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April 17, 2008
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN After walking in with five dogs, Mike Sacks, of Coopersburg, Pa., gets ready to untangle the leashes of other labradoodles, or Labrador retriever-poodle mixes, at the Doodle Romp at the Rocky Top Dog Park in the Kingston section of South Brunswick on Sunday. More...
Walkers face a giant feat with their feet
Participate in annual Multiple Sclerosis Walk to fundraise for a cure
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

Jackie Johnson had been a walker and a jogger during her life, active for the most part. Then she went from being an "able-bodied woman" to a woman with a disability. Johnson was diagnosed in 1997 with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurological disease that affects the nervous system. More...


South Brunswick exhibit has artwork on the menu
'Food Glorious Food' features paintings, photography, calligraphy
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer

People gather around a gorgeous photograph of a fruit stand. The colors of the fruits and vegetables shine brightly off the frame and the people comment on how pretty it looks. "Food Glorious Food" is the theme of the new art exhibit at The Gallery in the South BrunswickMunicipal Building that op... More...


N.B. jazz composer to be featured on NJN
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK - A township resident will be jazzing up the local television station New Jersey Network (NJN) with a spoken words performance that will air over the next week. Vince di Mura will be featured in the State of the Arts "Making History" program on Friday, April 18, at 8:30 p.m. and ... More...


Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest

Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA's Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Deadline to apply for grand marshal April 25
The North Brunswick Memorial Day Parade Committee is seeking nominations for the 2008 parade grand marshal, deadline to nominate is April 25. Nominees must be a North Brunswick resident that has served or is serving in the armed forces. More...
•Vendors sought for N.B. flea market April 26
•Chabad's annual Passover Seder tonight
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 Letters
•Mayor thanks N.B. sports organizations
On behalf of the township of North Brunswick, I wish to thank the representatives and leaders of the North Brunswick Baseball/Softball Association, the North Brunswick Youth Soccer League, and North Brunswick Indians Pop Warner Football for their gracious cooperation, More...
•Public urged to press for Lyme research bill
•Efforts recognized during Volunteer Week
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 Editorials
•The best local politicians do it for love of their towns
I've often wondered since I moved to New Jersey why any sane individual would run for most elected offices here. Most of the offices are not full-time positions, so office holders usually have to work a real full-time job in addition to put bread on their family's table. They are lowpay, high-str... More...
•These guys don't need no stinkin' tax relief
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 Obituaries
•Salvatore "Sal" Scavone Jr.
Mr. Scavone, 61, of Sayreville, died April 13, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He resided in Edison prior to relocating to Sayreville 33 years ago. He and his wife co-owned Bridge Liquors, Sayreville, for 27 years, retiring in 2003. He was predeceased by a brother-... More...
•Maria Cozzolongo Spada
•Joan Marie Blankenship
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 Schools
•Sunny days
PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Roscoe Orman reads from his new book "Ricky & Mobo" at the South Brunswick Public Library storytime event on Saturday. Below: Angelina Romano looks star-struck as she talks to Orman, who plays Gordon on "Sesame Street." More...
•Taking a bite out of reading
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 Sports
•N.B. girls lacrosse gets off to splendid start
Team defeated GMC rival Old Bridge, pushing record to 4-0
The North Brunswick High School girls lacrosse team couldn't have asked for a better start to the 2008 season. Well, maybe a little better. The Lady Raiders won their first three games of the season in convincing fashion, defeating Montgomery 14-4, South Brunswick 18-5, and West Windsor- Plainsb... More...
•Rutgers Roundup
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
• Retiree Web site aims to be an instrument of change
Dot-com matches retirees, boomers with employers
Joseph J. Scalice is far too young to retire, but this energetic and risktaking CEO wants to create opportunities for what he deems an often overlooked demographic. "I want to change the perception of baby boomers and retirees. They are reliable and have a wealth of life experience, which they br... More...
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