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  • Montgomery woman pulls driver from burning car

    At 125 pounds, Alissa Orsini yanked a 200-pound man through window. By: Elaine Worden    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Montgomery resident Alissa Orsini stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds, but she managed to pull a 200-pound man from his burning car on Wednesday night.    Ms. Orsini, 23, and her cousin, Amy Matthews, also…

  • GOP newcomer challenges incumbent Wintress in Montgomery

    Republican Ed Sherman enters Township Committee race. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Republican Ed Sherman will challenge Democrat incumbent Karen Wintress in the November election.    Mr. Sherman, a retired vice president of Infiniti East of the Nissan Motor Corp., moved to the township in 1988. He is a father of two children.    A native of…

  • Hundreds taking part in march against domestic violence

    South Brunswick Domestic Violence Task Force urges area communities to join them in weekend march to stand in support of fighting domestic violence. By: Melissa Hayes    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Over one hundred residents are expected to take to the streets Sunday to join the Domestic Violence Task Force’s Enough Is Enough Humanity March.    The task…

  • District hires firm for cleanup of fire

    All debris from the site of a recent fire at Ethel McKnight Elementary School must be removed before damages can be assessed. By: Marisa Maldonado    HIGHTSTOWN — The district must remove all debris from the site of a recent fire at Ethel McKnight Elementary School before assessing any damages or performing more construction, officials said…

  • Peddie softball bounces back with four wins

    By: Neil Hay    Forget opening day. Peddie softball is alive and well.    Surely the Falcons have put their opening day loss to East Brunswick to rest. How? By reeling off four straight wins, including Wednesday’s 10-0 rout at home over previously undefeated (now 6-1) Steinert.    Previous to the Spartans game, the Falcons posted wins over…

  • Rapunzels donate their locks out of love

    Triplets donate their freshly cut hair to nonprofit organization that makes hair pieces for children suffereing from hair loss as a result of chemotherapy treatments. By: Melissa Hayes    Triplets Ariana, Sydney and Casey Reyes walked into For Pete’s Sake Hair Salon in the South Brunswick Square Mall on Monday afternoon with their hair down to…

  • Voters to determine fate of school tab

    Voters to head to the polls on Tuesday, April 19. By: Josh Appelbaum    Voters will get their say Tuesday on next year’s school budget and elect three school board members.    Incumbents Elizabeth Silverman, Frank Ransegnola and Kenneth Griffin are seeking the three, three-year seats on the board unopposed.    The $15.6 million school spending plan includes…

  • Strong-armed Barron gives best in javelin

    Sophomore aids MHS girls’ track By: Justin Feil    Wherever Stefanie Barron was positioned on the softball field, it was to take advantage of her powerful arm. She pitched, she played outfield and she played third base.    When Barron decided not to play softball for Montgomery High, she took her powerful arm to the Cougar girls’…

  • Cranbury School swings into spring sports

    By: Rich Fisher    The Cranbury School spring sports season begins in earnest next week, and here’s a look at how things shape up for the Viking squads. BASEBALL    If you like offense, you’ll like watching the Vikings.    Unfortunately, that might be true on both sides of the ball this spring, as Cranbury looks to get…