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  • Closing arguments expected Monday in Nyce murder trial

    Both prosecution and defense presentations completed. By John Tredrea    According to Ryan Boyle, Judge Bill Mathesius’ law clerk, Jonathan Nyce’s defense team rested its case today after producing only two witnesses.     The prosecution concluded its presentations Tuesday.    Mr. Boyle said summations will be presented Monday. Court will convene at 9 a.m.   The defense in…

  • Patnick’s 11s defend crown

    Cal Ripken baseball By: Jim Green    Even for the Hopewell Cal Ripken 11-year-old baseball team, winning titles never gets old.    The two-time defending South New Jersey state champions captured their third straight District 1 title Tuesday, sweeping a doubleheader from Hamilton by scores of 8-1 and 7-5.    Hopewell now moves on to the South New…

  • POST FORUM: Should Congress re-authorize the USA PATRIOT Act?

    POST FORUM Join the debate.    The South Brunswick Post is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of South Brunswick want their…

  • New special ed programs start

    Inclusive activities for children offered by township and school district By:Donna Lukiw    Two new recreation programs have been started in Hillsborough to give special needs children more opportunities to learn and play with other children.    Township Committee member Anthony Ferrera has been working with special needs children for 25 years and said the community, parents…

  • Making a commitment to knowing where our children are

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse    The terrible, still unfolding story of Idaho residents — 8-year-old Shasta Groene and her missing, feared-to-be-dead 9-year-old brother Dylan — serves as another chilling reminder of how crucial it is today to keep a constant watch over our children.    While those who know Shasta are deeply relieved that she turned…

  • Teen gets 15 years

    Aanestad pleads guilty to intentional crash. By: Joseph Harvie    Joshua Aanestad could spend as much as 15 years in state custody after pleading guilty last week to intentionally crashing his car and killing his friend in December.    Joshua, a South Brunswick High School junior at the time of the accident, pleaded guilty to criminal juvenile…

  • Bordentown softball 12’s advance to Final Four

    By: Sean Moylan    One of the big secrets to playing great "small ball" is to get great pitching.    And the Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star softball team certainly got a spectacular complete game outing from its number two starter Melanie Bakeman to defeat New Egypt, 6-4, on Tuesday night at Bordentown. The victory gave Bordentown…

  • Aspiring Spielbergs learn craft at LHS

    Teenagers spend three weeks learning filmmaking at the Pixel Nation program at Lawrence High School. By:Kate Herts Staff Writer Aspiring young film artists no longer have to make the trek into New York City or move to Los Angeles to find opportunities for professional instruction. Now filmmaking classes are only a short drive away at…

  • Toto’s game winner keeps LL 12s perfect

    Little League baseball By: Jim Green    Extra-inning wins certainly are exciting, but Lawrence Little League 12-year-old baseball team manager Mike Kenyon would just as soon have an easy victory.    After cruising past Six-Eleven 16-1 in its opener on June 29, Lawrence had to scratch and claw to beat Chambersburg 5-4 Sunday. The victory, capped by…