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  • Trenchtown Rock

    The Bob Marley Roots Rock Reggae Festival, which hits the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, Aug. 13, features a stylistically diverse lineup. By: Matt Smith Ziggy Marley (above) and brothers Damian, Julian, Ky-Mani and Stephen are headlining the Bob Marley Roots Rock Reggae Festival at the Sovereign Bank Arena Sept. 13.    Bob Marley the man…

  • Township to revise two tree ordinances

    Upper Freehold Township Committee delays adoption of two ordinances concerning trees on public and private property. By: Rob Heyman    UPPER FREEHOLD — It’s back to the drawing board for a pair of controversial ordinances aimed at managing township trees.    The Township Committee decided to pull the proposed ordinances, which were up for adoption last month,…

  • Toward the Devil’s Half Acre, Part 1 of 4

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    Another chapter from Henry Charlton Beck’s 1939 "Fare to Midlands," subtitled as above and titled "Town Aliases Again," describes the origin of names attributed to local towns and interesting events that happened in their past.     It was last of daylight saving. The snap of the early morning soon lost itself as the…

  • Homeland security begins with home town security

    GUEST OPINION By James E. McGreevey    As a small, crowded state, in close proximity to New York and Philadelphia, and with mass transit, busy ports and nuclear and chemical plants, New Jersey is at heightened risk of terror attack. On Sept.11, we all learned how vulnerable we are in a dramatic and unforgettable way.    Our…

  • Classmates work to help fire victim

    Chris Tokash, Class of 1983, injured at his home in Livingston, Mont. By:John Patten    Area friends of Chris Tokash, a member of Hillsborough High School’s Class of 1983 who was burned in a July 18 house fire in Livingston, Mont., are capping their efforts to help his family recover from the incident with a benefit…

  • Clinton visit aids Rush Holt’s campaign

    Former U.S. President Clinton stopped Wednesday in Hopewell Township to campaign for Rep. Rush Holt. By Jennifer Potash    He may no longer be the nation’s chief executive, but to a crowd of Democratic supporters in Hopewell Township on Wednesday, Bill Clinton will always be their president.    Former President Clinton stopped at the sprawling farm and…

  • LETTER: ‘Passion’ comments misrepresented in story

    To the editor:    On March 4 in an article by Sharlee Joy DiMenichi about "The Passion of the Christ," I was quoted as saying "the Jews killed Christ" and this was put in quotation marks suggesting that those were my exact words. This was in the context of an interfaith discussion that was held at…

  • Summer softball teams eye league titles

    Youngsters hone skills at Fundamentals Camp By: Rudy Brandl        Softball continues to prosper in Hillsborough, even during a stormy week.    Two youth teams advanced to championship games last week, while several individual players honed their skills at the Fundamentals Camp at Hillsborough High. Veteran head coach Cheryl Iaione, who saw her Elite team’s two-game…

  • ‘You can’t beat a gun’

    Shocked family faces Chuck Bugal’s murder By:Emily Craighead    Police in Salisbury, N.C., charged two North Carolina men Wednesday with the July 27 shooting death of longtime Manville resident Charles Bugal Jr. at Gina’s Pub in Salisbury.    The suspects, Howard Wesley Roberts Jr., 17, of Salisbury and Antwan Develle Foster, 24, of Greensboro, N.C., are also…