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April 30, 2009
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Participants never 'tire' of coming to car show
Cops & Rodders celebrates 15th year in No. Brunswick
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer
In 1977, a new house cost $49,000, the average income was $15,000, a new car cost $4,700 and gasoline cost 65 cents a gallon. In 1977, taxicabs had jump seats and room for 10 passengers. More...
S.B. voters approve budget, elect incumbents, teenager
Voter turnout increases by 5 percent from 2008
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Voters recently approved the district’s school budget and elected two incumbents and a high school student to the Board of Education. More...

School budgets in No. & So. Brunswick pass
N.B. voters approve 1.9 tax point increase by about 500 votes
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

The school budget in North Brunswick passed for the first time in five years — by roughly 500 votes — during elections held April 21. The budget presented a total tax increase of 1.9 tax points, or $32 annually, on the average assessed home of $157,000. More...


Linwood Middle School celebrates Earth Day
Students learn about water quality, rain forest preservation
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

Linwood Middle School in North Brunswick celebrated Earth Day with several activities last week. Sixth-grade students have been participating in the "Water Watch" program, presented by interns from the New Jersey Community Water Watch program through Cook College at Rutgers University. More...


Holocaust survivor speaks of concentration camps
Linwood Middle School honors persecution victims
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer

NORTH BRUNSWICK — "Remember to take action, and remember to remember." The closing remarks of Linwood Middle School's Holocaust Remembrance Evening April 23 summed up the theme of the night. More...


Dance, dance

The South Brunswick High School Dance Team has completed its most successful season. The girls Black and Gold teams were the 2009 N.J. State Champions in both varsity jazz and pom, as well as junior varsity jazz and pom for the first time ever, at the New Jersey Dance State Championship March 15 a... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Friends of Library book sale May 2
Friends of the North Brunswick Public Library will hold the fifth annual book sale, "Go Green," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 2 on the lawn at the library at 880 Hermann Road (rain date May 9). There will be more than 5,000 books in 40 categories, as well as magazines. More...
•Sandy Sasso at S.B. jazz café May 1
•S.B. Lions tricky tray slated for May 1
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 Letters
•Board member extends thanks to supporters
Iwould like to thank everyone who came out on April 21 and voted for me for a seat on the North Brunswick Township Board of Education. Your confidence in me made the victory even sweeter. I take pride in the town where I live, especially the school district. More...
•Bows and arrows cause concerns of danger
•PETA mourns loss of pet advocate, Bea Arthur
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Gee, that candy looks good enough to smoke
My favorite line from the recent presidential campaign was Barack Obama explaining his youthful experimentation with mind-altering chemicals. "When I was young and stupid, I was young and stupid," he said. That resonated with me, in large part because there was plenty of stupidity in my own missp... More...
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 Obituaries
•Theresa Kay Kelly
Mrs. Kelly of Sayreville, died April 19, 2009, at home. She resided in Plainfield, and North Brunswick, prior to relocating to Sayreville. She was a group supervisor at PSE&G for 35 years. She was predeceased by a sister, Paula Kelly. More...
•Giovanna "Jennie" Montana Miceli
•Regina M. Ramseyer Davino
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 Sports
•Play ball
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: South Brunswick's Aly Mischke tries to catch a high bunt against Woodbridge during an away game April 17. Right: South Brunswick's Rachel Vogel works the pitching circle against Woodbridge. More...
•Local facility 'pitches' discounts to baseball players
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Magyar Bank will hold a Community Shred Day, offering residents and businesses an opportunity to shred personal and sensitive documents for free. The event will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 2 at the Kendall Park branch at 3050 State Route 27. More...
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