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  • Murder charges filed in Project Freedom shooting

    Mercer County prosecutor’s office believes Roebling man believed ex-wife was having affair. By: Mark Moffa    A Roebling man last week murdered a Washington Township man he suspected of having an affair with his ex-wife, officials from the Mercer County prosecutor’s office said Wednesday.    At about 8:30 p.m. Friday, 37-year-old David Kovacs of Roebling shot 38-year-old…

  • Measure will improvechildren’s health

    To the editor    As a member organization of the Coalition for Children’s Health, the Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey wishes to express its appreciation to the 26 members of Congress and the 10 Senators who recently sent a group letter of support for full funding of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 (P.L.106-310).    We…

  • Forever flying for freedom

    Artist and World War II veteran collaborate in creation of a unique wall hanging By: Ann Stewart    "If you can do a Cadillac, then you can do an airplane."    With these words Ted Goitein of Titusville was able to persuade fabric artist Carol Sara Schepps of West Windsor to accept a commission to reproduce the…

  • Beleaguered businessmanready to sell pizza shop

    By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    The owner of Uncle Tony’s Pizza on Main Street is looking to sell his business and relocate.    "This is not something that just happened recently; I was thinking of moving from Manville for some time," the store’s owner, Tony Gamal, said.    Advertisements on an Internet real estate site show the restaurant, with liquor…

  • Our complaints are misplaced and ill-timed

    EDITORIAL    America’s ship of state has found itself in uncharted waters since Sept. 11, and we’re not doing a very good job of navigating our way through them. The fault lies not in the actions of our captain and crew — they’re doing the very best they can under extremely difficult conditions — but in…

  • Field hockey team gives top seed major scare

    Early goal, keeper make difference for Steinert By: Rudy Brandl    Once the Hillsborough High field hockey team overcame the shock of giving up an early goal, it put quite a scare into top-ranked Steinert in last week’s North Jersey 2, Group 4 semifinals.    The Raiders were a little cold getting off the bus in Hamilton…

  • Giving thanks, as welook to brighter days

    EDITORIAL: Trying times may make it difficult for many to give thanks, but we still have blessings to count.    Thanksgiving may be the most confounding of holidays in this country.    Historians are rewriting the myth of our first Thanksgiving to reflect the realities of the conflicts between the indigenous people and the European settlers left…

  • HHS gymnasts take fifth in state

    Yates places seventh in all-around By: Rudy Brandl    OLD BRIDGE — While it certainly wasn’t their best night of competition, the Hillsborough High gymnasts left Friday night’s NJSIAA Championships with a sense of accomplishment.    The Raiders entered the jam-packed Old Bridge East Campus gymnasium shooting for a higher finish than the last two seasons. Hillsborough…

  • Thanksgiving service adds Islamic voice

    Annual Hillsborough-Montgomery Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service set for Sunday. By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    For the first time ever, a Muslim cleric will be a part of the annual Hillsborough-Montgomery Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service that will be held at St. Joseph’s Church in Millstone.    The event, organized by the Hillsborough-Montgomery Clergy Association, will have 12 clergy participating, according…