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  • ‘Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle’

    Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz return in a sequel that, for bettter or worse, contains little new material.   [PG-13] By: Elise Nakhnikian From left: Cameron Diaz, Bernie Mac, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore play the good guys in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.    Whether she’s prancing on Dave Letterman’s desktop, acting or producing, Drew Barrymore…

  • Hearing on fences scheduled

    Mansfield ordinance would allow fences in certain easements By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — The Township Committee will hold a public hearing July 9 on a proposal that would allow residents to put fences in buffer, landscape, and shade tree easements located on their property.    Permission for fences in drainage easements is not included in the…

  • THIS WEEK

    For the week of July 10-16 Friday    Concerts in the Park: The annual series continues from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Woodlot Park Amphitheater in Woodlot Park, between Routes 1 and 27 in Monmouth Junction.    The Pat Roddy Band will perform classic rock and roll. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Picnics are…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 4

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 4 By: A worthwhile trip for E.A.S.Y Riders To the editor:     The organizers of E.A.S.Y. (Education About Sex for Youth) Riders would like to thank our donors and sponsors, area merchants and the HiTOPS’ board and staff who contributed to the success of our first fund-raising ride June 21-22.…

  • Training and flexibility for summer success

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    We hold eager expectations of summer all year long — the shore, the pool, the sun. The outlook is for a ton of fun. We hope to make the most out of the span between spring and fall activities.    It’s protected space. And that means preparing adequately for maximum pleasure.…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: Residents reveal best summer reads

    By: Lorraine Sedor    The Gourgaud Gallery, located in Cranbury’s Town Hall on Schoolhouse Lane, will feature the art of Cranbury School student artists during the month of July in an exhibit titled "Young at Art." The exhibit will open with an artist’s reception in the gallery on Thursday, July3 from 6 to 8 p.m.    Gallery…

  • Suggested summer reading fun

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    For years, as a teacher, a reader and reviewer, I have relied on Suzanne Manczuk for book ideas. No one reads more — or knows more — about books. In particular, she is an acknowledged expert on middle-level literature. However, her current position as a reviewer for a professional library…

  • Imagine…Resort living in Upper Freehold

    With 10 different home styles and an active lifestyle, K. Hovnanian offers all of the ingredients that make the Four Seasons lifestyle a winner    Although Nick and Lynn Scalera don’t actually live at a resort, it’s hard to convince their friends otherwise.    The Scaleras live at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Upper Freehold, a park-like…

  • County OKs Cranbury horse farm preservation

    The Middlesex County freeholder board voted June 19 to preserve the 32-acre horse farm on Dey Road. By: Matt Kirdahy    Another farm in Cranbury is set to be permanently preserved as farmland, bringing the total of preserved farmland in town to about 1,700 acres — all saved since the Farmland Preservation Program began in 1990.…