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September 18, 2008
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No. Bruns. holds remembrance of 9/11
Residents reminded never to forget terrorist attacks of 2001
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
As the North Brunswick Police Department Honor Guard and bagpiper Barney Rafferty approached the September 11 Memorial, hundreds of local residents stood up and saluted. Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem in unison, the crowd solemnly remembered the events of Sept. 1... More...
Remembering a hero
Family and friends mourn the loss of Coleman Bean, 25
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer

Coleman Bean was a lot of things to a lot of people. He was a son, a brother, a soldier, and to seemingly everyone who knew him, a good friend. He was someone they could count on to be there, in times of need and in happy times. More...

Stephen's Law: Wheelchairs must be secured in vehicles
Stephen Griscti, of No. Bruns., is inspiration for legislation
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK — Stephen Griscti, 40, a township resident, was born with tuberous sclerosis, a condition that at its worst causes seizures, mental retardation and manifests itself in tumors on major organs. This chromosomal developmental disability has left Stephen in a wheelchair and unabl... More...


N.B. introduces 6-point tax increase for FY2009
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK — The fiscal year 2009 municipal budget, which will carry a 6-point tax increase, was presented to the public during a council meeting on Monday. The $45.4 million budget, exclusive of grants, will result in an approximate increase of $83 for an average assessed township home... More...


S.B. not giving the green light to red light camera program just yet
Officials apply for pilot program but want further discussions
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The township has applied to the state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to become part of a pilot program that would install cameras at red lights to catch people who run them. So far, the NJDOT has received 22 applications from various municipalities around the state. More...


Chemicals safely removed from North Brunswick home
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK — Over 2,500 containers of various chemical compounds have been safely removed from a township residence on White Drive. On Aug. More...


No. Brunswick Heritage Day Festival marks 26th year Sat.
Longtime resident Connie Adamo to receive Heritage Day award
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK — Connie Adamo said volunteerism runs in her family. The 79-year-old, who has lived in North Brunswick for the past 59 years, said her late husband, Rocco, her three brothers, her son and her nephew have always dedicated their time to their community. More...


 Bulletin Board
•'South Asian Women Rise Up' Sept. 19
Manavi, the women's rights organization that works to end all forms of violence against South Asian women, will present the closing session of "Aarohan-2008 South Asian Women Rise Up Against Violence," 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick. More...
•Cub Scout recruitment night Sept. 25 in S.B.
•Italian village celebration Sept. 20 at Villagio
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 Letters
•Drinking age debate important to youth
Behind the fusillade of faulty arguments proffered by the Amethyst Initiative in support of lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18 lurks an inconvenient truth: doing so would only exacerbate the current epidemic of underage drinking, further jeopardizing young lives at a critical juncture i... More...
•U.S. should treat veterans with respect they deserve
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 Editorials
•Notice about Red State/Blue State and Coda
Greater Media Newspapers Executive Editor Greg Bean will be taking a temporary leave from writing both his Coda column and Red State Blue State because of the death of his son Coleman, 25. We will be reprinting some of his past Coda columns, the first of which appears in this week's paper. More...
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Coda
Will the last person in N.J. turn out the lights?
(Editor's Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed Oct. 25, 2007). There was an interesting poll released last week that found 49 percent of the people in New Jersey would like to leave the stat... More...
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 Obituaries
•Emil Stein
Mr. Stein, 87, of North Brunswick, died Sept. 1, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was an engineer at Public Service Electric and Gas, Newark, for 20 years, retiring in 1987. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Marietta Vali Stein; a daughter, Angela Racz of E... More...
•Audrey R. Clark Caliciotti
•Stephen Switlyk
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 Schools
•Student receives Scholar Award
NORTH BRUNSWICK — Julia Fackelman was presented with a proclamation for being the North Brunswick Scholar Athlete/Artist for August during the Township Council meeting on Sept. 2. More...
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 Sports
•Rutgers football drops to 0-2 following blowout defeat
Teel suffers through another lackluster performance in 44-12 loss
Many of the Rutgers faithful may have thought the football team's season-opening 24-7 loss to Fresno State was merely an aberration. After the Scarlet Knights' most recent game, those on the bandwagon may want to think twice about riding on a vehicle with quickly deflating tires. More...
•Battling for the ball
•Big Brown wins $500K Monmouth Stakes
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 Business
•Eno Terra restaurant helping to protect the earth
Kingston eatery certified as 'green'
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Eno Terra, a newly opened restaurant on Route 27 in Kingston, held its grand opening on Friday. The restaurant, co-owned by Carlo and Raoul Momo, has been certified green and has over 7,500 bottles of wine in stock. More...
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