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  • Couple arrested at Golden Nugget Flea Market

    Delaware Township woman arrested and charged with shoplifting and possession of marijuana. By John Tredrea    A 20-year-old Delaware Township woman was arrested at the Golden Nugget Flea Market on Route 29 Sunday afternoon and charged with shoplifting and possession of marijuana.    Her 33-year-old male companion from Easton, Pa., was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension…

  • Edwards takes over girls team

    Girls lacrosse By: Jim Green    Pam Edwards is in a unique situation for a first-year coach.    Edwards is taking over as coach of the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team after 13 years coaching the same sport at Timberlane Middle School. So, while she is new to the high school team, she certainly…

  • Better Than Coffee

    Gerard Schwarz, musical director for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, leads the group on its first East Coast tour, stopping at the State Theatre in New Brunswick March 31. By: Jim Boyle Musical Director Gerard Schwarz (above) leads the Seattle Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates its centennial year with an East Coast tour, making a stop…

  • District reschedules talent show

    Security concerns and after party pushes show back. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    A popular talent show at South Brunswick High School will be rescheduled because of security concerns and an afterparty where alcohol might be served.    Superintendent Gary McCartney also said the audience will be limited to residents of South Brunswick.    In 2003, the show,…

  • Borough lets Hillsborough play with older firetruck

    But 1983 pumper will be auctioned in May By:Roger Alvarado    The borough’s old 1983 pumper firetruck will help put out fires one final time before it’s auctioned off in May, but it won’t be in Manville.    Acting Fire Chief John Yanko has agreed to allow the Hillsborough Fire Department to use Firetruck 12 on a…

  • Woman found dead in city apartment

    City police said the woman’s daughter, who will be 3 in May and was in the residence at the time, apparently did not know her mother had died. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE – Police found a 39-year-old woman dead in her bed in a North Main Street apartment last week, her 2-year-old daughter safe nearby,…

  • Blaze damages Titusville dwelling

    Fire spotted Saturday by Peter Van Hise, a neighbor and former chief of Union Fire Company. By John Tredrea    A fire, believed to have been accidentally started by a candle, inflicted extensive damage to the bedroom of a home on the first block of Coleman Avenue in Titusville, police said.    The house is owned by…

  • May event helps find arthritis cure

    To the editor    With National Arthritis month coming up in May, it is important for people to know that arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability among Americans over the age of 15.    At least one in three adults have arthritis and nearly 300,000 children are living with arthritis or chronic joint symptoms. Chances…

  • State aid lags behind enrollment

    Budget hearing set for Monday. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    An expanding number of students and a stagnant state purse have created a growing financial burden for the South Brunswick school board.    Over the past five years enrollment has climbed steadily, requiring the district to hire more teachers and provide more instructional materials.    That has led…