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  • Today’s special: Woman gives birth in front of Roebling deli

           ROEBLING — Denise Baker came home from the deli with a little bit more than milk and bread last week. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Police received a 911 call placed at 7:34 p.m. on Feb. 13 from Donna’s Deli on Main Street, where a woman requested help for her friend who had gone into labor…

  • Rock solid

    Chris Rock comes clean on his checkered film career in a Time Off interview. The acid-tongued comic is best known for his wry social insights, but "Down to Earth" is the first film tailored to his brand of irreverent humor. By: Kam Williams Chris Rock gets laughs as an unfunny comedian reborn as a millionaire…

  • Weekend accident claims life of high school senior

    School offers counseling for students By:Laura Toto        Honor student Paul Gubitosi, 18, was remembered Wednesday as an outstanding young man with the potential to achieve great things in life.    Paul died shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday on his way home from bowling with friends in Manville. Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said they believe…

  • South Brunswick students exceed state in academics

    The school district is above the state average in academic performance for most categories, according to State School Report Card data, released recently by the state Department of Education. By: Amanda Bok    The report cards, released Feb. 7, are part of an initiative by the state Department of Education to provide more information to the…

  • $1.6 million reimbursedfor flood buyout program

    State, federal government makes installment By:Eric Schwarz    The borough has finally broken even in reimbursements from the state and federal governments on the flood buyout program, with receipt of $1.6 million Wednesday.    Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke said the money is in addition to more than nearly $910,000 received in January from the state Office of…

  • Council explains new trash collection plan

    The township’s new trash program will begin in April.    Township Council talked trash this week — what to put it in, and where to put it for collection. By: Lea Kahn    The council introduced an ordinance that allows residents to lease a second, specialized garbage container that is required for the new automated garbage collection…

  • Lawrence greets new police officers

    The two newest officers to join the Lawrence Township Police Department are Patrolmen Todd Caruso and Robert Potter.    There is more than one road to take to become a police officer.    One of the Lawrence Township Police Department’s two new officers took the conventional path of studying criminal justice. The other police officer studied psychology…

  • Susie Caiola

       Susie Giannetta Caiola, 86, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Paterson, she lived there before moving to Lawrenceville nine years ago.    Daughter of the late Alfredo and Maria Danielle Giannetta, wife of the late Felix Caiola and sister of the late Catherine Orland and Connie Giannetta, she is survived…

  • Pennington girls fall three points shy

    Pennington Girls BasketballBy all indications, the girls’ Prep B title game between top-seeded Rutgers Prep and No. 2 Pennington was due to be quite a struggle. By: Steve Feitl It didn’t disappoint. But in the end, the Red Raider girls found themselves just three points shy of the title they had hoped for. Rutgers Prep…