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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Sayreville beats Vikings 28-14

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Sayreville beats Vikings 28-14

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    The South Brunswick Vikings lost 28-14 to the Sayreville Bombers Oct. 19 as the visitors outscored the Vikings 21-0 in an action filled fourth quarter.    Both teams traded two possessions each until there was just 1:21 remaining in the opening quarter as quarterback T.J. Perkowski scored the Vikings opening touchdown…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Storm odyssey: A cat, a cockatoo and ’95 Corolla

    ROBBINSVILLE: Storm odyssey: A cat, a cockatoo and ’95 Corolla

    Denise Leese, of Robbinville, is happy to back home with her Moluccan cockatoo, Bali, after a utility pole fell against her mobile home during Hurricane Sandy, forcing her to evacuate and leaving her homeless for almost a week.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dems sweep local election

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dems sweep local election

    Ed Birch photo Democrats Councilman Joe Camarota, Mayor Frank Gambatese, Councilman Charles Carley and Council´man-elect Jo Hochman celebrate their victory Tuesday night.

  • ALLENTOWN: Two local Pop Warner Cheer teams advance

    ALLENTOWN: Two local Pop Warner Cheer teams advance

    Two Allentown Redbirds Pop Warner cheerleading squads won top spots at the Central Jersey Cheer Competition Oct. 20 at the Sun Bank Arena in Trenton and now advance to the Eastern Region Central Qualifier on Nov. 11. Both the Junior Pee Wee squad, (above), and the Junior Midget squad (not pictured) finished first in their…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: ‘Sandy’ did not dampen city’s Halloween Parade

    By John Tredrea, Special Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Hurricane Sandy’s visit to Lambertville didn’t stop the Halloween Parade. The children, parents and community members met in the All-Purpose Room of the Lambertville Public School where people of all ages participated in a parade of costumes in front of the judges.    Hey! Scooby Doo! You rule!    That’s…

  • Unemployed Workers Can Apply for Storm-Recovery Jobs

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders SOMERVILLE – Somerset and Hunterdon counties, under the auspices of the Greater Raritan Workforce Investment Board, will participate in a federally funded program that will enable public and private nonprofit organizations to hire unemployed workers for storm cleanup. The U.S. Department of Labor approved a $15.6 million National Emergency…

  • 16th Legislative District: Simon, Corfield in tight race
  • CRANBURY: Incumbents retain committee seats

    CRANBURY: Incumbents retain committee seats

    Kaitlyn Kanzler photo A resident congratulates Mayor David Cook on his re-election to the Township Committee.

  • Community Calendar: Nov. 8 edition

    Thurs., Nov. 8    BRICKS 4 KIDZ: 10 a.m. (grades K-2) and 11 a.m. (grades 3-5), Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Hands-on class where students build machines, buildings, vehicles and other structures out of LEGO bricks, using model plans designed by Bricks 4 Kidz. . Online registration required at www.mcl.org.…