Tag: North Brunswick

  • Criminal charges brought in North Brunswick fatal crash that killed Milltown teen

    Criminal charges brought in North Brunswick fatal crash that killed Milltown teen

    Two people have been charged in a fatal three-car crash that took place in North Brunswick on May 24. Rashawn Stevens, 33, of Newark, and Garry Givens-Owens, 28, of Somerset, were both charged with strict liability vehicular homicide in the third degree by driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and causing the…

  • Democrat incumbents listed on ballot for North Brunswick primary

    Democrat incumbents listed on ballot for North Brunswick primary

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Democratic North Brunswick Township Council incumbents Bob Davis and Claribel Cortes will be running for re-election in the November general election. Below is a brief profile ahead of the July 7 primary. There are no challengers listed on the ballot thus far.   Claribel Cortes has lived in North Brunswick for 17…

  • North Brunswick residents encouraged to make noise at 7:32 p.m. tonight to honor Class of 2020

    North Brunswick residents encouraged to make noise at 7:32 p.m. tonight to honor Class of 2020

    North Brunswick residents are encouraged to make some noise this evening, Wednesday, June 17, at 7:32 p.m., in recognition of the North Brunswick Township High School Class of 2020. Sirens from the North Brunswick Township Police Department, North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Companies and the North Brunswick First Aid & Rescue Squad will be blowing at…

  • Wellspring Center for Prevention, North Brunswick Library offer virtual toolkit for adjusting to ‘new normal’

    Wellspring Center for Prevention, North Brunswick Library offer virtual toolkit for adjusting to ‘new normal’

    Wellspring Center for Prevention will present a free virtual “Toolkit for Success” focusing on adjusting to our “new normal” at 7 p.m. on June 23. Nicki Francis, coordinator of Program and Professional Development; and Mara Carlin, coordinator of Coalition and Community Programs, will discuss topics such as loss, stress management and how to reach out…

  • North Brunswick commemorates Flag Day

    North Brunswick commemorates Flag Day

    PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK North Brunswick American Legion Post 459, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2319 and the Wreaths Across America North Brunswick chapter held a commemorative Flag Day ceremony on June 14 outside the American Legion post on Linwood Place. Pictured are representatives from the Legion, VFW, Wreaths Across America, North Brunswick Police…

  • North Brunswick Library to host online discussion on climate change on June 25

    North Brunswick Library to host online discussion on climate change on June 25

    The North Brunswick Public Library will hold an online talk on Climate Change in New Jersey: Practical Steps Individuals Can Take to Reduce Its Impact at 7 p.m. June 25. Join John Miraglia, of the Raritan Valley Group of the Sierra Club, as he discusses the impact of climate change and other environmental factors altering…

  • Opinion: The birth of our nation – we must protect the freedom we have

    Opinion: The birth of our nation – we must protect the freedom we have

    In Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, the delegates to the Second Continental Congress ratified a declaration of the delegates called the Declaration of Independence. The purpose of this declaration was to set forth the grievances the colonies had against the king and crown in their governance of the colonies. Among other things, the delegates notified…

  • Boy Scouts to collect food June 14 for North Brunswick Food Bank

    Boy Scouts to collect food June 14 for North Brunswick Food Bank

    Boy Scout Troop 18 will hold a drive-through food drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 14 at Our Lady of Peace Church, Route 130 at Washington Place, North Brunswick. Drop off non-perishable food items without leaving the car. Requested items include peanut butter, jelly, pasta, cereal, rice and beans. Will benefit the North…

  • Event center approved at double hotel site in North Brunswick

    Event center approved at double hotel site in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – An event center will be built between the Staybridge Suites and the Holiday Inn Express and Suites on Route 1 in North Brunswick. Experts testifying on behalf of Koyal Realty LLC came before the North Brunswick Planning Board on Feb. 11 to discuss a building that would sit between the two properties…