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  • Dr. Music has cure for summer blues

    Woodlot Park hosts this week’s free summer concert. By: Joseph Harvie    Kids and adults will both get the chance to rock out at Woodlot Park this week as the township’s free summer concert series rolls on.    Friday at 7 p.m., Jonathon Sprout will bring his children’s rock show to the park’s amphitheater and on Wednesday,…

  • Researcher earning recognition for work

    Dayton resident researches link between beer taxes and suicide rates. By: Chinenye Okparanta    Dayton resident and Rutgers assistant professor Sara Markowitz is only in her fifth year as part of the Newark campus faculty, but she has managed to win national attention.    In a study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson University Foundation, Dr. Markowitz…

  • Summer softball teams piling up wins

    Participation numbers very high By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough Elite softball team has been getting everyone involved in its summer success and that’s not always easy to do when 19 girls show up to play a game.    Head coach Cheryl Iaione isn’t complaining. She loves to see two team’s worth of young ladies show…

  • Schwartz holds on for victory

    By: Kyle Moylan    Millstone-Roosevelt Coach Mike Kuczinski tried his best to describe the difference between his team’s first two games in the District 12 Little League Final Nine for 12-year-olds.    One game was a 4-3 loss to West Windsor. The other game was a 5-2 win over East Windsor this past Monday.    "An inch or…

  • Legion team forfeits out of league

    Lack of player commitment causes demise By: Rudy Brandl Rudy BrandlSports Editor        Gregg Snyder thought his Somerville American Legion baseball team had a great chance to qualify for a post-season tournament this summer. The only problem was getting enough players to show up for games.    Post 12, a combination of players from Somerville High,…

  • Harrity, Mottle lead 12s back from 1-0 down

    Cal Ripken baseball By: Jim Green    Frank Gasparro didn’t want his team to be the only Hopewell Valley Cal Ripken All Star team to fail to capture a district championship. So, after the Hopewell 12-year-olds lost the first game of their playoff series against Montgomery on July 6, the manager was feeling the pressure.    Over…

  • Borough debates relocation of siren

    How many sirens are needed, where the alarms should be placed and what to do about people who complain that the blaring jolts them from sleep are just a few of the questions the Roosevelt Borough Council is facing. By: Lauren Burgoon    ROOSEVELT — For years, even more than many longtime residents can recall, Roosevelt’s…

  • Schools get $750K in state aid

    The money, which is included in the state’s recently adopted budget, is earmarked for property tax relief. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrence Township School District will receive $750,000 in extraordinary state aid for the second consecutive year, according to state Sen. Shirley Turner, D-Lawrence.    The money, which is included in the state’s recently adopted…

  • Nyce guilty of second-degree manslaughter

    Sentencing hearing scheduled before Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius on Sept. 9 By Lauren Graham Delehey    Jonathan Nyce was taken to jail today, Thursday, after a jury found him guilty of "passion/provocation manslaughter" in the killing of his wife, Michelle, in their Hopewell Township home. He also was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence.…