Tag: South Brunswick Township Council

  • Election Results: North & South Brunswick Sentinel

    Election Results: North & South Brunswick Sentinel

    There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body and Board of Education in both North Brunswick and South Brunswick on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office as of 8:04 p.m. Nov. 3. Mail-in ballots can be received through Nov. 10, and…

  • Three Republicans will challenge three Democrat incumbents for seats on South Brunswick Township Council

    Three Republicans will challenge three Democrat incumbents for seats on South Brunswick Township Council

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Three Democrat incumbents will be challenged by three Republican candidates in the November general election. Three four-year terms on the South Brunswick Township Council will be available. Incumbent Democrat Joe Camarota has been a resident of South Brunswick for 32 years. He is a family entertainment consultant. He has served on the…

  • South Brunswick candidates set for primary on July 7

    South Brunswick candidates set for primary on July 7

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Three Democrat incumbents will be challenged by three Republican candidates in the November general election. Three four-year terms on the South Brunswick Township Council will be available. Primary day in New Jersey is July 7. Joe Camarota (D) has been a resident of South Brunswick for 32 years. He is a family…

  • New Jersey DEP denies permits sought for NESE pipeline project; Williams Company has no plans to refile

    New Jersey DEP denies permits sought for NESE pipeline project; Williams Company has no plans to refile

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rejected the permits sought by Williams Transco to build its Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project, which included a fracked gas pipeline into Raritan Bay and a large compressor station in Franklin Township. The action follows the decision on May 15 by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration…

  • South Brunswick will hold virtual sharing session on April 20 regarding COVID-19

    South Brunswick will hold virtual sharing session on April 20 regarding COVID-19

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Three additional South Brunswick residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in town to 194. The new patients range in age from 23 to 57 years old; two are male and one is female, according to information provided by the township on April 15. *** The South…

  • Boards reorganize for 2020

    Boards reorganize for 2020

        In North Brunswick, Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack was sworn into an historic fifth term on Jan. 1, while Councilman Ralph Andrews and Councilwoman Amanda Guadagnino were sworn into their sixth and second terms, respectively. “The reason all of us do this up here is we’re here to serve our residents. We want you…

  • South Brunswick will continue to fight affordable housing, compressor site during 2019

    South Brunswick will continue to fight affordable housing, compressor site during 2019

      SOUTH BRUNSWICK – During the South Brunswick Township Council reorganization meeting on Jan. 8, Joe Camarota was unanimously elected as deputy mayor. Mayor Charles Carley and council members Archana “Ann” Grover and Kenneth Bierman were sworn into their respective positions after being voted in by residents during the 2018 general election. Rounding out the all-Democratic…

  • Democrats maintain control in North Brunswick and South Brunswick

    Democrats maintain control in North Brunswick and South Brunswick

    Incumbent Democrats in both North Brunswick and South Brunswick retained their seats across the board during the general election on Nov. 6. In South Brunswick, Charlie Carley maintained the mayor’s seat, defeating John O’Sullivan by a count of 10,548 to 4,388 votes, according to results posted by Middlesex County. Election results are not official until…

  • Potential for wetlands disturbance draws ire from opponents of Williams Transco compressor station

    Potential for wetlands disturbance draws ire from opponents of Williams Transco compressor station

    FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – The debate over the necessity of a natural gas compressor station in central New Jersey continued on Nov. 5 as hundreds of residents, officials, union laborers and stakeholders voiced their opinions about the environment, health concerns and the sustainability of energy in the region. The Williams Company operates the Transco pipeline, a…