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  • State AG denies monitor request

    State Attorney General refuses to provide an independent monitor to oversee Washington Township’s Nov. 2 elections. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — A resident’s request that the state attorney general provide an independent monitor to watch over the township’s election on Nov. 2 was denied last week, a move that the Mercer County Board of Elections…

  • LETTER: Everyone should vote

    To the editor:    The Senior Advisory Council of South Brunswick has been supporting a voter registration campaign in South Brunswick, and several hundred new voters have recently been registered in our township.    American troops are now fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq to enable the people there to conduct free elections in a democratic society. I…

  • Caring kids devour pretzels

    LES effort nets $300 for flood victims. By: Lea Kahn    How many pretzels could Lawrenceville Elementary School children eat in two weeks’ time?    About 1,500 — especially if the goal is to raise money for the victims of the recent flooding in Mercer County, said Laurie Kayne. She is one of the two parent coordinators…

  • Turnovers hurt Mustangs in latest loss

    Manville falls to 0-4 By: Shawn Tyrrell        Coaches always emphasize to their players you can’t turn the ball over and expect to win. For the Manville High School football team, turning the ball over was the deciding factor last Friday night when the Mustangs played host to the visiting Blue Jays of Middlesex.    Most…

  • POST FORUM: Election

    POST FORUM: What issues should the South Brunswick Post focus on during this year’s council election? What issues should the South Brunswick Post focus on during this year’s council election?

  • Raiders make enough big plays to win

    Mazzagatti scores three more touchdowns By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High didn’t need any last second heroics to pull out last Friday night’s home football game, but the Raiders made plenty of big plays to extend their unbeaten streak to four in a row.    Three of the team’s four touchdowns came on big plays, which…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    MOMS Club    Thursday Oct. 14 — Local moms are invited to come and meet other part-time working moms and stay-at-home moms from the community at 9 a.m. The club is open to residents of Florence, Roebling, Mansfield and Bordentown.    Refreshments will be served and children are always welcome. Call 499-0601 for details. Little League program…

  • Township Committee candidates vie for two seats

    Meet the candidates Anthony Ferrera    Incumbent Republican candidate to fill one-year term on Township Committee.    I am 39 years old, and have been a resident of Hillsborough for 14 years, and a lifelong resident of Somerset County. ISSUES AND IDEAS    Editor’s note: In an effort to help voters get to know the candidates and their…

  • Pumpkinfest set for Saturday

    Annual North Hanover PumpkinFest will be held Oct. 16 in Green Acres Park on Schoolhouse Road from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — With a slight change in its organization and funding methods, the 11th annual PumpkinFest is scheduled to take place as usual on Saturday, Oct. 16.    The festival…