South Brunswick: The Week in Review

October Snow

An unexpected early preview of winter came last weekend and caused widespread power outages leaving some South Brunswick residents in the dark with no heat all week.

South Brunswick 5th Grader Stars at the Meadowlands

Brunswick Acres Elementary School student Michael Slover(PPK) competition at the New Meadowlands before last Sunday's New York Giants-Miami Dolphins game and finished first in the 10-year-old age group with a combined total of 213 1/2 feet. 

OMGPD

Patch's weekly look at the wildest police stories from throughout New Jersey featured a Bloomfield man who brandished a hammer, . When an employee grabbed a nearby knife, the man fled out of the restaurant empty-handed, police said. 

Halloween's Best

See some of the best Halloween costumes entered into Patch's Halloween Costume Contest with Heidi Klum.

South Brunswick Schools Going Green

The elementary schools in South Brunswick have adopted a new “Zero Waste Initiative” to help combat the amount of garbage being placed in landfills.

Accident on Route 27

A Monmouth Junction man was issued a traffic summons following  in Franklin Township. Eight people, including six students, went to the hospital with minor injuries.

SBHS Champion Gymnast

Lindsay Carbone finished her career in ultimate style. The senior gymnast captured the all-around championship at the Greater Middlesex Conference Gymnastics Championships.

Check Your Mailboxes

South Brunswick Police are searching for residents in Kendall Park who may be unaware that they are the victims of mail theft. Over the past two weeks, police have received three reports of people stealing letters from mailboxes.

Farm to Table

With three restaurants in Princeton and one in Kingston, the Terra Momo Restaurant Group uses a variety of fresh ingredients from area family-owned farms. 

Scouting for Food

Don't forget to stop by two local supermarkets on Sunday to help local Boy Scouts collect food for the South Brunswick Food Pantry.

Marching Band Keeps Rolling

The South Brunswick High School Viking marching band program “Guided by Stars” won the Group VI Open Class division and also was awarded the Mayors trophy for top overall score of all the competing bands at the eighteenth annual Raider Marching Band Festival in Hillsborough Wednesday evening.

Fraud by Softball Coach

A travel softball coach for a team with some girls from South Brunswick (unaffiliated with South Brunswick township's softball program) was charged Thursday for using a stolen credit card to pay for travel expenses to a tournament in Florida. 

Pepsi Refresh Challenge

Indian Fields Elementary School needs the help of the public to secure a $25,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project. The grant will help supply the school with 20 new iPads and will help bring the music program at Indian Fields up to date with sorely needed new equipment. Click on the article to see how you can help.

Vikings Football Continues to Dominate

South Brunswick defeated East Brunswick 45-20 on Friday evening. That gives SBHS a record of 8-0 as it gets ready to host a state playoff game on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.