ERIC SUCAR staff The North Edison Blue Devils get together for a group huddle during the game against the North Brunswick Blast at the U-10 Summer Blast Off Softball Tournament held at Sabella Park in North Brunswick on Friday. More ... Senate candidate off to controversial start Singh faces ethics probe, campaign finance criticisms BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       State Senate Democratic candidate Seema Singh's conduct during her tenure as ratepayer advocate has become the subject of an ethics probe that the campaign insists has no merit. More ... Council cuts budget down by about half S.B. officials blast state for lack of aid; tax rate rises 5 cents BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       The South Brunswick Township Council passed a roughly $48 million budget during its regular meeting on Tuesday, about $24 million of which will be supported by local property taxes. The budget adopted at Tuesday night's meeting will carry a tax rate increase of 5 cents per $100 of a... More ... Vehicles help break the cycle of gas dependence Police say motorcycle unit will add maneuverability, stealth and low fuel costs BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Two police officers donned leather gloves and white helmets before roaring up and down the road on the department's brand-new pair of patrol motorcycles on Tuesday. More ... Linwood duo shows the write stuff in contest Students pen letters to their favorite authors for national competition BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       NORTH BRUNSWICK - Two Linwood Middle School students have been written into school history as the first semi-state champions in the Letters About Literature contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and Target. More ... Planners agree to major additions at Heller site Over 2.6M square feet of warehouse space to be built over next five years BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       SOUTH BRUNSWICK - The Planning Board has approved more than 2.6 million square feet of new warehouse space at the Heller complex, Ridge Road. The application called for a complex of four different warehouses stretched out over one lot, where the company, Heller Industrial Parks, cu... More ... Girls scout out an ideal area for garden project BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Three Junior Girl Scouts added a little green to Buckingham Place - and a little red, yellow, purple and pink as well. The girls, Lindsey Bodnar, 12, Amanda Cipriano, 11, and Elisabeth Martinez, 11, all of South Brunswick, worked over the course of several days to... More ... Former factory site to be replaced by warehouse BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       SOUTH BRUNSWICK - A lot that once contained an old, abandoned factory will now likely play host to a 481,730-square-foot warehouse. More ... Excitement ramps up with skate park debut Park free for anyone 7 and up; registration necessary at town hall BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       SOUTH BRUNSWICK - Clack-clack. Whirrrrrr. Clack-clack. Those are the sounds you can hear approaching South Brunswick's brand-new skateboard park, which opened on Saturday to much fanfare. Local skaters flew down ramps, leaped over benches and generally appreciated the fact that th... More ... Family will rebuild home destroyed by fire BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       NORTH BRUNSWICK - A family that was displaced as a result of a fire last summer will now be able to get their house back. On Aug. 17, a two-family dwelling on the corner of Cozzens Lane and the local connector road burned down due to an electrical fire that started in the basement. More ... Leaders call for boost to state open space funding BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       PLAINSBORO - Local leaders and civic groups said last week that the one-year funding source for the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT), set to run out this year, is not enough and called on the government to find a more permanent solution. More ... NYC on the cheap Tour guide shares how to live up the Big Apple on a shoestring budget BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer       NORTH BRUNSWICK - New York City is full of expensive restaurants, expensive theater tickets, expensive nightclubs and expensive historical sites. Yet Howard Goldberg, the president of Adventure on a Shoestring, has several tips for enjoying Manhattan on a limited budget. More ...