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  • Obituaries for week of Feb. 26

    Kevin Gallagher    Kevin M. Gallagher, 52, died Saturday at Arcadia Nursing Home in Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He worked for Lawrence Township in the road department as an inspector for the past 15 years. He was also union president of Lawrence Township.    Previously he was an area roofer for…

  • Hopewell Valley voters OK fire district budgets

    Township fire commission incumbent William Walker and newcomer Tim Lang are elected to three-year terms. By John Tredrea    Proposed fire district budgets passed easily in Hopewell Township and Pennington and Hopewell boroughs Saturday, when fire district elections were held statewide.    In a close three-man race for two seats on the Hopewell Township Board of Fire…

  • READER’S VOICE: Route 92 – Not in my back yard

    READER’S VOICE By Cathy Dowgin: Public funds and sensitive wetlands should not be sacrificed for unnecessary road. By: Cathy Dowgin    "NIMBY!" I’ve been called that for 10 years now and, quite honestly, I’m proud of it. Who else would get involved in local issues if not the folks who would be directly affected?    I will…

  • Letter: Best arguments pan rail station

    To the editor:     In your Feb. 19 edition you reported that Mayor Frank Gambatese met with NJ Transit representatives to discuss a possible rail station in South Brunswick.    While the mayor has not come out in favor of such an undertaking, and I admit there is no harm is his listening to proposals, this…

  • LIFESTYLE: Starting from scratch

    Kingston coffeehouse is celebrating 20 years of serving food just like mom used to make. By: Melissa Morgan    Sue Simpkins has a philosophy about food that stems from her background in the fashion industry.    "If you start with the best fabric and create a beautiful design, there is no need to add belts, bows, bells…

  • Boys team suffers controversial loss

    Boys basketball By: Jim Green    Sometimes a team has to be lucky in order to be victorious. The Lawrence High School boys basketball squad was neither Friday.    The Cardinals suffered a 62-61 overtime loss at Ewing in the consolation bracket of the Mercer County Tournament on a controversial last-second shot by the Blue Devils’ Ryan…

  • EDITORIAL: Lauren Sohmer: state champion

    EDITORIAL: Congratulations to the queen of the lanes.    Lauren Sohmer is the queen of the lanes.    The South Brunswick High School senior achieved something earlier this month that few in Viking history have accomplished. She won an individual state championship.    Lauren had been one of 47 bowlers to qualify for the Feb. 13 championship tourney…

  • EDITOR’S NOTE: Trying to be good sports

    EDITOR’S NOTE By Hank Kalet: Residents asked for help with youth sports coverage. By: Hank Kalet    An important part of any community news organization is its sports coverage.    I still fondly remember my one and only mention in the sports pages of what was then the Central Post, a one-line mention about a South Brunswick…

  • Mustangs end hoop skid

    Liszczak leads way with double-double By: Shawn Tyrrell        Its been a long time coming (seven straight games to be exact), but the Manville High boys’ basketball team finally got back to the win column last week, beating Wardlaw-Hartridge easily 57-36.    Not only did the victory put a stop to the team’s season-high seven-game losing…