May 23, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

Buckley trial date set for Sept. 16

Prosecutors are preparing for the trial of North Brunswick police Lt. Keith Buckley, who is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of fellow Lt. Christopher Zerby in 2008. The trial date — tentatively set for Sept. More...

South Brunswick raises municipal tax rate 2.5 cents

Owner of house assessed at $200,000 will see $47 tax increase
BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — It has been three years since Councilman Joseph J. Camarota Jr. last supported a municipal budget with a tax increase. However, this year is different, he said during a council meeting on May 14. More...

ShopRite could be in store for Rt. 1 shopping center

Opposing arguments to be heard in July
BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Rumors have been swirling for years about what might join Target in the Heritage Square shopping center at Route 1 and Stouts Lane. The answer has finally arrived: ShopRite. More...

Townships mark Police Week with ceremonies

BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which the date falls as Police Week. More...

‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off before Memorial Day

Seat belt usage will be enforced for passengers

As part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign, law enforcement officers around the state are cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers. More...

Jersey Shore Food Truck Wars this weekend

Back by popular demand, the Jersey Shore Food Truck Wars returns as a two-day culinary throw-down on May 25 and May 26 at Monmouth Park, Oceanport. Gourmet food trucks will roll into the festival area to wage a food war. More...

Letters

Township brings in $86,000 in donations

On behalf of the Department of Social Services in South Brunswick Township, we wanted to thank all the residents, local businesses, community groups and schools that participated in the Feinstein Challenge to Fight Hunger. More...

PSE&G proposal should not move forward

PSE&G is at it again. They’re trying to sell us on this scheme they have so that we will pay the cost of “improving” their service to us. More...

Time is now to change the nation’s gun laws

Many of us may remember the CEOs of the biggest tobacco companies raising their hands and swearing under oath that cigarettes were not addictive. It was a lie. More...

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Columns

Faced with rude behavior, he threw out the first pitch

CODA
GREG BEAN

So there you are at the geezer matinee at the theater because you don’t want to fight the crowds, and hope that the few people who show up for the early show will be quiet enough to let you enjoy the expensive film without yakking all the way t More...

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Schools

Gallery exhibits talents of South Brunswick students

BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Over a twoday period, the South Brunswick High School gymnasium was transformed into a sophisticated art gallery during the ninth annual South Brunswick District Student Art Gallery. More...

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Sports

South Brunswick track teams win GMC Championships

VARSITY REPORT
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

South Brunswick Both South Brunswick High School’s girls and boys track and field teams won the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Championships. More...

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Intensity Baseball is holding tryouts for its 13U Premier National Team College Prep Program under the guidance of Rutgers University head coach Tim Rielly and his coaching staff, made up of former major league players. More...

How to get sports news in the paper

If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. More...

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Photo

Middlesex County College graduates participate in the school’s 46th commencement in Edison on May 16. More...

Shore towns scramble to open for Memorial Day

BY AMY ROSEN
Staff Writer

Many of the Shore boardwalks, beaches and businesses are ready to pick up where they left off before superstorm Sandy hit. More...

Standout MCC grads look forward to bright futures

BY JESSICA D’AMICO
Staff Writer

With spring comes rebirth and growth — not only in nature, but also for each fresh crop of graduating students growing toward new horizons. More...

Concert to benefit Marine recovering from heart transplant

BY KATHY CHANG
Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The band Five O’Clock Shadow will be in town for a benefit concert for Christopher Molnar on May 29. Molnar is a lifelong Kendall Park resident and a 2012 South Brunswick High School graduate. More...

Salute

Right: Members of the North Brunswick Police Department (l) and the Junior Police Academy attend the Police Week ceremony on May 16 at police headquarters. More...

G.I. Go Fund founder honored with 2013 Russ Berrie Award

Jack Fanous honored for helping homeless veterans

Jack Fanous received the 2013 Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference during a ceremony at Ramapo College on May 2. Fanous is the founder and executive director of the G.I. More...

Bulletin Board

BOE candidate kits due by June 4

The South Brunswick Board of Education (BOE) will have three vacancies open for full terms of three years in the upcoming school election scheduled for Nov. 5. More...

Senior center to offer seminar on estates

Middlesex County Surrogate Kevin Hoagland and George Bolster will present information on wills and estates, last will and testaments, trusts, living wills/advance directive, and power of attorney. The seminar will take place at 12:30 p.m. More...

Library closed Memorial Day weekend

The South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, will be closed on May 24 for a furlough day and May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. More...

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Opinion

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Samantha Binn was on the high elements during her gym class at Middletown North High School in Middletown on May 14 when a sun halo, caused by light refracted through ice crystals, was visible in the More...

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Obituaries

Georgette Polos

Mrs. Polos, 61, of Highland Park, died May 16, 2013. She was born in Manhattan, N.Y. before the family established roots in New Brunswick and then Highland Park, where she lived most of her life. More...

Carmella Farino Orso Fiorello

Mrs. Fiorello, 92, of North Brunswick, died May 14, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was raised on a produce farm in Jamesburg and has lived in North Brunswick for the last 62 years. More...

Richard Taylor

Mr. Taylor, 70, of North Brunswick, died May 14, 2013, at home. Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong area resident. He had worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb in New Brunswick for 38 years before retiring in 2006. More...

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Business

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In celebration of National Hamburger Day on May 28, Smashburger will give away free Classic Smashburgers to anyone whose last name is “Burger” or a variation thereof, such as Berger, Weinberger, Rosenberger, etc. More...

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