
CHRIS KELLY staff North Brunswick Police Officer Thomas Vingara checks to see if cadets are lining up properly during the fifth annual Junior Police Academy, being held this week and next week at Linwood Middle School.
More...
O.B. man, family revel in achievement; advise others not to try it

BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
An Old Bridge man spent the past year working his hardest, striving to hear 11 little words that mean the world: "Dan Fishman from Old Bridge, New Jersey, you are an Ironman!" Fishman reached his goal. On July 20, a rainy day in Lake Placid, N.Y., he swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles, and then ra... More...
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The township is seeking grant money to see if purchasing the Pulda Farm property on Route 130 is an option. According to Mayor Francis "Mac" Womack, the people who own and control the last parcel of open space in town have offered to sell the property to the township for a... More...
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — South Brunswick police officers will receive a pay increase of almost 4 percent annually after a four-year contract was approved on July 22. "We've been out negotiating for a solid six months and it's been almost 10 months since we started talking," said Patrolman Angelo Z... More...
Will head to peak of Grand Teton Aug. 14 for charity group

BY KRISTIN TANGEL Correspondent
SOUTH RIVER — Dennis Pinto has climbed mountains for four years, and has been making meaningful use of his hobby for three of them. On Aug. 14, he and 12 others will climb Grand Teton in Jackson Hole, Wyo., as part of the Summit for Someone series, a fundraiser for the Big City Mountaineers... More...