Born in Woodland, N.C. 1932 Served in the Army 1957-58 Moved to South Brunswick 1968 Taught science at Crossroads School and was chairman of the science department from 1968 until his retirement in 1991 First African-American appointed mayor in South Brunswick in 1979 Received the Mayor Service Award in 1979, 1980, and 1992 Directed the Horizon for Youth programs in South Brunswick … [Read more...]

Born 1913 in Szczebrzeszyn Poland Emigrated to the United States in the San Francisco area Moved to New York City in 1936 and worked as a teacher for the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and the public schools during the Great Depression In the 1940s Leon Bible along with noted sculptor George Segal moved to South Brunswick to be a chicken farmer Leon Bibel started creating art again in … [Read more...]

Born in Lebanon, PA in 1926; died in 1995 Graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. in Journalism in 1948 Member the South Brunswick Library Board of Trustees in the 1960s Reporter, columnist, feature writer; and editor for The Central Post, Princeton Packet, Cranbury Press, The Home News, and the Trenton Times Was an active leader with 4-H Club and the Girl Scouts of South … [Read more...]

Born in Proctor, Vermont 1928; Moved to SB in 1932; 1949, 1951--Graduated from Rutgers with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s in agronomy and plant physiology, respectively; 1955--Graduated from Ohio State University with a PhD in agronomy and weed science; Worked as an agronomist with the US Army; Worked as a professor of weed science at Rutgers University for 33 yearsp; … [Read more...]

Born in Dayton New Jersey on February 12th, 1912; Appointed township constable by mayor Elmer J. Griggs in 1933.  Prior to being appointed constable all police duties were handled by the New Jersey State Police; Officers provided their own vehicles during this time and purchased their uniforms.  Fred Holsten’s house served as police headquarters; Appointed Police Chief on a full time … [Read more...]

Joan Luckhardt lived in the village of Dayton in South Brunswick Dr. Luckhardt taught at Rutgers, William Paterson University, and was on the faculty of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey She was instrumental in saving the historically significant Slack-Carroll House from being demolished. The Slack Carroll House was one of the first houses built north of the Five Points … [Read more...]

Previous president and founding member of the Library Foundation Executive board member and treasurer for the Friends of the Library Foundation Helped work many book sales and benefits on behalf of the library 2012 recipient of the Barry Indik Award, a recognition for people who show dedication, service, and friendship to the South Brunswick community Part of the library’s board of … [Read more...]

Clifford Holland was born in New Brunswick in 1924 Enlisted and served in the Navy in WWII Fought at the D-Day battles in Normandy Received a Bachelor’s degree in Science from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Maryland and an MBA from Rutgers He married and bought a home in South Brunswick where he and his wife raised five children Clifford Holland was honored in October of 2019 with the … [Read more...]

Carolyn McCallum was the first woman mayor of South Brunswick Ms. McCallum has been a resident of South Brunswick since 1959 Served on the South Brunswick Board of Education from 1962-1969 President of the Middlesex County School Board Association Vice President of Middlesex County of Economic Opportunity In 1974 the South Brunswick Jaycees selected Ms. McCallum as “Outstanding … [Read more...]