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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Students’ 2004 time capsule is dug up

    HILLSBOROUGH: Students’ 2004 time capsule is dug up

    A group of students search for the time capsule buried in the courtyard of Woods Road Elementary.  (Photo by Margaret Rothblatt)

  • MILLSTONE: Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — A 42-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with a Ford Econoline van Friday evening on Millstone Road, state police said.    The victim, Virgil V. Gross, of Millstone, failed to negotiate a curve near Bitner Road and his motorcycle crossed over the double-yellow line into oncoming…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: POLICE BEAT

    Police blotter news from Allentown and Robbinsville Robbinsville    Two 53-foot trailers were stolen from the parking lots of two different businesses in the warehouse park area on May 29 and May 30, police said.    The first trailer, valued at $5,000, was reported stolen from a parking lot off West Manor Way at 10:17 a.m., May…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Easy victory for Democratic incumbents

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Easy victory for Democratic incumbents

    By Charles W. Kim and Nicole Cosentino, Packet Media Group    Incumbent Councilmen Joe Camarota, Charles Carley and newcomer Jo Hochman easily took on a Democratic primary challenge from former mayor Debra Johnson and Shilpn Patel Tuesday.    Mr. Camarota won 1,310 votes followed by Ms. Hochman with 1,306 votes and Mr. Carley garnered 1,216 votes in…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: News briefs from the Robbinsville school board

    ROBBINSVILLE: News briefs from the Robbinsville school board

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor Teachers honored    The Board of Education honored the district’s elementary, middle and high school teachers of the year during its May 29 meeting.    Sharon School Principal Janet Sinkewicz presented a plaque to Debby Muench, a second-grade teacher who has been with the district more than 30 years.    ”Any child and…

  • LAWRENCE: Affordable housing grant programs authorized

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Aiming to maintain its stock of affordable housing units, Township Council has authorized a series of grant programs that provide money to owners to keep them in good shape and to help out owners who may be facing foreclosure issues.    The money — $350,000 apiece for each of the three…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Pizza shop raises funds to fight kids’ cancer

       Papa John’s Pizza in Hillsborough will host a coin collection for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for the month of June.    Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex said she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Man charged with hosting underage drinking party

    By charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    A Monmouth Junction man was charged last weekend with hosting an underage drinking party at his Dunston Lane home, according to police.    Officers responded to the home of Parth Patel, 21, of Dunston Lane in Monmouth Junction sy 1 a.m. June 3 on reports of a drinking party that…

  • MANVILLE: Dogs give, take love from seniors

    MANVILLE: Dogs give, take love from seniors

    Bonnie Charkowick brought her therapy dogs to the senior center last week. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)