• SuperFest activities focus on special needs

    Showstoppers Plus of North Brunswick will present the SuperFest Special Bowl from noon to 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at St. Joseph High School, 145 Plainfield Road, Metuchen. There will be games, music, a meatball contest, a celebrity football toss, live performances and a talent show tailored to children with special needs. Greater Media’s Magic 98.3…

  • Crime Stoppers offers reward for burglary information

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the capture and conviction of the suspects responsible for the recent rash of burglaries in the Kendall Park section of the township. There have been 13 residential burglaries in Kendall Park since December 2013, and the most…

  • Officers, investigators suspended for alleged involvement in Spicuzzo case

    Several investigators and officers from the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office have been suspended without pay, pending termination. The charges stemmed from an internal affairs investigation related to the New Jersey Attorney General’s investigation of former Middlesex County Sheriff Joe Spicuzzo, according to the current sheriff, Mildred S. Scott. Spicuzzo was sentenced in September to nine…

  • Projections show growth of low-wage jobs

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Despite headlines that pit man against machine, the automation of the workplace might not pose the largest threat to the labor force, according to one expert. Of the five American occupations that are projected to grow the most by 2022, four generated annual median salaries of about $20,000 in 2012,…

  • Third loaded handgun taken off streets of South Brunswick

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The Police Department recovered a loaded handgun during a traffic stop last week. Lavarr Parker, 30, of Rahway, was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a controlled dangerous substance on Jan. 15, according to police Lt. James Ryan. Police Officer Salvatore Fama was on patrol on Route 1…

  • Two men apprehended in gas station holdup

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — Two men have been charged in last week’s armed robbery of the Citgo gas station on Georges Avenue, police said. Timothy M. Lewis, 22, of Somerset, and Darien Jamal Pickering, 20, of North Brunswick, were each charged with robbery by force, aggravated assault with a weapon, possession…

  • Program places teens on road to safe driving

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students take a pledge to drive safely at the Jan. 15 Central New Jersey High School Traffic Safety Challenge Kickoff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL I t is estimated that every 11 minutes, a teen driver in New Jersey gets into…

  • South Brunswick police widen candidate pool

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer South Brunswick officials are hoping changes to the police-hiring ordinance will improve the candidate pool as the Police Department hires new officers in the years ahead. The police force is now welcoming new candidates who are New Jersey residents between the ages of 18 and 35. The department is conducting…

  • Pan Clan Crew of the Project LEAL Drummers

    Third-grader Juliana Gallardo, center, and other students from North Brunswick’s program perform Bob Marley’s “One Love” during North Brunswick’s Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the municipal building. JOVELLE TAMAYO

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