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  • Cable, Internet servicepasses to Patriot Media

    Also, suspicious fire breaks out at offices By:Alec Moore    Connecticut-based Patriot Media took over RCN’s billing, cable television service and cable modem service at the stroke of midnight, May 1.    Jim Holanda, president of Patriot Media, Hillsborough’s cable franchise and Internet provider, said that while there were some technical difficulties involved in making the transition,…

  • Hopewell Township officials delay vote on proposed snow-shoveling law

    Committee members will confer with Police Chief Michael Chipowsky and township Engineer Paul Pogorzelski on the proposed ordinance. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee again has postponed a public hearing and adoption vote on a proposed ordinance that would require snow to be removed from sidewalks within 24 hours of the time it has…

  • Obituaries for week of May 8

    Alex Golembeski    Alex R. Golembeski died April 30 after a 18-month battle with metastatic colon cancer.    Born in Trenton on April 27, 1940, he lived in Lawrence Township most of my life.    A 1957 graduate of Trenton Catholic Boys High School, he was employed by Columbian Carbon-Chemicals for 34 years, retiring in 1993. He lived…

  • Board agrees to ax $5.5K in Springfield budget

    Cuts will reduce tax rate by a quarter-cent By: Vanessa S. Holt    SPRINGFIELD — The Board of Education agreed to trim $5,500 from the defeated school budget Monday night during a meeting with the Township Council, cutting school field trips to reduce the tax rate by a quarter-cent.    The $3.6 million budget, which included a…

  • Student competes for state teen title

       South Main Street resident Stephanie Anne Homyak of Manville was recently selected to participate in Nationals’ 2003 Miss Junior Teen Monmouth/Trenton pageant competition that will take place on May 25.    Stephanie, 13, learned of her acceptance into this year’s competition as the selections were announced Monday. She had submitted an application and took part in…

  • Final plans under way for annual Street Fair

    Crafts, music, activities for kids highlight 26th annual fair in Bordentown City. By: Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Farnsworth Avenue will undergo a familiar transformation on the weekend of May 17 and 18 when the historic downtown strip becomes an outdoor marketplace for creative crafts and community fun at the 26th annual Bordentown Street…

  • ‘Sporty’ Ardolina aids 17-0 boys golf team

    By: Redd E. Patrick    When Chris Ardolina was called out of class last month because Athletic Director Elaine McGrath ‘had to speak to him’, the South Brunswick High School senior thought the worst.    "They called me out of class and said the AD had to speak to me, so I thought I was in some…

  • Movie Timetables

    Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Friday, May 09 through Thursday, May 15. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…

  • Rider speaker sets the record straight

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I have often been quoted by news media, but never so misquoted and distorted. Your article of May 1 ("Rider professor: media addiction is controllable" by Jason Schwartz) misrepresented what I said in fundamental ways. The headline suggests that I think media addiction is real but controllable, when…