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South Brunswick gains GMCT final
Thrilling win over East Brunswick sets up third meeting with Stevens By: Rich Fisher The South Brunswick High volleyball team had an answer for East Brunswick yesterday, but coach Nancy McDonald did not have one when asked what it meant for her team to finally reach the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament finals. "Hey, we’ve never…
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Windsor Farm preserved
Town and county officials announce the preservation of Windsor U-Pick Farm in Washington Township. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Against a colorful autumn backdrop of bright orange and yellow trees and rows of pumpkins, town and county officials announced that a deal has finally been closed to preserve the Windsor U-Pick Farm. Mercer County paid…
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Lawrence voters support local Democrats
County open space tax also approved in township. By: Lea Kahn If Lawrence Township voters had their way, U.S. Sen. John Kerry would be moving into the White House and President George W. Bush would be packing up his belongings to return to Texas. Lawrence Township voters joined Mercer County and New Jersey voters Tuesday…
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Township hopes to attract business
North Hanover officials discuss redevelopment options to attract more businesses to a strip mall on Sykesville Road. By: William Wichert NORTH HANOVER Township officials are expected to hold a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss the redevelopment options available in their ongoing effort to attract more businesses to a strip mall on Sykesville Road.…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Benjamin M. Nazario, 25, of Newark was charged with driving with a revoked license after police stopped his vehicle at North Main Street and Dukes Parkway at 11:17 a.m., Oct. 26. Mr. Nazario was transported to headquarters, issued a summons and released. *** A Bridgewater resident reported a man threw an object at her…
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Fatal fire at South Brunswick mobile home park
BREAKING NEWS: A longtime resident was killed today (Thursday) during a blaze that destroyed his Oakdale Village mobile home. By: Joseph Harvie A disabled 68-year-old Korean War Veteran was killed Thursday when a fire roared through his Oakdale Village mobile home. Police said Wallace Whiting, a longtime resident of Oakdale, was found dead at the…
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Lesson plan includes lugging giant teddy bear
Kindergartners wait for turns to care for ‘Sparky’ By:Emily Craighead Brown and furry and about 2 feet tall, with four paws and a little black nose, Sparky is a very special class pet. Sparky is a giant teddy bear. Joe Kassick’s Weston School kindergartners have taken Sparky to the hardware store, to the library and…
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Veterans Day observances honor those who served
Veterans Day observances will be held at the Veterans Memorial Monument in Bordentown Township and Veterans Park in Florence. By: Scott Morgan On April 29, almost 60 years after the guns fell quiet, veterans of the second World War got their national monument. A month later, in the shadow of the Washington Monument, the World…
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Kids raise money with math prowess
Peter Muschal School students raise more than $3,000 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by participating in a Math-A-Thon. By: William Wichert BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Fifty fourth-graders at Peter Muschal School hit the books last month to raise more than $3,000 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. From Oct. 13…
