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  • DOC launches early warning system

    State Department of Corrections will use an early warning system to inform residents of Chesterfield and other communities near prisons and jails of escapes and emergencies. By: Scott Morgan    The state Department of Corrections last week launched its new early warning prison alert system, a telephone system designed to inform residents of Chesterfield and other…

  • Vikings search for a groove

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    So far, the South Brunswick High School varsity softball team has had a schizophrenic kind of season. For example, last Thursday’s blowout 15-5 victory over Piscataway was followed by Monday’s 5-1 loss against Edison. It just seems like the Lady Vikings (6-4) can’t get a good rhythm going when they’re alternating…

  • Store joins collection project for troops

    By:Melissa Edmond    Some Manville residents stopping by The Closet on South Main Street are walking out with less than they carried in to the clothing store.    They’re helping members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed overseas through Operation Shoebox, a national nonprofit organization founded in 2003.    Operation Shoebox supports American troops in need of basic…

  • Eight SBHS students sound off on visit by former Soviet president to Trenton

    Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks about democracy in Trenton. By: Melissa Hayes    It’s not every day that students get to see a former world leader speak.    But, on April 18, eight South Brunswick High School students got a chance to do just that when they traveled to Trenton to see former Soviet Union…

  • HoVal girls team gives L’ville all it can handle

    Hopewell Valley girls lacrosse By: Jim Green    It might not have lasted, but for nearly 15 minutes Monday the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team knew what it felt like to be the best squad in Mercer County.    Maggie Rarich scored three quick goals, as the Lady Bulldogs jumped out early on Lawrenceville…

  • Florence tennis team has great showing at BCT Open

    By: Sean Moylan    Even with its recent success, the Florence Township Memorial High School coed varsity tennis team was still flying under the radar where the big Indian schools were concerned.    That all changed in last Thursday’s BCT Open as Florence athletes beat tennis players from Lenape and Cherokee to become the surprise of the…

  • Council tackles renovation bond

    Ordinance would appropriate $1.2 million to pay for Municipal Building additions and renovations. By: Lea Kahn    With little discussion, Township Council re-introduced a bond ordinance that would appropriate $1.2 million to pay for additions and renovations to the Municipal Building last week.    Township Council voted 4-1 to introduce the bond ordinance at its April 20…

  • Charges in theft at lodge

    Police continue search for man charged with theft of $20,000 from Moose Lodge on Old Georges Road. By: Joseph Harvie    Police are looking for a man charged with stealing $20,000 from Moose Lodge 263 of South Brunswick on Old Georges Road.    Police said Russell Quabeck, 41, of Union and his brother, Scott Quabeck, 37, of…

  • Hopewell Township officials recognize fire, first-aid volunteers

    Men, women provided relief to victims of the worst flooding of Titusville by the Delaware River in a half-century. By John Tredrea    From April 1-5, volunteers from the Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad in Titusville and the Pennington Fire Company worked around the clock to provide relief to victims of the worst flooding of…