Tag: North Brunswick

  • North Brunswick council members support two businesses for cannabis facilities

    North Brunswick council members support two businesses for cannabis facilities

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The members of the North Brunswick Township Council have passed resolutions supporting a retail cannabis facility’s application and a cannabis cultivation facility’s application to the state to become licensed marijuana businesses. On Jan. 10, council members passed a resolution in support of Jersey Garden Greens to operate a Class 5 Retail License…

  • On Campus: Darcy Fruhschein

    On Campus: Darcy Fruhschein

    Darcy Fruhschein was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She is majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a plan to pursue a degree in Elementary Education, as well as a master’s degree. She is a member of the Thomas More Honors Program. She is on the…

  • NBTHS student collects bottle caps that will be used to make prosthetics

    NBTHS student collects bottle caps that will be used to make prosthetics

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – When a teacher asked his students to save their water bottle caps, Austin Shulas was determined to not just participate, but to make a huge impact. Austin is a member of the North Brunswick Township Marching Band/Drumline and the Jazz Band. He is a drummer, and also plays the alto and bari…

  • New law safeguards personal information of those who serve in the justice system

    New law safeguards personal information of those who serve in the justice system

    Daniel’s Law is named after the son of a judge who was killed in their North Brunswick home   In an effort to enhance the state’s ability to protect members of the justice system and their immediate family members, a bill sponsored by Assemblywomen Annette Quijano and Yvonne Lopez, Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, and…

  • North Brunswick Library offers contactless services while building is closed

    North Brunswick Library offers contactless services while building is closed

    The North Brunswick Library is closed to the public through Jan. 18. The following services are still available: contactless pickup of materials, placing and picking up of holds, phone and email references, contactless faxing and pickup of print jobs, and virtual programming. Hours of operation are: 12:30-7:45 p.m. Monday and Thursday; and 9:30 a.m. to…

  • Boards reorganize to begin 2022

    Boards reorganize to begin 2022

    Amidst the holiday season, the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic and winter weather, municipal governing bodies and school boards in the area began to reorganize for 2022. North Brunswick Township, which typically holds its first meeting of the year on New Year’s Day, met virtually on Jan. 3. Cologero “Carlo” Socio received 6,356 votes and…

  • OFIS Furniture pivots business plan, opening showroom to residents furnishing their home offices

    OFIS Furniture pivots business plan, opening showroom to residents furnishing their home offices

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – OFIS Furniture LLC’s showroom in North Brunswick is celebrating its one-year anniversary of offering office furniture to the public. In business for more than three decades, OFIS Furniture buys chairs, desks and other office furniture from closing or downsizing companies, refurbishes them, then sells them at discounts to other businesses, according to…

  • Icy conditions cause traffic accidents in North, South Brunswick

    Icy conditions cause traffic accidents in North, South Brunswick

    The South Brunswick Police Department is currently handling multiple crashes and vehicles off the roadway. South Brunswick Public Works and Middlesex County are continuing to salt roadways, which remain hazardous, according to information provided at 9 a.m. Jan. 5. Since 6:08 a.m., officers have handled 33 reports of crashes and many additional vehicle assists throughout…

  • North Brunswick, South Brunswick institute mask mandates; schools go virtual for two weeks

    North Brunswick, South Brunswick institute mask mandates; schools go virtual for two weeks

    The townships of North Brunswick and South Brunswick have instituted indoor mask mandates amidst the rising cases of COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant. A mask is required to be worn in all areas of public indoor accommodations including, but not limited to, government facilities, restaurants, bars, gymnasiums, dance studios, recreation facilities, retail stores, cafes,…