Tag: South Brunswick Township
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Residents offer input, solutions in first public meeting to help alleviate truck traffic off US 130 and New Jersey Turnpike
Residents frustrated with truck traffic in southern Middlesex County voiced their concerns and suggested solutions in the first public meeting for a study that will determine strategies to manage the traffic in the area. “I am afraid to drive around here with these trucks,” one woman said. The county and the North Jersey Transportation Planning…
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South Brunswick School District to receive $2 million in state funds for preschool expansion
Full-day preschool is coming to South Brunswick School District with the state awarding $2 million in funding for the district to implement the program. Superintendent Scott Feder announced that the district is receiving state funding to run a full-day preschool program in a letter to the school community in November. The announcement comes after school…
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South Brunswick Democratic incumbents secure mayoral, council seats in general election; newcomers win school board seats
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The Middlesex County Board of Elections have certified election results. Following successful re-election bids, South Brunswick Mayor Charles Carley and Councilman Ken Bierman are set to be sworn into their new terms in January. The two Democratic incumbents defeated their Republican challengers, Michael Havardansky in the mayor’s race and John J. Anthony…
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South Brunswick High School students named Class of 2023 Governors STEM Scholars
The Governor’s STEM Scholars has named three South Brunswick High School students to its 2023 Scholars class. South Brunswick Senior Krishnan Tholkappian, Senior Xinyi Zhang, and rising Senior Samuel Yeboah-Manson are part of a 2023 Scholars class that consists of 128 scholars from 20 counties across the state. Students of color make up 83% of…
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South Brunswick school district could lose state funding for mental health programming
Under the state’s proposed plan to reform the student mental health system, the South Brunswick school district may be at risk of losing mental health programming due to a loss in state funding. South Brunswick is one of 62 school districts that face the halting of mental health programs following Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement in…
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South Brunswick is financially committed to the expansion and renovation of the public library
The South Brunswick Township Council is financially committed to the expansion and renovation of the South Brunswick Public Library. With a unanimous vote, the Council approved a bond ordinance at a meeting on Oct. 25, which authorizes $3.01 million in bonds for the expansion and renovation of the public library at 110 Kingston Lane. The…
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Two candidates will vie for South Brunswick mayoral term in November
South Brunswick – Township voters will decide between two candidates in the race for a four-year mayoral term. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Charles Carley faces Republican challenger Michael Havardansky in the general election on Nov. 8. Polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Charles Carley has lived in South Brunswick for 30 years. Occupation: Civil…
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Police Chief: Safety tips part of broader approach to address vehicular crashes in South Brunswick
In efforts to combat the increase in serious and fatal vehicular crashes around South Brunswick, the police department has been issuing safe driving tips every Friday since late September. The tips are part of the police department’s traffic safety initiative, which began on Sept. 30 through the department’s Nixle alerts. In addition to the safe…
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South Brunswick School District seeks understanding from state after not receiving preschool expansion aid
The South Brunswick School District is seeking understanding from the state on why they were not one of the 27 school districts selected to receive preschool expansion aid for the 2022-23 school year. Schoos Superintendent Scott Feder said the letter from the state says “absolutely nothing” except that the district did not get the aid.…
