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  • MONROE: Starting a ‘Chain Reaction’ of kindness

    MONROE: Starting a ‘Chain Reaction’ of kindness

    Amy Batista photo Students and parents sign a banner to participate in Rachel’s Challenge to be kind to each other at a presentation in the Monroe Township Middle School Nov. 28.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Pantry steps up for those in need

    LAMBERTVILLE: Pantry steps up for those in need

    Lambertville Food Pantry volunteers are (from left) Sheila Gladstone, Mila Montemayor and Loretta Smith.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Pantry steps up for those in need

    LAMBERTVILLE: Pantry steps up for those in need

    By Sally Stang, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Hurricane Sandy left many people in distress — with power, heat, gas and food in short supply.    For some people, this was the first time they had experienced a level of fear that one might feel when resources are running dry, along with the dismay and stigma of…

  • ALLENTOWN: Three cheers for Redbirds Pop Warner cheerleaders

    ALLENTOWN: Three cheers for Redbirds Pop Warner cheerleaders

    The Allentown Redbirds Junior Pee Wee cheeleaders won third place in the National Pop Warner Cheer & Dance Championship in Orlando on Dec. 3.

  • MILLSTONE: Home sweet home

    MILLSTONE: Home sweet home

    Cookie-house decorating event benefits shore storm victims By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — Cookie houses decked with gobs of icing and candy are one of the sweetest holiday traditions, but who knew that building these delicious treats could also help Jersey Shore hurricane victims rebuild their lives?    Mary Costagliola of Vesuvio’s family restaurant in…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cops investigate kidnap scam

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    A township resident was reportedly scammed out of $1,800 last week after getting a phone call saying his son was kidnapped, according to police.    According to police, the unidentified resident was called last Thursday on his cell phone with the caller saying that his son was involved in an…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students visit Holocaust museum

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students visit Holocaust museum

    >Maria Riegel photo SBHS students Katie Ronquillo, Grace Gabriele, and Courtney Kennedy pose for a photo with Holocaust survivor Nesse Galperin, 84, during the trip to Washington, D.C. Dec. 5.

  • EDITORIAL: Flu season getting early start

       With the temperature bouncing up and down as it has recently, it feels like the kind of weather that precipitates the flu season.    Along with statistics showing December is the beginning of the more active part of the six-month flu season (January and February are the most active) are reports from the U.S. Centers for…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Teens sing in holiday concert

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Teens sing in holiday concert

    Community Christian Choir holiday performance set for Dec. 14    ROBBINSVILLE — The Community Christian Choir will bring an inspirational reminder of the power of a new beginning with its Christmas program, “Hope For A Broken World” on Friday (Dec. 14) at St. Gregory the Great Church.    With songs such as “One Child Can Change the…