Tag: South Brunswick
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Mehta decides not to resign from school board despite ongoing controversy
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Joyce Mehta, the president of the South Brunswick School District Board of Education, has decided not to resign from the board nor to step down as president despite months of allegations surrounding her conduct on the board. At the end of a special board meeting held March 15, Mehta said she was…
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South Brunswick School District will see another reduction in state aid
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick School District is set to lose state aid funding for the 2022-23 school year, according to the S-2 funding formula Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law in 2018. South Brunswick has seen its state aid reduced on an annual basis since that time. Murphy announced state aid numbers for…
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Two students charged with causing evacuation at South Brunswick High School after discharging pepper spray
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Two students have been charged after pepper spray was found to be the irritant that caused an evacuation at South Brunswick High School (SBHS) on March 11. The South Brunswick Police Department (SBPD) was notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science…
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Driver hits tractor trailer on Route 1, dies at hospital after extrication from vehicle
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A New Brunswick man whose car was trapped under a tractor trailer died later at the hospital. A 40-year-old New Brunswick man was operating 2011 Chevrolet Malibu northbound on Route 1 just past New Road when it struck the rear of a tractor trailer operated by a 56-year-old Somerset man around 12:42…
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Update: South Brunswick High School reoccupied after reports of chemical odor
South Brunswick High School had been evacuated due to a chemical odor in the building. Police, fire and EMS are were scene, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Police Department around 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 11. There were no reported injuries, according to police. Police, fire, EMS, and HazMat investigated and found there…
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Update: South Brunswick police located missing teen
UPDATE: Police reported around 2 p.m. March 11 that Grace had been located safely. South Brunswick police continue to look for 14-year-old Grace Caruso, who was last seen leaving her home on Thursday morning, March 10, at 11 a.m. She had stayed home from school and left the home without her parents’ permission,…
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MCVTS film program, teacher honored by Garden State Film Festival
The digital film program of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools will be center stage at the 20th annual Garden State Film Festival later this month. MCVTS film instructor Louis Libitz has been named Educator of the Year by the festival, which will be held March 23-27 in Cranford and Asbury Park. Films by…
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Father tosses baby from window to first responders as fire rages through Southridge apartments in South Brunswick
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A father threw his baby from a second floor window down to police and firefighters in the Southridge Woods apartment complex in South Brunswick on March 7. At 8:17 a.m., South Brunswick police received numerous 911 calls reporting a fire in Building 1 of the apartment complex off Route 522 in the…
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‘Strikes first, spares next, pins last’ : South Brunswick boys bowling team wins NJSIAA’s final Tournament of Champions
“Strikes first, spares next, pins last.” That’s the slogan of the South Brunswick boys bowling team, who capped a stellar season with a historic win of the NJ State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Tournament of Champions after placing second in the sectionals to advance to the state championship, and then winning the Group…
