
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.
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BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer
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
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
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
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer
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
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer
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...