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  • Jobstown’s postmaster hangs up his mail bag after four decades

           SPRINGFIELD — Postmaster Charles Rue has moved the mail through the small Jobstown Post Office through rain, sleet and snow for nearly four decades. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Now that the post office is established in the new building it moved into in 1998, Mr. Rue is ready to begin a well-deserved retirement and reflect…

  • MHS happy to learn some lessons

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    With an overall record of 5-17, it wouldn’t seem like there would be much for a sports team to be happy about. But the Monroe Township High School girls’ varsity basketball team would disagree with that statement.    The Lady Falcons started the season with essentially a brand new team, and a…

  • Pilot joins ‘Great Race’ from London to Sydney

    Richard Smith of Neshanic and four colleagues are flying a single-engine airplane from London to Sydney, Australia, in the fourth "Great Race" over the 12,500-mile route. By:Eric Schwarz    Mr. Smith will co-pilot a Cessna 182S with his friend Michael Ashall of Oxford, England, for part of the race course. The plane is actually a four-seater,…

  • ‘Get Over It’

    A music video tacked on at the end during the credits creates a false euphoria that may almost make you forget the preceding 90 minutes of meaningless nonsense.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Kirsten Dunst stars in Get Over It.    Get Over It is not just another tacky teen comedy. It’s another tacky teen comedy with a…

  • Elizabeth C. Schermer, Robbinsville

    Funeral service Saturday, March 17. By:    WASHINGTON – Elizabeth C. Schermer of Robbinsville died Wednesday, March 14, at the Arcadia Nursing and Rehab Center.    Born in Newark, Mrs. Schermer was a resident of East Windsor for most of her life before moving to Robbinsville, where she lived for 25 years. She moved to Hamilton Square…

  • Margaret T. Stoots, 82

       EAST WINDSOR — Margaret T. Stoots, 82, died Friday, March 9, at The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Glen Lyon, Pa., she lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Palisades Park before moving to East Windsor in 1991.    Daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Amara Onofrey and wife of the late Vincent, she is survived…

  • ‘The Caveman’s Valentine’

    All in all, the film is a passable crime drama, but a disappointment, nonetheless, from a director who has already exhibited considerably more complexity.   [R] By: Kam Williams

  • South Brunswick PAL wins two CJ titles

       Two South Brunswick PAL basketball teams brought championships to town last weekend as the 5th-grade team and 7th-grade Gold team each won Central Jersey Youth Basketball League titles.    The 5th-grade team played its best basketball when it counted most by beating rivals Montgomery Gold and Flemington to win the CJYBL Under-11 title.    In the semifinals,…

  • Squad members offer their thanks

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The Kendall Park First Aid and Rescue Squad recently held its 41st annual installation dinner where we honored longtime member Tom Cooper for responding to over 5,000 Emergency calls. I wish to thank Mayor Johnson and Police Chief Paquette for attending this function and for paying tribute to…