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  • Farms to be auctioned

    The state will auction township farmland this week. By: Scott Morgan    EAST WINDSOR — In an effort to maintain farmland space throughout New Jersey, the state Agricultural Development Committee will auction three permanently preserved township farm properties next week.    As much of the state continues to develop, many local governments, including East Windsor, are aggressively…

  • No causes of cancer found at Lawrence school

    Study gives site overall clean bill of health. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Intermediate School has been given an overall clean bill of health, based on a study by an environmental consultant hired by the Lawrence Township Board of Education, after fears of a cancer cluster had surfaced at the school.    Environmental Connection Inc. of…

  • Wayne Forrest the rightman for prosecutor

    EDITORIAL:Prosecutor has restore confidence in office through his exemplary conduct    We were relieved to learn Hillsborough resident Wayne Forrest had been nominated to serve another five years as Somerset County prosecutor.    If ever there was a right person in the right place at the right time, it’s Mr. Forrest in the prosecutor’s chair at this…

  • Lawyers want teen tried as juvenile in Cowell death

    "We believe juvenile court is the proper forum," said Dennis Gumbs’ attorney. By John Tredrea    The attorneys representing Dennis Gumbs, the 15-year-old Allentown, Pa., boy charged with homicide for allegedly dropping the 20-pound block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine C. Cowell, said Wednesday they will seek to have him tried as…

  • Wrestlers top GL for first team victory

    MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Manville High wrestling team improved from a surprisingly lopsided loss in the opening match to earn its first victory Saturday afternoon at Governor Livingston.    Drama in the upper weights concluded with a quick and decisive 15-second pin by senior heavyweight Kile Galasso. The Manville co-captain didn’t waste any…

  • SBSH girls bowling team feels good despite loss

    By: Tyler Dey    The South Brunswick High School girls bowling team’s charge to the top of the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division was derailed Tuesday, perhaps permanently.    But that won’t keep the Vikings from feeling positive about their season.    Woodbridge defeated South Brunswick 3-1 at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick Tuesday night. The Barrons moved…

  • Obituaries – Jan. 16

    By: Marian C. Normart    Marian C. Normart, 82, died Dec. 27 at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Chester, Pa., she was a resident of Hopewell and Norwood, Pa.    She worked in the drafting department at General Electric in Philadelphia, Pa., for 10 years. She loved painting, especially watercolors and oils and enjoyed sewing,…

  • Elaine Cowell: How much a smile can say

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea    It seems so impossible to overstate how nice a person Elaine Cowell was. Once, years ago, I nearly said to her: "You know, you really are one of the nicest people I ever met anywhere. What’s your secret?"    But I didn’t say those words, I guess because doing so seemed…

  • Holt begins third term in Washington

    Hopewell Township resident defeated Republican DeForest "Buster" Soaries in November. By Jennifer Potash    As United State Representative Rush Holt (D-12) began his third term Jan. 7, he told a roomful of supporters how the vista of Capitol Hill still provides a thrill.    "I’m reminded day by day at what must be called hallowed halls or…