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  • EAST WINDSOR: Police catch residents who jumped from second floor window to escape raging fire

    EAST WINDSOR: Police catch residents who jumped from second floor window to escape raging fire

    Staff Report    EAST WINDSOR — Members of the Police Department responded to a house fire at 1 a.m. May 29 on 11 Bristol Way.    Officers, patrolmen Earl Biddy and Troy McWhorter, caught two residents who escaped the blaze by jumping from a second floor window, police said.    The fire destroyed the residence.    It was also reported…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Arrest may help solve rash of burglaries

    By Victoria Hurley Shubert, Packet Media Group        A rash of burglaries in Princeton and surrounding municipalities have police in several jurisdictions concerned and homeowners worried, but an arrest made in South Brunswick late last week may hold the key to solving the cases.    In the last month, there have been several burglaries or burglary attempts…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Primary showdown for Democratic candidates

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Primary showdown for Democratic candidates

    Staff photo by Charles W. Kim Former Mayor Debra Johnson and running mate Shilpn Patel address supporters at Pierre’s in South Brunswick May 19.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS students present artistic final exam

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS students present artistic final exam

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    On May 24, South Brunswick High School’s Fine Art Department provided the community with the premiere event of the program’s school year with Art Portfolio Night at the high school.    The annual program is the culminating showcase for the school’s Advanced Placement and Honors Program fine art students.    The program…

  • LAWRENCE: Primary elections are on Tuesday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township’s Democratic and Republican voters will go to the polls Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for elective office, ranging from the U.S. president to the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders.    There is no election for the Lawrence Township Council this year.    The polling places will be open…

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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Veterans come out for breakfast, parade

    HILLSBOROUGH: Veterans come out for breakfast, parade

    By Peter Sclafani and Gene Robbins    Veterans and their spouses crowded into the municipal building Saturday morning to begin the Memorial Day weekend ceremonies with a breakfast, speeches and the “roll call” of veterans.    Later, many moved to ride, walk or watch the annual parade to its end at the municipal complex’s Garden of Honor.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Chase leads to fifth DUI

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Chase leads to fifth DUI

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    A near collision with a police car and a short chase led police to charge a Franklin Park man with DUI for the fifth time.    According to police, William Campbell, 52, of Franklin Park, was driving his 1994 Ford pickup truck south on North Umberland Way at 1:30 a.m.…

  • ALLENTOWN: Heavy truck traffic rattles Church Street residents

    ALLENTOWN: Heavy truck traffic rattles Church Street residents

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — The reopening of South Main Street to heavy truck traffic following the completion of the new county bridge is having repercussions that are being felt downtown and around the corner on Church Street.    The incessant shaking and rattling from the increasing number of heavy rigs rolling through the…