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  • Two teens charged in gas station robbery

    By:Roger Alvarado    Two 18-year-old Hillsborough men have been charged with second-degree robbery and simple assault after allegedly robbing the Getty Gas Station on Route 206 and assaulting one of its attendants on Nov. 11, police said.    Dante D. Garrett and Charles R. Smith Jr., both of Capricorn Drive, were taken into custody at their homes…

  • A way to send gifts to troops

    Area residents and assemblyman work together to send care packages and gifts to troops overseas. By: Joseph Harvie    What started as a letter writing campaign for residents to send letters to troops overseas has blossomed into a gift basket drive.    Assemblyman Bill Baroni, whose district includes South Brunswick, is collecting items to fill gift boxes…

  • Drug operation nets three arrests

    By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — A joint undercover operation between city and township police netted three people in a drug arrest last week.    According to city police Lt. Matt Simmons, officers from the city and township police departments had been investigating possible narcotics use and trafficking activity at a West Street home, based on…

  • LETTERS: Appreciation for food drive

    To the editor:     As the holidays approach, it’s the time of year again for the local Scouts to help out those less fortunate with their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. More than any other past year, we had more volunteers and more food.    I want to thank the following troops and packs as well as…

  • For the Nov. 18 issue

    Yolanda Diodati, Martina Smith, Jacqueline J. Doyle. Yolanda Diodati    WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Yolanda Diodati, 78, died Nov. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Robbinsville for the past four years.    She retired after 40 years as a lingerie designer.    Daughter of the late Salvatore and Virginia…

  • Traffic study examines future of Roebling Steel Mill site

    The study focuses mainly on what to do with the main artery into Roebling, the Route 130/ Hornberger Avenue intersection. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — As the township looks to rebuild the site of the once-mighty Roebling Steel Mill, officials must study the idea from every angle. That, of course, includes traffic, broken down to…

  • Shappell, Brennan named new BRHS varsity coaches

    By: Sean Moylan    As much as Rob Shappell loved coaching the boys’ junior varsity basketball team and working as an assistant under Mark Drew with the boys’ varsity club, his ultimate dream coach’s job has always been to be the head coach of high school varsity basketball team.    That dream recently came to fruition when…

  • LIFESTYLE: Paying Tribute

    Local organizations honor veterans at community event. By: Melissa Hayes    With the sun shining and the American and POW/MIA flags flapping in the brisk wind, veterans, servicemen, local government officials and community members quietly watched the South Brunswick High School marching band and color guard perform a tribute to veterans.    The mood was somber as…

  • Self-portraits: holding up a mirror to an artist’s mind

    Chesterfield artist Kathy Shumway-Tunney’s self-portrait is on display as a part of the Trenton Artists Workshop Association’s (TAWA) 25th Anniversary Juried Exhibition. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — It isn’t change, really.    Growth? Almost. Times do change and artists grow, but what this moment comes down to is transition, and that’s not quite the same thing.…