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  • Route 31’s Rosedale Mills still going strong after 54 years

    The original location was in Princeton at Alexander and Faculty roads. That store closed in 1995. By Rosalie Ann LaGrutta    John and Bettie Hart have owned Rosedale Mills, now located at Route 31 and Titus Mill Road, for 54 years.    Since its founding in 1950, this is the Harts’ fourth location for their business. Rosedale…

  • Allentown court on the move once again

    Allentown Municipal Court will be temporarily moved to Upper Freehold due to construction on Main Street in Allentown. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — Allentown Municipal Court will move to Upper Freehold for several months under a proposal approved by the Township Committee last week.    Judge Bonnie Goldman, who serves as judge for both the…

  • Madeline Fucillo

    By:    MANVILLE — Madeline Fucillo died May 29 at home. She was 84.    Ms. Fucillo was the daughter of the late Adam and Victoria Fucillo, founder of Fucillo and Warren Funeral Home.    She was employed as a secretary at John’s Manville Corporation. Later during World War II, she became a private secretary to Col. R.…

  • Blastoff for the Rocket Fete

    Former astronaut Story Musgrave lives life with an intensity that leaves men half his age in the dust. He will be the guest of honor at the Rocket Fete at Princeton University Stadium June 5. By: Matt Smith Former astronaut Story Musgrave will reflect on his travels as part of the Rocket Fete June 5.…

  • MEMORIAL DAY PARADES WINNERS

    Hopewell and Pennington held parades Sunday, Monday.    Hopewell and Pennington residents were treated to Memorial Day parades on Sunday and Monday respectively.    Winners of the various awards are as follows:    On Sunday, according to Joseph Kianka, parade chairman, Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 and Hopewell Fire Department — the parade sponsors — awarded the…

  • Second-year Vikings gave coach a rewarding year

    By: Ken Weingartner    Stephen Dentler has been coaching for a dozen years. None were more rewarding than this one with the South Brunswick High boys volleyball team.    The Vikings went 13-11 in just their second season of varsity play, qualified for the state tournament and reached the second round of the Greater Middlesex Conference tourney.…

  • Pipeline meeting date draws criticism

    Meeting to discuss proposed pipeline in Bordentown Township is being held tonight, June 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ramada Inn on Route 206. By: Allison Busacca    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee says the corporation that wants to route a 3.5-mile-long natural gas pipeline through the township has not given residents enough…

  • Deck the Walls

    The Middletown Art Committee hosts an open forum to explore themes for a new mural. By: Amy Brummer Mural artists Eurhi Jones and David McShane (below) have created more than a dozen murals in Philadelphia, including "African Wildlife" (above) at 4947 Locust St.    With rolling farmland, clear, bubbling streams and close proximity to Philadelphia, Middletown…

  • Vikes did best they could with abbreviated schedule

    By: Rich Fisher    As another season comes to an end, it is apparent that girls golf still has not caught on too well in the Greater Middlesex Conference.    The South Brunswick High girls golf team played just six matches this season and finished with a 4-2 record.    The Vikings also had three girls qualify for…