Category: archives
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Evidence admissible in murder case
Judge rules that South Brunswick victim’s attepted suicide can be used in trial By:Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Jurors in the upcoming trial of a township man charged with murdering his wife will be able to consider the victim’s previously reported suicide attempt and suicidal comments, a Superior Court judge ruled Aug. 18. A defense attorney for…
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EDITORIAL: Council can strengthen finance rules
EDITORIAL: South Brunswick should pass campaign finance reform. The Township Council has an opportunity on Tuesday to do the right thing. It has scheduled a special meeting to review a campaign finance ordinance crafted by South Brunswick Initiative for Campaign Finance Reform that would severely restrict the ability of professional firms to contribute to political…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Kindermusik Tuesday, Aug. 31 through Thursday, Sept. 9 Free Kindermusik demonstration classes will begin at the Bordentown Music Conservatory, 144 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Children ages 0 to 1 ½ at 10 a.m.; ages 1 ½ to 3 at 11 a.m.; ages 3 to 5 at noon. Call Julie at 284-2225 to reserve a spot.…
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Pantry to move temporarily
Pantry moves to trailer at Woodlot Park By:Matthew Kirdahy The South Brunswick Food Pantry is moving. The food pantry, which relies on monetary and food donations to serve families in need year round, will move into a trailer next to the Woodlot Park Community Center on New Road by next month, Ron Schmalz, township public…
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Gymnasts inspired to Olympic heights
Cranbury Gymnastics Academy students practice with Olympic hopes By:Sarah Winkelman A poster of the 1996 U.S. women’s gymnastics team is displayed in the office of the Cranbury Gymnastics Academy as a reminder of what the potential Olympians tumbling, cartwheeling and balancing in the gym down the hall can someday achieve. With all the excitement coming…
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Accident kills worker
Hamilton Township man died Tuesday while working at NWL Transformers manufacturing plant in Bordentown Township. By: William Wichert BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A 67-year-old Hamilton Township man died Tuesday morning after a large beam fell on top of him at the NWL Transformers manufacturing plant on Rising Sun Road, police said. After his fellow employees removed…
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Walking in the steps of a patriot
Thomas Paine walk takes place first Saturdays through November in Bordentown City. By: Scott Morgan BORDENTOWN CITY By 10 minutes to 4, there were just about a dozen people crowding the corner of Main Street and Graveyard Alley, though they didn’t realize yet that this was what the intersection used to be called. Most…
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK:Skin cancer a frightening diagnosis
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK by Sarah Winkelman: 800,000 Americans affected per year. By:Sarah Winkelman My mom has skin cancer. To be more precise, she has basal cell carcinoma. According to her doctor, this is the best kind of skin cancer to have if one has to have skin cancer. This is supposed to make all of us…
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Charter change raises concerns
Benefits and drawbacks of a change in Washington Township’s municipal government are discussed. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON In a little more than two months, Washington voters will head to the polls to decide whether the municipal government should be changed from a township committee to a nonpartisan mayor-council format. Those on both sides of…
