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  • Charges filed in Colonial Lake incident

    Lawrence man rolled car into lake April 11. By: Lea Kahn    Police charged a township man with driving while intoxicated in connection with a single-car accident when his car rolled into Colonial Lake last month.    Harvey Hellings, 84, of Mayflower Avenue was charged with driving while intoxicated, consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a motor…

  • New tactics

    Activists regroup to spread message By:Sally Goldenberg    "It ain’t over ’til it’s over" is the mantra of local anti-war activists.    Somerset Voices for Peace and Justice held a vigil Saturday in Health Choices Holistic Massage School on Township Line Road to express their uneasiness with the U.S. military presence in Iraq.    In order to strengthen…

  • Two charged in paintball gun theft

    Stolen guns taken by local teenagers. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Communication between students, parents and the police led to the arrest of two male teenagers now charged with an April 5 burglary and theft of eight paintball guns from a On Top Paintball on New Road, police said.    The arrests occurred April 23. Other individuals are…

  • Annual Iris Festival set for May 10

    Named for internationally known horticultarist Franklin Carr, Bordentown City holds a festival each spring in honor of his specialty, the iris. By:Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — Frank Carr’s hybrid irises were not limited to the traditional blue and purple of the species, but wandered up and down the spectrum, reaching radiant hues of peach…

  • Janicki acquitted in father’s murder

    Judge determines Dayton man was insane when he stabbed his father with sword. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    A Dayton man charged with killing his father was acquitted due to insanity today (Thursday) at the Middlesex County courthouse in New Brunswick.    State Superior Court Judge Frederick De Vesa found that Michael Janicki, 19, was too schizophrenic to…

  • HHS girls break through for lacrosse victory

    DeLuca leads offensive barrage By: Rudy Brandl    It was only a matter of time before the Hillsborough High girls won a lacrosse game.    The team continued to steadily improve after suffering two early blowout losses. The offense started to click and the games kept getting closer. Last Thursday, it all came together when the Raiders…

  • Alleged ties between mayor and attorney questioned

    By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — Sue Kozel insists she isn’t accusing anybody of anything. She just wants some answers from Planning Board Attorney Frank Armenante.    At the April 22 Planning Board meeting, Ms. Kozel, a member of the township Environmental Commission, questioned Mr. Armenante about his affiliation with Mayor Bill Miscoski (who also sits…

  • SCHOOLS: Noor Ul-Iman

    Taking small but important steps to help fight hunger. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Out of cracker boxes, vegetable cans and rolls of paper towels, giant letters formed the words "No Hunger." Students at Noor-ul-Iman Islamic school used 1,000 items of food and paper products they collected in a schoolwide food drive to spell "No Hunger"…

  • Nearly 100, Hope View Farm stays in step with times

    The farm has been producing 150 acres of hay and vegetables, about 12 acres of mixed vegetables and pumpkins and 25 acres of sweet corn. And the next generation is on the scene. By Janet Purcell    Hope View Farm off Washington Avenue in Hopewell Borough — owned and operated now by Joseph Ruggieri III —…