Tag: North Brunswick

  • Milltown man charged as suspect in two North Brunswick shootings

    Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Kenneth P. McCormick of the North Brunswick Police Department said a Milltown man has been charged with two shootings which took place in North Brunswick. Clifton Stokes, aka “Trap”, 25, of Milltown was arrested on July 2 and charged with four counts of attempted murder in the first degree, two…

  • Essay by MCVTS student chosen in ‘New York Times’ contest

    Essay by MCVTS student chosen in ‘New York Times’ contest

    Sixteen-year-old Erin Tan of North Brunswick, who will be a senior at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies in Edison in the fall, likes the changes in admission policies being made by colleges and universities because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her essay on the topic was one of nine high school…

  • Supporters of police, Black lives peacefully march in North Brunswick

    Supporters of police, Black lives peacefully march in North Brunswick

    First came the blue, black and white toned American flags down Hermann Road in North Brunswick, carried or worn by a dedicated dozen demonstrators focused on making their pro-police points. Undeterred by the threat of thundershowers, a contingent of Black Lives Matter about twice the size followed suit just a few minutes later. Both groups…

  • Opinion: Governor Murphy: Raise the Flag

    Opinion: Governor Murphy: Raise the Flag

    Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order back in April to have the U.S. flag flown at half-staff indefinitely. Really?! Don’t you know that if you repeat something enough it loses its meaning? So, you have the U.S. flag flown at half-staff for the New Jersey citizens who have died of COVID. OK. What about…

  • Mayor addresses billing issues related to water utility in North Brunswick

    Mayor addresses billing issues related to water utility in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Township officials are addressing the water bill situation, which has left many residents paying bills that are excessively high. Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack said the bills have been problematic for the past two billing cycles. He said the administration takes full responsibility for not only the bills, but for not being able…

  • Georges Road paving project begins in North Brunswick

    Georges Road paving project begins in North Brunswick

    New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) officials announced a pavement preservation project on Route 171/Georges Road between Route 130 and Lincoln Avenue in North Brunswick, continuing daily on weekdays beginning June 24 for approximately four weeks. NJDOT’s contractor, Trap Rock Industries, is scheduled to close lanes and shoulders at five intersections along Route 171/Georges Road.…

  • Father’s Day Food Drive nets food, Girl Scout cookies for North Brunswick Food Bank
  • NBTHS graduates will ‘be successful because you’re from North Brunswick’

    NBTHS graduates will ‘be successful because you’re from North Brunswick’

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Although the graduates of North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) have undergone a tough few months, dealing with the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, missing prom and not finishing out the school year with their friends, they were still treated to a few surprises during their virtual graduation. Tim Howard, a 1997 graduate and…

  • North Brunswick man charged in accident that killed 70-year-old pedestrian

    North Brunswick man charged in accident that killed 70-year-old pedestrian

    A North Brunswick man was charged in the death of a 70-year-old New Brunswick man who was struck in New Brunswick on June 19.   Juan Gonzalez, 43, was charged with driving without a license and causing the death of another person in the third degree, according to information provided by Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor…