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March 5, 2009
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Nidhi Gandhi, 4, of South Brunswick, is ready to go with his hat, mask and shaker instrument he made during the New Orleans-style Mardi Gras party at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 26. More...
Suspects indicted on murder charges
Couple allegedly involved in double homicide case
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

The attorney for Nicole Taylor recently entered a plea of not guilty during an arraignment hearing regarding murder charges relating to the strangling of her boyfriend's parents. Michael A. Maltese is accused of strangling his parents to death in their home on Oct. 8. More...


No. Bruns. council adopts fiscal year 2009 budget
Average assessed home will have $14 reduction in second-quarter tax bill
BY JENNIFEER AMATO Staff Writer

The North Brunswick Township Council adopted an amended budget for fiscal year 2009 on Monday. The total general appropriations approved by the council were $45,391,195. The budget amendment lowered the total appropriations in the introduced budget by $40,000 and lowered the proposed municipal ta... More...


Mardi Gras

Above: Thejasvi Venkatachalam (left) and Ourania Gargalidid, South Brunswick, join the parade through the South Brunswick Library during a Mardi Gras party on Feb. 26. Right: After making their own hats, masks and shaker instruments, children paraded around the South Brunswick Library. More...


S.B. school district hosts education summit
Speakers address strengths, problems ahead
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Administrators of the South Brunswick school district recently spoke on a number of issues facing faculty and students, as the economy declines and hopes of the district getting adequate state aid diminish. The fourth annual education summit of the South Brunswick School District was held Feb. 26... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Purim celebration slated for March 9
Chabad of North and South Brunswick will celebrate Purim 7 p.m. March 9 at Chabad House, 4100 Route 27, South Brunswick. The free event will feature a reading of the megillah, live music and refreshments. For more information, call Rabbi Mendy Carlebach at 732-522-5505 or email Rabbi@SouthBrunsw... More...
•Mexican Purim Festival March 10
•Talks, films at N.B. library during March
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 Letters
•Group thanks book sale supporters
Although our "Love-Themand Read-Them" book sale was a success, it was not a record-breaker. Keep the following in mind for our June sale: for the price of one new hardcover at a traditional store, you can acquire two bags-worth of reading materials that conceivably will last until the following sa... More...
•Tyrannical policies are breaking New Jersey
•Encourages public to join in movement to end MS
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers
Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. More...
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 Obituaries
•Cecil Multz DeHart
Mrs. DeHart, 91, of southern New Jersey, died Feb. 20, 2009, at AvistaCare at Cherry Hill. She resided in North Brunswick, Milltown, and Monroe Township, prior to relocating to southern New Jersey. She was a retired freelance dress designer. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph M. DeHart, in... More...
•Jean C. Zdanowicz
•Evelyn R. Chamoun Coury
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 Sports
•Sky Blue FC ready to play some soccer
Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women's Professional Soccer
After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. On Feb. 25, 51 players had entered the practice field at GoodSports USA at Allaire in Wall Township, hoping to play for the Sky Blue FC Soccer team, a part of the inaugural season of Wome... More...
•Mantz steps down as S.B. football coach
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
•Father-son team takes pride in deli's homemade food
Rufino's Deli & Pizza in N.B. offers a variety of selections in a relaxed atmosphere
The Rufinos are bringing a taste of home to their new business venture. Carlos Rufino Sr. and Carlos Rufino Jr. co-own Rufino's Deli & Pizza, located at the former site of Café De Luna on Arlington Avenue in North Brunswick. They offer a selection of breakfast, lunch and dinner items all day ... More...
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