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JEFF GRANIT staff South Brunswick Mayor Frank Gambatese cues up his pool stick during a game against Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac at the South Brunswick Senior Center. The South Brunswick and Woodbridge pool clubs got together for a friendly game on Jan. 11. For more photos, see page 3. More...
State aid could increase funding 20 percent in North & South Brunswick

Lawmakers in the state Senate and General Assembly narrowly passed a bill that would radically alter the way that state aid is apportioned to local school districts, after a tooth-and-nail struggle that, as one assemblyman observed, fell mostly along geographic lines. More...

JAMESBURG - Area animals can rest at ease. Dr. Ehab Ibrahim has opened the Jamesburg Veterinary Hospital, the first place in town to offer medical care to residents' four-legged friends. "There is no vet in Jamesburg,Monroe Township, Helmetta or Spotswood," Ibrahim said. "It's the perfect spot.... More...


SOUTH BRUNSWICK- The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has released its new rules regarding affordable housing, and the town's politicians are not happy about it. "The rules establish a need of 115,000 units of affordable housing through 2018," ChrisDonnelly, a spokesman forCOAH, sa... More...


Freeholder director calls for a public convention to assist in tax reform

NEW BRUNSWICK - The Middlesex County Freeholder Board unveiled a $398 million budget proposal on Jan. 10 that calls for the reduction of appropriations to below-2007 levels and a hiring freeze on nonessential county employees. More...


Analysis says move would save country, state billions of dollars

NEWBRUNSWICK- A new report released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says that if the U.S. Congress passes legislation to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA] new authority to regulate tobacco products, the new law would save the state $1.1 billion in tobacco-related health-care c... More...


Steve Franzman, 72, uses humor as therapy in South Brunswick seminar

SOUTHBRUNSWICK- If you saw 72- year-old Steve Franzman on the street, you might give him some change, thinking he's a homeless man. Wearing a straw hat, a doctor's coat, bright, pastel-colored clown shoes and a sign that reads "Eat at Joe's," Franzman looks clinically insane. More...


The North Brunswick Board of Education will hold a conference meeting Jan. 23 at 7 p.m., and a regular public meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the board offices at Maple Meade School, Old Georges Road. For more information, call (732) 289-3000. More...
Iam so very upset when I read what our Legislature is doing, and not, regarding the state of the state of New Jersey, I must share. Recently I read that "it's only a matter of time before the (bird flu) makes its way to North America." Shouldn't our Legislature be battling to close the borders, i... More...
The North Brunswick school district and police department should be commended on their joint effort to purchase an emergency notification system. The system will be able to send out over 5,000 messages to home phones, cell phones, direct work lines and pagers, and eventually e-mail addresses and ... More...
Mrs. Blackburn, 81, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Jan. 4, 2008, in Florida. Born in Thomas, W. Va., she relocated to Port St. Lucie in 1999. She was a teacher and administrator at Constable School, South Brunswick, for several years, retiring in 1990. Prior to that, she served as one of the first ... More...
Over 2,500 dictionaries donated by Hightstown- South Brunswick Rotary
SOUTH BRUNSWICK - The Rotary Club of Hightstown-South Brunswick donated more than 2,500 dictionaries to thirdgrade students in SouthBrunswick,Monroe, Cranbury, Jamesburg and Hightstown this fall. More...
It's beginning to look a lot like the 2007- 08 swim season could be one of the best ever for North Brunswick High School coach GreggAnderson. ConsideringAnderson is now in his 34th season, that's saying a lot. More...