S.B. spending plan approved by voters Battle for third board seat settled by absentee votes Staff Writer      As the votes were tallied in the South Brunswick school election Tuesday night, nine votes separated an incumbent and a challenger. More ...      MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Ken Bongiovanni pulls daughter Mollie and son Kyle on the walk for multiple sclerosis in Babbage Park in North Brunswick on Sunday. He walked with Michelle Scott and Marita Troncone for his wife, Chrissy (in pink). More ... Incumbents lose two seats on school board $66M spending plan approved at the polls BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer      North Brunswick residents voted Tuesday for a school budget that will raise tax rate by 15 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. More ... Legislation hopes to make Route 1 safer Township to be included in Safe Corridor regulations BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer      SOUTH BRUNSWICK — State Assemblyman Bill Baroni (R-14) thinks Route 1 is too dangerous. More ... Blood drive officials cite need for more donors Daylong drive nets 153 pints of life-giving liquid for community BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer      SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Despite warmer weather, the number of people who donated blood Saturday remained about the same. More ... Community prepares Earth Day programs Robot to teach the value and benefit of a clean environment BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer      NORTH BRUNSWICK — Although the nation celebrates Earth Day today, the township began new environmentally conscious initiatives on Sunday. More ... Parent says principal assaulted son, 13 Student involved in incident suspended for week BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer      NORTH BRUNSWICK — A parent of a Linwood Middle School student is alleging that Principal Vincent DeLucia assaulted her son on Friday. More ... Crash claims Lebanon man BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer      NORTH BRUNSWICK — A 56-year-old man died Monday night after apparently suffering a coronary while driving on Route 1, according to police. More ... Facility will enhance firefighter training      Middlesex County officials are pursuing the construction of a building where firefighters can be trained to battle blazes inside strip malls and other structures that are common in Middlesex County. More ... Town gets $800K for Route 130 redesign DOT claims improvement will adapt to planned development      NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township will receive federal funding to ease traffic on Route 130. More ... Discussion aims to put Islam into perspective Panel shares experiences of being a woman and growing up a Muslim BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer      Growing up as a Arab-American Muslim doesn’t mean having to miss out on the fun and challenges of being a teenager, a high school senior told a panel discussion on the experience of Muslim women last week. More ... Rte. 33 could one day host baseball stadium Mayor supportive of possible stadium for minor leagues BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer      Monroe may one day score big as the home to a minor league baseball stadium, Mayor Richard Pucci said this week. More ... Permacel closing will affect 150 workers Fourth plant closing brings local job-loss total to 800 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer      NORTH BRUNSWICK — Another Route 1 manufacturing facility will pack up and leave this year. More ... Army Corps announces May 20 Rte. 92 hearing Oldest unfinished road project in state breathes again BY Charles W. Kim Staff Writer      SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is coming to town. More ... Old prints solve 1999 criminal mischief case BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer      SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A set of fingerprints of a security guard applicant helped solve a five-year-old case this week, according to police. More ... Officers extinguish Eastern Drive fire BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer      SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An alert neighbor and two police officers are credited with putting out an attic fire in a home Monday afternoon, according to police. More ... Gov.: New task force will make N.J. safer Initiative includes adding 27 bomb-sniffing dogs to NJ bomb teams BY JOLENE HART Staff Writer      SAYREVILLE — The Middlesex County Fire Academy played host to Gov. James E. McGreevey last week as he unveiled details of the state’s Detect and Render Safe Task Force. More ...