipal Building on Jan. 16. Anthony Brooks, vice president of the…

  • Environmental inventory part of master plan

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Having taken inventory of its environmental assets over the past five years, North Brunswick may be in a better position to protect its natural resources. The township recently completed and adopted its Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI). Those behind the ERI wrote that the cumulative effects of the decisions of North…

  • Questions loom over N.J.’s fiscal health

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address did not sufficiently outline a plan to overcome the economic challenges facing New Jersey in the eyes of some local officials. State Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) said she was dissatisfied with the speech because she felt the governor did not meaningfully…

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    FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI The Pan Clan Crew Project LEAL drummers perform Bob Marley’s “One Love” during a Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held by the North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services at the township municipal building on Jan. 16. For more photos, see page 2.

  • Zip rules

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Recently you and others who were describing driver bullying tactics mentioned the person who doesn’t merge early when there’s notice of a lane closure ahead, but keeps moving ahead in the soon-to-close lane until the very end, then moves over in front of others into the one open lane. Bad…

  • Cheapest cars with the best fuel economy

    Why spend a fortune for a hybrid or electric car? Here are 15 affordable conventional models that get 40 mpg or more By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features MITSUBISHI MIRAGE While full-electric and gas/electric hybrid-power cars can get phenomenal fuel economy, they command stiff price premiums that are difficult to recover in savings at the pump,…

  • RE/MAX again named No. 1 real estate franchise

    RE/MAX, the No. 1 name in real estate, holds the top position for a third consecutive year among real estate brands in the 36th annual 2015 Franchise 500® survey by Entrepreneur magazine. This year’s ranking also marks the 12th time in 16 years that RE/MAX has been listed as the top franchisor in the real…

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