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  • Police say electrician assaulted local girl

    Bridgewater man released after posting $30,000 bond By:Sally Goldenberg    A Bridgewater man was charged Monday night with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old Manville girl in her parents’ home on Sept. 3.    Douglas Hickman, a 40-year-old self-employed contractor, allegedly asked the child of one of his customers to remove her clothes when he was in her house…

  • Italian American festival coming to Mercer County Park

       The third annual Mercer County Italian American Festival will be held today, Saturday and Sunday in Mercer County Park, West Windsor, from noon to 10 p.m. Admission is free,    Festival-goers can take part in many activities, catch a musical performance or mangia (eat) a selection of delicious foods.    Among the family attractions are "Gepetto’s Workshop,"…

  • Fall Garden Festival Saturday

       The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will hold a Fall Garden Festival on Sept. 21, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Mercer County Home Compost Demonstration Site and Gardens, located at 43A Federal City Road outside of Pennington.    With the on-going drought, preparation of garden beds before planting can help to minimize the effects of…

  • Viking tennis team right on schedule

    By: T.J. Furman    After one week of the season, South Brunswick is right where Barbara Whitman thought it would be.    Following an opening-match, 5-0 loss to J.P. Stevens last week, the Vikings rebounded with wins of 5-0 and 4-1 over Piscataway and Sayreville. J.P. Stevens finished one spot ahead of South Brunswick last year in…

  • Man pleads not guilty to charge of murdering common law wife

    Ishmael Serrano charged with killing Refugia Ruiz Olmedo By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Ishmael Serrano, who was charged with murdering the woman whose body police found in the woods off Miller Road Sept. 8, pleaded not guilty at an arraignment Sept. 10, Assistant County Prosecutor Thomas Kapsak said.    Mr. Serrano ,33, of French Street in New…

  • Skyland slate won’t provide any gimmies

    Hunterdon Central, Franklin next on schedule By: Rudy Brandl        ELIZABETH — Rick Mantz isn’t pushing the panic button just yet.    While Mantz realizes his Hillsborough High football team must make improvements after last Friday night’s 21-8 loss at Elizabeth, the veteran head coach saw some things he liked in the opening game. Josh Williams…

  • Teach your children well

    Class will help parents learn how to communicate with their teenage kids By:Alec Moore    Parents of pre-teens who feel they could use a little help from parents who have "been there and done that," may want to look into Hillsborough’s Parent Leadership Corps.    The five week parent-to-parent peer mentoring program is aimed at enhancing communications…

  • Bradley Beauregard

       Bradley Howard Beauregard, 42, of Kendall Park, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, at home in Jamestown, N.C.    Born in New Brunswick, Mr. Beauregard lived in North Brunswick, Kendall Park and Boca Raton, Fla., before moving to Jamestown two months ago.    He was employed by KIMCO Distributing since 1984, most recently working out of the Jamestown satellite…

  • South boys soccer team falls to hungrier St. Joe’s

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team got off to a disappointing start to the 2002 season with a 4-1 loss at St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen last Friday. The Falcons came out fired up, netting three goals in the first half.    "It came down to St. Joe’s wanting…