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  • Distinguished service

    Washington Township resident John May gets top military honor from state. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Rose May happened to look through an Army newsletter that arrived in the mail one day in 1995. Her husband, John, usually didn’t read them.    Toward the back of the pamphlet she saw a letter from a Polish man…

  • Viking gymnasts satisfy GMC expectations

    By: Rich Fisher    The South Brunswick High gymnastics team gave coach Jen Petri-Charmello pretty much what she was looking for at the Greater Middlesex Conference meet last Thursday.    "I think we did well," Petri-Charmello said. "It wasn’t much better than I expected but it wasn’t worse than I expected."    The Vikings finished in fourth place…

  • ‘Va Savoir’

    A love septangle takes center stage in this soufflé-light French farce.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams    Rare is that French film that one might accurately compare to its ugly American offspring, the television sitcom. However, we have such a bastardization in Va Savoir (Who Knows), a two-and-a-half-hour exercise in forgettable froth masquerading as more sophisticated fare.    The…

  • Manville girls fall short of states

    Dayton games will haunt Lady Mustangs By: Rudy Brandl    When the Manville High girls’ soccer team looks back on why it didn’t qualify for the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs this year, it won’t be pointing to last Thursday’s 2-1 loss to New Providence.    While that tough defeat came one day before the state qualifying…

  • Millstone preserves Infante farm

    Township buys development rights for approximately 90-acre property off Olde Noah Hunt Road. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Residents looking to get lost in the Infante Farm corn maze might be able to do so for a very long time after the recent adoption of an ordinance by the Township Committee.    The development rights for…

  • No criminal charges for county employees in Brewer escape case

       In the matter of Terence Brewer’s escape from the Mercer County Corrections Center, Mercer County Prosecutor Daniel G. Giaquinto announced Tuesday that his office will not be filing criminal charges against any county employee and the case will not be presented to a grand jury.    "Based on the information we have uncovered to date, criminal…

  • Kazimierz Malawski

       MANVILLE — Kazimierz Malawski passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 88.    Born in Poland, he came to the United States after World War I fromGermany and had since been a resident of Manville.    Mr. Malawski was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    His…

  • Wins keep adding up for field hockey

    While most coaches may get nervous in close games, Heidi Zeigler is more likely to feel a sense of déjà vu. By: Kyle Moylan    While most coaches may get nervous in close games, Heidi Zeigler is much more likely to just feel a sense of déjà vu.    "You never feel totally comfortable, but I guess…

  • Mary Zabrycki

       MANVILLE — Mary Zabrycki, 82 died Oct. 21 at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset. She was 82.    She was born in Manville, and was a lifelong resident.    Mrs. Zabrycki was a lab technician at Pharmacia Corporation in Piscataway, for 15 years before retiring in 1982.    In the past she was an active member with the…