Tag: North Brunswick

  • Opinion: Senior community has handled past scares

    Opinion: Senior community has handled past scares

    I came to the realization not too long ago that I have been on this planet for almost a century. Those of my generation and I were born in the Great Depression, which was a time of great upheaval in the world. That wasn’t too long after World War I and the flu epidemic of…

  • North Brunswick Food Bank open on May 12

    North Brunswick Food Bank open on May 12

    The Township of North Brunswick was advised of seven new positive COVID-19 cases on May 11. The age range is from 13 to 84 years old. There are now 805 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. *** North Brunswick Food Bank hours are from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 12, at the…

  • North Brunswick residents donate peanut butter, pasta to township food bank

    North Brunswick residents donate peanut butter, pasta to township food bank

    The Neighborhood Shout Out Flashlight Brigade – consisting of more than 30 neighbors from Newton, Patton, Davis, Douglas, Bell and Bradley streets in North Brunswick – joined together on May 7 for P&P Night to meet the North Brunswick Food Bank’s request for peanut butter and pasta. More than 40 jars of peanut butter, more…

  • Eleven new cases of COVID-19 reported in North Brunswick

    Eleven new cases of COVID-19 reported in North Brunswick

    The Township of North Brunswick was advised that 11 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported on May 7. The age range is from 20 to 72 years old. There are now 762 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 as of May 7.

  • North Brunswick school tax increase due to charter school funding, payment for new school

    North Brunswick school tax increase due to charter school funding, payment for new school

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The funding of charter schools continues to impact North Brunswick taxpayers in terms of the annual school budget. Superintendent of Schools Brian Zychowski said a mandate from the state which requires the North Brunswick Public School District to pay for students from the township who attend area charter schools is a “duplication…

  • North Brunswick’s Pulda Farm, Community Garden remain open

    North Brunswick’s Pulda Farm, Community Garden remain open

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township of North Brunswick was advised that seven residents tested positive for COVID-19 on May 6. The age range is from 42 99 years old. There are now 751 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the township. *** Township park areas remain open only for walking, running, biking or…

  • Opinion: Drive-through poppy service available to support veterans

    Opinion: Drive-through poppy service available to support veterans

    For us veterans, the month of May is a solemn month. Normally, all the veterans’  organizations would be out offering poppies in exchange for donations. A poppy represents a U.S. serviceman killed in action. These donations go into the Poppy Fund, and the money is used to aid veterans, their families and military members and…

  • Opinion: Wearing masks in parks is considerate

    Opinion: Wearing masks in parks is considerate

    I went for a walk on the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Princeton this past Sunday, May 3. There were many joggers, bikers, fisherman, walkers and kids enjoying the great weather, but not one person wearing a mask. I was surprised to see up to five people together and people stopping and talking without masks…

  • North Brunswick Library offers digital library cards, PIN retrieval

    North Brunswick Library offers digital library cards, PIN retrieval

    North Brunswick residents can apply for a library card digitally by visiting http://northbrunswicklibrary.org. The library card provides free access to eBooks, audiobooks, eMagazines, movies, TV shows, comics, NYTimes.com, computer courses, foreign language learning and more.   Any residents who have an existing card but who have forgotten their PIN can fill out a retrieval request…