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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Robbinsville softball heading back to World Series

    By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    Robbinsville is heading west again.    The 12-year-old all-star softball team will be the third ever to represent Robbinsville Little League in the World Series after capturing the Eastern Region with an 11-0 win over Mid Island, N.Y., Friday night in Bristol, Conn.    ”I couldn’t really believe it when we…

  • HAMILTON: Lindsey’s Lifesavers

    HAMILTON: Lindsey’s Lifesavers

    Lindsey Tippett watches as her fiancee Joe Pandak donates blood July 24 with the assistance of phlebotomist Tracy Moyer. Staff photo by James McEvoy

  • EAST WINDSOR: Learn about vintage buttons

        Those who kept their grandmother’s jar of buttons and those who enjoy looking for special buttons to use on quilts or jackets may be interested in attending an upcoming event at the library.    On Monday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m, the New Jersey State Button Society will present, “The World’s Smallest Antique: Every…

  • MILLSTONE: Film documents local stuntman’s road to recovery

    MILLSTONE: Film documents local stuntman’s road to recovery

    The Millstone native and 2005 Allentown High School graduate has spent over a year recovering from a near-fatal accident while performing a stunt in California for a television show in April, 2 by Jane Meggitt, Special Writer MILLSTONE – Crazy Mike is dead. Mike Gaboff, 26, is alive and pretty well, all things considered. It…

  • PLUMSTED: Municipal budget adopted

    PLUMSTED: Municipal budget adopted

    Spending plan calls for tax increase by James McEvoy, Managing Editor PLUMSTED — Nearly three months after the public spoke on the municipal budget, the Township Committee has adopted its 2013 spending the plan, which will result in the average homeowner paying and additional $55 in municipal taxes.    The committee unanimously adopted the $3.26 million…

  • BORDENTOWN: Curtain rises on first teen production

    BORDENTOWN: Curtain rises on first teen production

    ‘Rent: School Edition’ to be staged at BPAC Aug. 2-3     Local teens will rock the Bordentown Performing Arts Center this weekend.    The Bordentown Teen Musical Theatre Company will make its debut on the stage with “Rent: School Edition.” The show will start at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug.…

  • ROEBLING: Get your motor running!

    ROEBLING: Get your motor running!

    Photo by Donna Adinolfe The fourth annual car show rolled into the Roebling Museum on July 27. More than 200 vintage and modern-day vehicles were on display. 

  • Summertime at Grounds for Sculpture

    The season features concerts, dinner and a stroll and extended hours    Looking for something fun to do this summer?    Look no further than Grounds for Sculpture, the 42-acre sculpture park and arboretum located in Hamilton. With outdoor concerts, daylong family festivals, art-making workshops, lectures from notable artists, special summertime dining deals, there’s plenty to…

  • MEETING CALENDAR: August 1

    Thurs., Aug. 1    Upper Freehold Committee, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 314 Route 539, Cream Ridge. Wed., Aug. 7    Plumsted Township Council, executive/workshop session to begin at 7 p.m. with regular meeting scheduled for 8 p.m., Municipal Building, 121 Evergreen Road.    Millstone Township Committee, 8 p.m., Municipal Meeting Room, 215 Millstone Road. Thurs., Aug. 8    Robbinsville…