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  • Stanley Bogdzewicz

    TRENTON — Stanley Bogdzewicz, 80, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, in Lawrence.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong resident.    An Army veteran of World War II, he served with the 63rd Armored Infantry of the 11th Armored Division in the battles of Ardennes and Rhineland.    He retired in 1968 after 25 years with Lawrence Hose…

  • ‘Rat Race’

    The celebrity and laugh quotients are high in this silly, side-splitting road show.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams    If you’ve ever seen It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), then you already know the basic plot of Rat Race, a pot o’ gold comedy directed by Jerry Zucker. The original featured an ensemble cast of kooky…

  • Child porn investigation nets local arrest

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A township man was one of 100 people arrested nationwide as part of Project Avalanche, a two-year investigation of subscribers to a Web site that included child pornography. By:Michael Arges    Thomas Joseph Maugeri, 50, of Ward Avenue was arrested July 11 as he took delivery of a package he apparently believed to…

  • TDR programs are an effective way to combat sprawl

       Many eyebrows shot up when the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) paid a politically connected cranberry grower — who had previously been cited for a major wetlands violation — $3 million to permanently preserve his land in the New Jersey Pinelands. By:Michele S., Byers    But appearances can be deceiving, especially to a public mind…

  • Team effort put Bordentown softball 12’s among best

       The Bordentown 12-year-old girls’ Little League all-star team made its name on pitching, defense, little ball and timely hitting. By:Sean Moylan    In fact, Bordentown’s Hillary Allen and Melissa Mehrer both placed in the top 12 in pitching at the Regional Tournament at Delaware (stats include the New England states). Defensively, Bordentown’s Meagan Walton (only 11)…

  • Driven to help others

    Washington Township Meals on Wheels program gets new leader. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Nicole Fehn broke a leg in 1996. It was hard to get around, she said, and she could have used a lunch or two delivered to her house.    She learned of the township’s Meals on Wheels program through a newspaper about…

  • Committee voices school plan concerns

    Worry about price tag of $66.5 million high school/middle school project. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Somebody had to do it. There were only a few residents in attendance at last week’s Township Committee meeting, but it was the first gathering after the school district unveiled plans for a high school and an addition to…

  • Numbers tell the tale of Post 26’s success

       To call the 2001 Bordentown Post 26 American Legion season a success would be a gross understatement. By:Sean Moylan    The team made its first State Tournament since 1988 with a 18-8 mark. Tom Dolan, Bordentown’s manager was selected as the Manager of the Year. Jason Karmazin was selected as the Rookie of the Year. He…

  • Township resident to take mission of charity in Asia

       BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Alison Harle, 17, will leave the comforts of her suburban township surroundings next year to take part in a mission of charity in Southeast Asia. By:David Koch    Operation Smile, a nonprofit volunteer organization, will send Alison, and five other New Jersey students, overseas to help young children in Third World countries suffering…