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East Brunswick, It’s Time to Settle the Pizza Debate

What's Coming Down the Pike for East Brunswick
Town Council

What’s Coming Down the Pike for East Brunswick? The Housing Projects Beyond the Ones Everyone Knows

Vermella, District Walk and Brunswick Square get most of the attention. But other apartments, townhomes, single-family houses and senior-living units are already approved, under construction or allowed by zoning. Here's where each project stands, and which have actually started.
East Brunswick Residents Filled the Council Room Monday. Here's What They Said.
Town Council

East Brunswick Residents Filled the Council Room Monday. Here’s What They Said.

At least 19 people went to the microphone Sept. 14 to talk about Brunswick Square, schools, PILOTs, traffic and how residents find out what’s coming. On one item, a parking ordinance, the Council changed course that same night.
Brunswick Square Plan Moves Forward What Council Did
Town Council

Brunswick Square Plan Moves Forward: What Council Did, What We Learned and What Comes Next

The Council introduced the redevelopment plan and sent it to the Planning Board on Sept. 14. Officials stressed that 250 units is a zoning maximum, the site layout is conceptual, and there is no designated redeveloper, no redevelopment agreement and no PILOT.
East Brunswick’s Schools Are a Selling Point. So Is the Tax Break.
Schools

East Brunswick’s Schools Are a Selling Point. So Is the PILOT Program.

Vermella Isn’t Done
Town Council

Vermella Isn’t Done: Another 240 Apartments Are Already Approved on Route 18

A second Vermella apartment building, called Phase II in township records, was approved in 2024 but hasn't been built. It is separate from the District Walk townhomes and from Legacy Place on Tices Lane. Here's what was approved, and when it's scheduled.
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Community

A Love Letter to East Brunswick High School

up to 250 homes four stories and brunswick square
Town Council

Up to 250 Homes, Four Stories at Brunswick Square: What to Know Before Monday’s Council Meeting

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Board of Education

East Brunswick Is Changing How Bullying Reports Are Screened. Next Year’s Numbers Won’t Mean the Same Thing.

Graphic reading "East Brunswick HIB Policy: What Changed?" beside a clipboard with a review-process icon in a school hallway
Board of Education

East Brunswick Adopts Bullying-Report Screening After Superintendent Explains Why, and a Former Principal Asks About the Risks

The Board of Education approved a change that lets principals decide at the outset whether a report meets the legal definition of harassment, intimidation or bullying. Before the vote, the district publicly explained its reasons, and board member Louis Figueroa asked what the change would mean for principals and students.