• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Nurses prepare for emergencies

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Nurses prepare for emergencies

    Group discusses how to respond By Azra Baig, Special Writer The South Brunswick Volunteer Nurse Corps (SBVNC) held a meeting Thursday at the South Brunswick Municipal Center to review its general policies and operating procedures, involving a nurse’s responsibility, in a public health emergency and the opening of an emergency shelter. SBVNC is an organization…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s are ready for state tourney

    ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 10s are ready for state tourney

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Jon Iorio doesn’t know much about the teams that his Robbinsville Little League 9/10 year-old all-star softball team will face in the state tournament.    What the Robbinsville manager does know is that he is taking a resilient squad to states. Robbinsville clawed back through a difficult District 12 tournament.…

  • Land preservation should be on November’s ballot

    Grace Sinden, Princeton We are fortunate to have a state senator, Christopher "Kip" Bateman, who cares about open space preservation and other important environmental issues ("Land preservation funding seen to be slipping away," 7/22/14, Princeton Packet ). I wish the same could be said for our two state Assembly representatives, Jack Ciattarelli and Donna Simon,…

  • MONROE: Superintendent Hamilton’s resignation official

    MONROE: Superintendent Hamilton’s resignation official

    Jenine Clancy photo. Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton, left, explains his reason for leaving the district during Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting. He will leave the district on July 31 to go to a New York State school district.

  • EAST WINDSOR: Ross Dress store opens

    EAST WINDSOR: Ross Dress store opens

    By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice S. Mironov, joined by members of the Township Council, celebrated the grand opening of Ross Dress for Less on Saturday, according to a press release. The apparel and home fashion retailer has occupied the remaining 22,500 square feet of the former Super Fresh in Windsor…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dayton man cashes in two PBA tourneys

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dayton man cashes in two PBA tourneys

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer Bob Caruso of Dayton, has cashed in two recent PBA50 Senior Division Tournaments in Fort Wayne, Indiana, according to the Professional Bowlers Association. Mr. Caruso made the drive to Indiana after driving his 17-year-old daughter Amy to the Junior Nationals. The younger Caruso also bowls for the South Brunswick High…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Private students lack busing contract

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Private students lack busing contract

    Ed Birch photo. Parent Diane Coppola addresses the Board of Education Monday night about the apparent lack of busing available for her child who attends a private Catholic school.

  • PRINCETON: Still no agreement on teachers contract

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton school board and the teachers union still have not reached agreement on a new contract, with the growing possibility that a deal will not be in place when schools reopen. The calendar is working against both sides to resolve critical differences on salary and health benefits to…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local Muslims pray for Mid-East peace

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local Muslims pray for Mid-East peace

    zra Baig photo. South Brunswick residents Hanan Shaban and her daughter pray for peace in the Middle East during services at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey in Monmouth Junction.

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