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  • Freshmen getting oriented

    Incoming freshmen at South Brunswick High get a glimpse of the next four years. By: Melissa Hayes    The freshman cafeteria at South Brunswick High School was filled with over 200 incoming ninth-graders, who were chatting with friends while they ate bagels Tuesday morning.    The students were anxiously awaiting their first glimpse into the next four…

  • Hillsbrough 16U team falls short in final

    Tough end to solid summer season By: John E. Powers        While Manville was rallying past Dunellen in Thursday night’s Hillsborough 16-and-under Summer League softball tournament semifinal, Hillsborough and Franklin were involved in a back-and-forth thriller on the other side of Ann Van Middlesworth Park.    Manville players arrived just in time – after their crisp…

  • Stolen cars found dumped in canal

    Police are investigating a series of incidents in which stolen cars have been dumped into the Delaware and Raritan Canal at the end of Cherry Tree Lane, according to township police Lt. Mark Ubry. By: Lea Kahn    Police are investigating a series of incidents in which stolen cars have been dumped into the Delaware and…

  • Obituaries for the week of Aug. 4

    Richard C. Kane     PRINCETON — Richard C. Kane died Sunday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 93.    Born in Princeton, where he lived for 63 years, he resided in Lawrenceville for the last 30 years.    He retired in 1975 from Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City where he worked in…

  • Township man indicted after county drug probe

    By:Donna Lukiw    Kareem Archer, 23, of Capricorn Drive was among 20 people indicted by a Somerset grand jury following a seven-month investigation into the activities of a Somerville drug dealer, Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said.    Mr. Archer was indicted on various drug charges July 28 as a result of the county’s Operation X-treme Justice.    The Manville…

  • Losses in state finals can’t take away from Post 401’s campaign

    By: Rich Fisher    A tough ending in the state finals could not diminish one of the greatest seasons in South Brunswick American Legion baseball history.    Despite falling to Union (8-3 Friday) and Gibbsboro (16-8 Saturday), Post 401 finished 28-6 and reached the Final 10 in the state tournament by finishing second in the districts. The…

  • Fire station to become senior center

    The Roebling Volunteer Fire Co. building may see a new incarnation as a community/senior center after the Roebling squad moves to the new fire district building. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — The future of the Roebling Volunteer Fire Co. building is now in the hands of township officials, who plan to convert the historic site…

  • Youngsters reach out to help homeless

    South Brunswick students spend a week on a mission in Mexico. By: Chinenye Okparanta    Summer this year was about more than fun and sun for nine South Brunswick High School students.    Matt Andreko, 16, Melissa Barnshaw, 14, Janai Beauchamp, 14, Jordan Boulware, 14, Christa Bruneau-Flynn, 18, Sarah Conover, 16, Hanna Jefferson, 16, Kerry Quigley, 17,…

  • Charles Petrock

    By:    MANVILLE — Charles Petrock died July 28 at home. He was 72.    Born in Somerville, he had been a lifelong Manville resident.    Mr. Petrock retired from Union Carbide in 1980 after 30 years with the company.    In 1981, Charles took over the family business, Ted’s Market, of the Weston section of Manville. He spent…