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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual event raises money, blood

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual event raises money, blood

    By Mary Brienza, Special Writer    Several hundred people came out to raise awareness for pediatric cancer on Sunday during the third annual Hugs for Brady Family Fun Day.    The event took place in front of the Confectionately Yours restaurant on Route 27, and raised money for the Hugs for Brady Foundation as well as took…

  • POLICE BEAT: Aug. 9

    Mansfield    A Fieldsboro man was charged with the theft of lost property after police found he had a dog in his possession that was reported missing.    Police reported that after an investigation following the report of the missing dog on Aug. 1, Edgar Nugent, 34, was arrested and charged on Monday.    Mr. Nugent was being…

  • CRANBURY: Holt hosts town hall forum in Cranbury

    CRANBURY: Holt hosts town hall forum in Cranbury

    Jovelle Tomayo photo U.S. Rep. Rush Holt meets with constituents during a town hall meeting in Cranbury last weekend. Mr. Holt is facing a challenge for re-election from Dayton Republican Eric Beck.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual event raises money, blood

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual event raises money, blood

    Mary Brienza photos Colored balloons fill the sky over Kendall Park Sunday in memory of a local cancer victim.

  • Waivers could damage soil, air and water

    Jennifer M. Coffey policy director Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association      Protection for the water you drink, the air you breathe and the soil in which your food is grown is now open for negotiation.    As of Aug. 1, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for waivers to more than 100…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Aug. 9

    Thurs., Aug. 9    Origami for kids: 4 p.m., Allentown Library, 16 S. Main St.; elementary school kids will learn how to make simple origami paper creations with this introduction to the ancient Japanese art of paper folding; ages 8 and up. Registration required. Phone 609-259-7565. Also, Thursday storytimes, 11 to 11:30 a.m., all ages; 2…

  • MONROE: Community unites during National Night Out

    MONROE: Community unites during National Night Out

    Amy Batista photos Jamie Miller, of East Brunswick, finds out what it is like to walk intoxicated as does an unidentified boy.

  • MANVILLE: Digital sign almost ready to be lit up

    MANVILLE: Digital sign almost ready to be lit up

    Through private fund raising, money was raised for a digital sign that has been installed in front of the high school on Brooks Boulevard. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    Zach Gallagher gave his daughter, Kaia, 3, her first fishing derby experience.