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February 12, 2009
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JEFF GRANIT staff Audrey Davis, of North Brunswick, performs a traditional dance of western Africa as part of a First Friday cultural performance for Black History Month at the Old Bridge Public Library on Friday. More...
No. Brunswick loses beloved resident expert
Mary Pinkham, 85, passed away Feb. 4
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

'Here's to good women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them." Mary Pinkham passed away last week at the age of 85. The longtime resident of North Brunswick was heavily involved in her community and attended as many township meetings as possible until she fell ill with a respiratory... More...


Report: No apparent public health risk near NBTHS
Newly released report reaffirms initial findings
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

The public health assessment report regarding the remediation project at North Brunswick Township High School maintains that there is "no apparent health risk" at the school and its surrounding areas. A new report was issued last month by New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services ... More...


Orchestra students to perform at Carnegie Hall
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

The North Brunswick Township High School freshman, symphonic and honors orchestras will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday. Director of Orchestras Jeffrey Bradbury, who is in his second year at the high school, met someone this summer and asked how he could get a tour of Ca... More...


Former N.B. animal control officer passes away
Jay Carroll had melanoma for years
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK — Former township Animal Control Officer Jay Carroll passed away on Feb. 3. Carroll, 52, had suffered with cancer for over five years. The melanoma he was diagnosed with in September 2003 relapsed in December 2007, metastasizing to his hip and spine. More...


 Bulletin Board
•'We Stand With Israel Concerto' Feb. 22
B'nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegans Lane, North Brunswick, will present "We Stand With Israel Concerto — Give a Child Freedom to Play," 4 p.m. Feb. 22. More...
•Middlesex County 4-H fundraiser Feb. 15
•Caregiver support group Feb. 12
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 Letters
•Public should attend meeting on health care
With a new president in the White House, and a yearning for change across the nation, this is our golden opportunity to create viable solutions for the 30-year-old health care dilemma that is now careening toward a crisis. More...
•Burned-out bulbs inexcusable in North Brunswick
•Economic situation taking toll on state's food banks
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Men cook, but real men cook chicken with Provençal sauce
The papers last week had some interesting demographic information about this nasty recession we're in, and it wasn't good news for men. According to The New York Times, 82 percent of the people laid off or downsized — 2.6 million in 2008 alone — were men. More...
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 Obituaries
•Jay F. Carroll Sr.
Mr. Carroll, 52, of North Brunswick, died Feb. 3, 2009, at home. He was the first animal control officer in North Brunswick Township, where he worked for the past eight years. Prior to that, he was a research technician for Hoffman LaRoche, Nutley, for 15 years. He was predeceased by his mother, N... More...
•James M. Moore
•Joseph M. "Uncle Joe" Markowicz
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 Sports
•Going the distance
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: South Brunswick's Matt Boley competes in the 1600-meter race at the NJSIAA Boys and Girls Central and South Group 4 Championships, held at the Bennett Center in Toms River on Sunday. Right: South Brunswick's Sophia Ginez competes in the 1600-meter race at the NJSIA... More...
•Sports Shorts
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