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  • LAWRENCE: Gladney named Police Officer of the Year

    Officer Daniel Gladney was sitting in the Police Department’s communications room, helping a new dispatcher learn the ropes, when he was summoned to Chief of Police Daniel Posluszny’s office. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Officer Daniel Gladney was sitting in the Police Department’s communications room, helping a new dispatcher learn the ropes, when he was…

  • FLORENCE: Community mourns township native

    Crash kills teen in South Brunswick By Jen Samuel and Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group   FLORENCE – Teenagers are mourning the death of a friend. An 18-year-old man, who recently moved to South Brunswick from Florence, was killed in a single car crash June 6. It occurred on Friendship Road in South Brunswick.    Sgt. Jim Ryan…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Town parties with a community festival

    ROBBINSVILLE: Town parties with a community festival

    Jennifer Kohlhepp Patrons of the Robbinsville Township Community Day enjoy a trackless train ride through Robbinsville Township Community Park on June 9. Photo by Jennifer Kohlhepp

  • MANSFIELD: Third-graders author books

    MANSFIELD: Third-graders author books

    Daria Zola reads to her daughter, Leah, 5, during the third-grade Author Night at Mansfield Township Elementary School on June 4. (Photo by Amy Batista)

  • LAWRENCE: People urged to lock car doors, hide valuables

    Nearly 30 cars have been burglarized since January, and the Lawrence Township Police Department is urging owners to lock their cars and to hide valuables from sight. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer   Nearly 30 cars have been burglarized since January, and the Lawrence Township Police Department is urging owners to lock their cars and…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Two auto stops lead to heroin charges for seven

    Township police have charged seven people with possession of heroin following two separate motor vehicle stops in the past week.    ROBBINSVILLE — Township police have charged seven people with possession of heroin following two separate motor vehicle stops in the past week.One set of arrests took place at 3:30 p.m. June 5 on Robbinsville-Allentown Road…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: 66 lovingly let their hair down for a good cause
  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police report three incidents of spray-paint graffiti

    Incidents happened May 16-23; two were at schools    Hillsborough Township police reported three incidents of vandalism involving graffiti from May 16 to 23.    On May 16 after school administrators reported a structure on the property was spray painted with graffiti. The incident is suspected to have occurred overnight.    A school wall was spray painted with…

  • PLUMSTED: Committee wants protection for government impact aid

    Federal impact aid is the compensation for school districts in communities where federal lands or facilities exist. Aid is provided since such lands and facilities are exempt from local proper By James McEvoy, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution June 5 to support legislation designed to safeguard federal impact…