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Arrest follows check
Police: Driver tried to strike officer. By: Josh Appelbaum A Pennsylvania man was charged with assault Monday after he tried to hit a Cranbury police sergeant during a traffic stop at the intersection of Route 130 and Half Acre Road, police said. Adolphus Mensah, 26, of Levittown, Pa., was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest,…
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Sweet Adelines strike the right chord
Millstone Valley Chorus sings barbership harmonies in competition of Sweet Adelines International. By: Leon Tovey MONROE Most people who hear the words "barbershop harmony" probably envision men in bow ties and boater hats singing about their "ragtime gals." But for Arlene Goetschius and the other members of the Millstone Valley Chorus, barbershop harmony is…
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Monroe goes uncompensated for working OT in tournaments
By: Rich Fisher Just call it 21 innings of torment. That’s what the tournament season came down to for the Monroe High softball team, which had its season come to an abrupt end with extra-inning losses in the Greater Middlesex Conference and Central Jersey Group III tournaments. On Saturday, the 16th-seeded Falcons played a nerve-wracking,…
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‘Hidden treasures’
Design duo raids attics to create homes that tell a story. By: Aleen Crispino Home makeover programs abound on TV. Like beauty and clothing makeover shows, they always begin with a literal dressing-down of the hapless homeowner, whose previous decorating choices, with a consistency that defies probability, have all been horribly and hilariously wrong. Cue…
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HHS girls advance in lacrosse playoffs
JUST IN By:Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls are moving on in the state lacrosse playoffs. Hillsborough (20-1) bounced back from a 4-2 deficit and held on for an exciting 9-8 victory over Ridge Friday, the team’s second one-goal victory over the Red Devils in tournament action this season. The victory also avenged Hillsborough’s loss…
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Students get visit from Army veteran
U.S. Army Sgt. Aldo Equia shares his experiences in Afghanistan with fourth-graders at Brookside School. By: Melissa Hayes MONROE A group of fourth-graders at Brookside School got a real-life current events lesson when U.S. Army Sgt. Aldo Equia visited them to speak about his year in Afghanistan. The students wrote to Sgt. Equia when they…
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Quick Chek seeks approval to build
The Zoning Board of Adjustment is nearing a decision about the location for a new Quick Chek. By: Joseph Harvie SOUTH BRUNSWICK The Zoning Board of Adjustment could decide next month whether to allow a Quick Chek convenience store and gas station to be built at the intersection of Route 130 north and Stults…
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Historic status sought for Stockton Street
If the street is designated a historic district, Hightstown officials would have a say in what residents could do to their homes. By: Marisa Maldonado HIGHTSTOWN The borough hopes to turn almost all of Stockton Street into a historic district, which would provide grants for the renovation of the area but limit what repairs…
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Never too late to go long
MHS’ Weingart homers twice in state tournament win By: Bob Nuse Peter Mueller never had to worry about whether or not Kevin Weingart would catch balls in the outfield. And, for the last two years, he hasn’t had to worry about whether or not Weingart would be productive at the plate. "When he was a…
