Tag: Beekman Road
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Spotted salamanders set to migrate across Beekman Road
EAST BRUNSWICK – As the warm weather of spring approaches, the vernal pools near Beekman Road will be populated by spotted salamanders as they migrate to breed. To accommodate the migration, Beekman Road will be intermittently closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. over the following months. However, residents are encouraged to safely witness the…
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Man pushing car off Route 1 struck by vehicle that fled
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A man from South Carolina who had car trouble along Route 1 was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Police responded to the area of Route 1 southbound between Beekman Road and Sandhills Road around 1:12 a.m. Aug. 21 for a report of a man struck by a car, according to information provided…
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Amphibians on the move!
By Michele S. Byers The days are longer and warmer, an unmistakable cue to New Jersey’s hibernating amphibians – frogs, salamanders and toads – that it’s time to leave their winter hideaways and start mating. The first warm, rainy nights of spring produce a frenzy of amphibian activity, as spotted salamanders, Jefferson salamanders, wood frogs…
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Foot chase leads to apprehension of burglary suspect in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A Monroe man who allegedly fled a home burglary on Jan. 14 was apprehended by South Brunswick Police shortly thereafter. Police were called at 10:59 a.m. to East Meadow Estates, a new housing development off Beekman Road, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. A sales person indicated…
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South Brunswick police seek surveillance footage from areas in Kendall Park
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick police are investigating multiple car burglaries that occurred in the Kendall Park section of town on Nov. 12. Officer Matthew Hagood responded to a residence on Eleanor Drive for a car burglary around 5:08 a.m., according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department. The resident advised Hagood…
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South Brunswick DPW truck overturns during crash due to snow
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick police have already handled 14 motor vehicle crashes due to Winter Storm Inga, including one in which a township sand truck flipped over. At 7:14 a.m. on Jan. 17, a 2004 Honda Civic operated by a 39-year-old Kendall Park resident was headed westbound on Beekman Road in the Kendall…
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Police close road, giving salamanders safe passage to migrate
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – “A hop, a skip and a jump” is what many local amphibians were doing as they journeyed undisturbed across Beekman Road to begin mating season on March 8. Thanks to a 12-year collaborative effort from the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (EBEC), the Township of East…