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  • Airport open house gives kids a chance to fly for free

    Airfares are low this summer, but a deal offered at Hillsborough’s Central Jersey Regional Airport Saturday will be tough to beat. By:John Patten    As a way of introducing local youth to the Young Eagles program offered by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), about a dozen local pilots gave free rides to kids between the ages…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE BRIEFS

    By: Laura Pelner    On July 19, Hopewell Township Deputy Mayor Jon Edwards reported on recent conversations he’d had with representatives of Comcast cable company about the quality of the township’s cable service.    Mr. Edwards said Comcast would be installing new antennas on the Lambertville side of the township with an eye toward improvement of picture…

  • ‘Jurassic Park III’

    Once-extinct carnivores are on the hunt in this new-and-improved summer sequel.[PG-13] By: Kam Williams    Finally, a summer blockbuster really worth seeing. Jurassic Park III stands a spinosaurus head and shoulders above Jurassic Park: The Lost World, that dreadful San Diego invasion sequel. For my money, it’s even an improvement over the Steven Spielberg original. Directed…

  • Barbara Luhks

       Barbara Irene Luhks, 64, died Monday, July 23, of cancer at Chandler Hall, Newtown, Pa.    Born in Philadelphia she was a resident of Lawrence since 1988.    She was a clinical nurse, specializing in psychiatric nursing at Princeton House, the behavioral healthcare unit of The Medical Center at Princeton, located in Princeton Township.    She received a…

  • Dempster could see extended stay on committee

       NORTH HANOVER — Appointed by the North Hanover Democratic Committee as a replacement for former Mayor Brian Johnson, Albert Dempster could be extending his stay on the Township Committee. By:David Koch    Originally elected to finish out Mr. Johnson’s term until December, North Hanover’s Democratic Committee selected Mr. Dempster on July 18 to run with Mayor…

  • Bordentown wins section 3

       Ocean made plenty of waves along the way, before Bordentown walloped it 15-5 in a second championship game at Brick on Saturday to take the Section 3 title. By:Sean Moylan    Melissa Mehrer went the distance — striking out nine and allowing only four hits. She (2-for-4) also cracked a two-run triple.    "Melissa pitched an incredible…

  • From Highlands to Lowlands, Scotland is a gardener’s paradise

    SPRINGHOUSE FARM JOURNAL By: Heather Lovett    This summer I did something I almost never do — I went away on vacation for two weeks in June, when my garden is at its absolute best. I hated to leave just as the lavender was about to bloom, and the air was fragrant with roses and honeysuckle,…

  • A ‘night out’ to fight crime

    Residents of South Brunswick will soon gather to learn how they can help fight crime at the annual National Night Out. By:Craig Sernotti    Residents of South Brunswick will soon gather to learn how they can help fight crime at the annual National Night Out.    The nationwide event held the first Tuesday of August, is "a…

  • Three farms eye state protection

    Three South Brunswick properties received preliminary approval from the Middlesex County Agricultural Development Board last week to be entered into the state’s farmland preservation program. By:Brian Shappell    Three South Brunswick properties received preliminary approval from the Middlesex County Agricultural Development Board last week to be entered into the state’s farmland preservation program.    The properties are…