Tag: North Brunswick
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South Brunswick man who drove drunk with children in car sentenced to 11 years in prison for charges related to serious crash in North Brunswick
A man has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for his role in causing a serious crash that left multiple people injured last year. Christopher L. Mertens, 42, of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, was driving while intoxicated around 8:50 p.m. Aug. 8, 2020, according to an investigation by Patrolman Jason Zier…
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Opinion: Plastic and paper bag ban will not impact landfills, but will affect middle class shoppers
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law PL 2020, c117 which prohibits single-use plastic and paper bags at grocery stores. Beginning May 4, 2022, New Jersey businesses may not sell or provide single-use plastic bags or paper bags to their customers. Is paper not totally and easily recyclable and biodegradable? This extremely short-sighted law fails to…
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North Brunswick municipal building could remain closed for months
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The North Brunswick municipal complex remains closed due to flooding from Tropical Storm Ida in September and could be closed for many months ahead. The entire basement of 710 Hermann Road was destroyed on Sept. 1, including items belonging to archives, the food bank, historical records, police evidence, locker rooms and the…
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North Brunswick ‘changemakers’ focus on under-representation in medicine
Teams of young changemakers between the ages of 13 and 18 gathered at T-Mobile’s headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., for the company’s third Changemaker Challenge Lab. The four top teams in the education, environment, technology and family challenge categories had the chance to pitch their world-changing ideas directly to T-Mobile senior leaders to win a total of $15,000 in seed funding to supercharge…
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North Brunswick teen creates STEM magazine for students in Mapapa, Africa
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A sophomore at North Brunswick Township High School is working toward advancing STEM education around the world and making it free and accessible to all young children. Ria Patel is issuing a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) magazine for adolescent girls in Mapapa, part of Zambia, Africa. Due to a lack of…
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North Brunswick esports facility brings gaming to the next level
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Jacob A. has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. “I would say, from the age of 5, I had my first gaming device which was a [Nintendo] Game Boy Color back in 1998. My family first bought one for me to keep me busy and to keep…
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North Brunswick Township Schools make donation to replenish food bank
North Brunswick Township Schools Acting Superintendent Janet Ciarrocca, North Brunswick Township Middle School Principal Rick Selover and North Brunswick Township Council Member Amanda Guadagnino presented a donation to North Brunswick Food Bank Director Kathy Aruta on Oct. 19. The food bank suffered the loss of its food supply and location on Sept. 1 when Tropical…
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Suspect allegedly discharges firearm during pursuit; still at large
Authorities are investigating a police pursuit of an armed suspect who eluded the police in a stolen vehicle and, thereafter, fled on foot. Patrol officers of the North Brunswick Police Department attempted to pull over a stolen Honda Civic traveling in the area of Route 27 around 4 p.m. Oct. 8, according to information provided…
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Candidates run uncontested in North Brunswick Board of Education election
The Board of Education election in North Brunswick is uncontested; three candidates are running for three three-year terms on the school board. Steven Wen is running under the Listening Learning Changing campaign; Paragi Patel is running under Putting Kids First; and incumbent David Brockman is also on the ballot. Patel was up for election since…
