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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: No hits in Viking victory

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: No hits in Viking victory

       The South Brunswick Black 11U baseball team won the 2012 Cal Ripken District 9 Championship shutting out a hitless East Brunswick Bears team 13-0 June 30.    The win brings the Vikings to its next goal, which is to participate in the 2012 Cal Ripken State Championships in Flemington.    This achievement comes on the heels of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Word on the Street
  • CRANBURY: Businessman accused of bilking relative out of $500K

    CRANBURY: Businessman accused of bilking relative out of $500K

    By Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough police have charged local funeral home owner Joseph Barlow, 68, of Cranbury, with theft, claiming the businessman stole some $500,000 from a 96-year-old distant relative.    Mr. Barlow, a partner in the Barlow & Zimmer Funeral Home on Stockton Street in the borough, surrendered to borough…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Court’s health verdict brings local reaction

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the controversial individual mandate, brought many reactions from local politicians while many in the healthcare industry remained silent.    The high court upheld what has come to be known as “Obamacare” in a 5-4…

  • Film Festival to begin Friday in Bucks County

       NEW HOPE — The third annual New Hope Film Festival, “Pennsylvania’s very own Film Festival,” will run from July 6-15.    It will feature a total of 81 films from 13 countries with many United States and world premieres.    Countries represented include: United States, Mexico, Spain, UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mongolia, Chili, Argentina, Japan, Singapore and…

  • CRANBURY: Businessman accused of bilking relative out of $500K
  • ROBBINSVILLE: Witt selected as new Township Council leader

    ROBBINSVILLE: Witt selected as new Township Council leader

    Robbinsville Township Attorney Mark Roselli (left) holds the Bible as Ron Witt Jr. (center) is sworn-in as the new township council president by Mayor Dave Fried at the annual reorganization meeting July 2. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

  • LAWRENCE: Cooling centers available

    By Lea Khan, Staff Writer    Facing a repeat of last weekend’s oppressive heat, Lawrence Township residents who are seeking a place to cool off during the excessive heat advisories have a couple of options — the Lawrence Township Community Center, the Lawrence Senior Center, and the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System.    The…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    LAMBERTVILLE: Shad Festival scholarship reception held

    Steve Shown from left are: Carol Cruickshanks, Selection Committee chairwoman; Heather Caroline, of the Selection Committee; Thomas Martin, of the Selection Committee; Holly Havens, of Shad Fest; sponsor, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty; and Judy Henn, of the Selection Committee and co-owner of Robins Egg Gallery.