• Discussion to focus on Kingston railroads

    John Kilbride, moderator of the Camden & Amboy Historians, will give an illustrated talk on the railroads of Kingston with particular emphasis on the Rocky Hill Railroad and Transportation Co. and Kingston Branch at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Kingston Firehouse, Heathcote Road, Kingston section of South Brunswick. The meeting is free and all…

  • Free screenings offered at Oct. 11 health fair

    The South Brunswick Township Board of Health and Saint Peter’s University Hospital will hold a Community Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 11 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. Free screenings include blood pressure, blood sugar, hearing, body mass index, vision and glaucoma, oral cancer, foot and ankle,…

  • Two charged with setting fire to house in Kendall Park

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Two men have been charged with arson in connection with a recent fire that destroyed a home in Kendall Park. Terrence Strothers, 24, of South Bound Brook, and Gennaro Toscano, 19, of Green Brook, were charged with aggravated arson and criminal mischief on Sept. 30, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C.…

  • ‘Dead Man Walking’ author discusses death penalty

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Acclaimed author Sister Helen Prejean speaks of her experience with the death penalty to a crowd of students gathered at Old Bridge High School on Oct. 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Students at Old Bridge High School were challenged with difficult questions on human rights and decency upon being visited…

  • Photo

    North Brunswick Councilman Bob Davis, right, joins his daughter-in-law, Carly, left to right; granddaughter, Dylan; grandson, Parker; and son, Adam on Sept. 30 at the bench that was dedicated to Bob’s wife and Adam’s mother, the late Linda Davis, who was a teacher at John Adams Elementary School in North Brunswick. For more photos, see…

  • Neighbor charged with murder a month after fatal shooting

    A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his neighbor, who was killed outside his home a month ago. Roland E. Amos of Schmidt Lane, North Brunswick, was charged with the Sept. 1 murder of Brian A. Hoey, 43, who lived next door. Amos was also charged on Oct. 2…

  • Police issue warnings about financial scams

    South Brunswick police are warning the public about three recent frauds. Two suspects reportedly defrauded a 90- year-old woman on Sept. 15 after telling her she won $3 million from Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, according to Police Lt. James Ryan. The suspect allegedly told the victim there was a $500 fee in order to get…

  • ‘Real world’ MPG tests proposed

    Federal regulators are hoping to make new-car fuel economy estimates more accurate by getting vehicles out of the laboratory and on the road. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A version of the boilerplate phrase, “Your mileage may vary,” is typically embedded in new-car ads whenever fuel economy is cited, and with good reason. With gas…

  • Q&A

    On the plate with Sharon Peters Many readers wrote to support the idea of reporting to a state hotline the license plate numbers of aggressive drivers. (I mentioned the Colorado practice in a recent column — it leads to the aggressor receiving an official “someone saw you driving like a fool” letter.) Although all acknowledged…

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