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  • Hopewell resident is Elks officer

    Darlis Maksymovich is Esteemed Lecturing Knight.    Darlis Maksymovich, a 26-year resident of Hopewell, has been elected and installed as Esteemed Lecturing Knight of The Princeton Elks.    She has served the Princeton Elks for nearly 10 years, chaired the Veteran’s Committee and was a member of the Membership and Handicapped Children’s committees.    An employee of East…

  • For the July 15 issue

    John J. Merkel, Pasquale Grillo Jr. John J. Merkel    WHITING — John J. "Jack" Merkel, 73, July 4 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he lived in Robbinsville for 10 years before coming to Crestwood Village in Whiting in May 2004.    He was a graduate of Trenton Catholic Boys High School and…

  • OBITUARY: Harry Lavon Thompson

       Harry Lavon Thompson, 32, of Dayton, died Saturday, July 3, in Franklin, as the result of an accident.    He was born in New Brunswick, and was a longtime city resident before relocating to Dayton. He received a bachelor’s degree from Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, and was presently enrolled in a master’s degree program in…

  • Dunne, Gurick have stuff of champions

    Local swimmers win titles for Hamilton By: Mike Molaro    It’s an age-old question, and one that never seems to have a definitive answer.    What separates the champions from other competitors?    It’s more than just inches or seconds that provides the winning margin. These key tools can’t be diagramed on a chalkboard or found in any…

  • OBITUARY:Pauline E. Franklin-Stout

       Pauline E. Franklin-Stout, 85, of South Brunswick, died Thursday, July 8, at Park Place Center, Monmouth Junction.    Ms. Franklin-Stout was born in New Brunswick, and lived in Milltown, East Brunswick, Silvermead and Freehold, before moving to South Brunswick. She worked in retail sales for Ida’s Shoppe, South River. She also worked at Jamesway, Freehold, and…

  • Borough gets tough on neglected properties’ owners

    Fines will be issued to owners of property not meeting borough maintenance ordinances By:Roger Alvarado    Mayor Angelo Corradino says the borough is about to start coming down hard on absentee landlords and residents who don’t do a thing to improve properties that have become eyesores.    During Monday’s Borough Council meeting, Mayor Corradino said he has…

  • Council tweaking campaign rules

    Amendment to limit contributions by groups and developers By:Matthew Kirdahy    The Township Council plans to introduce an amendment to its campaign finance reform ordinance Tuesday that will further limit when campaign contributions can be made by groups and developers seeking to do business with the township.    The council said Tuesday the amendment would restrict a…

  • Accused killer’s pretrial Miranda hearing is postponed

    The next known key date is Sept. 13, when Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius will hold a "status conference." By Ruth Luse    A pretrial hearing scheduled for earlier this week on whether the alleged confession Jonathan Nyce gave Hopewell Township police that he killed his wife is admissible as evidence in his murder trial has…

  • Beauty and brawn

    Forget the stereotypes — female Olympic weightlifters add strength without bulk By:Mary Kaempfen    Among the events at the Olympic games in Athens next month will be the second competition in women’s Olympic weightlifting — and some Hillsborough High School students will be watching the competition closely.    Danielle Galanowsky, Susan Hart, Emily Rothschild, Ellyn Griggs, Lauren…