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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town budget introduced

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Township Council members introduced the municipal budget Tuesday night by a vote of 4-0 with Councilman Joe Camarota abstaining.    Members have been working on the proposed plan for several weeks and have whittled away at the initial administration proposal of $47.3 million with a 5.5 cent per $100 of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: FBI nabs alleged sexual predator
  • MILLSTONE: Local dancers excel in competition

    MILLSTONE: Local dancers excel in competition

       MILLSTONE — The Special Kays, a nationally recognized competitive dance team from the NJ Center of Dance & Performing Arts, brought home numerous high-level awards from the recent Groove National Talent Competition.    In addition to the solo and group awards, the team’s 65 dancers also won the competition’s top Groove Award and the $500 cash…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Funeral services held for teenager

        Funeral services were held Tuesday in Plainfield for a 16-year-old Hillsborough teenager whose body was found Thursday, March 8, at about 5:30 a.m. on a sidewalk on Gemini Drive.     Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death. The Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene, and a post-mortem examination and autopsy were…

  • LAWRENCE: Man charged with Crab Trap break-ins

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A Trenton man has been charged with burglary in connection with break-ins at the Crab Trap seafood market on Princeton Avenue after police found him standing in front of the store around 1:30 a.m. on March 8, according to police Lt. Charles B. Edgar.    William Clayborn, 38, of Trenton, was…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar, week of March 15

    ‘Titanic’ musical continues its run    Friday, March 16-17 — Hillsborough High School Theatre presents “Titanic: The Musical” at 7 p.m. March 16 and 17 and 1 p.m. March 17 in the auditorium of Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd. $12 reserved seating. Buy tickets on www.HHSTheatre.org, at the door. For information, call 908-41-6600 ext. 2099.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Veteran Bennett receives service medal from state

    HILLSBOROUGH: Veteran Bennett receives service medal from state

       Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno presented medals to two Somerset County veterans in recognition of their individual service to America.    The medals were presented March 6 at a ceremony in Bridgewater as part of an ongoing effort by the N.J. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) to honor veterans and their families.    The veterans receiving…

  • NEW YORK: Enjoying "One Short Day" in the Emerald City

    NEW YORK: Enjoying "One Short Day" in the Emerald City

    AHS students learn song and dance moves to Broadway show By Jenna Kunze, Staff Writer    NEW YORK — You will be positively green with envy when you hear where Allentown High School choir students were last week.    The students attended a two-hour workshop March 7 to learn a dance from the Broadway musical, “Wicked,” taught…

  • PLUMSTED: Zoning plan could allow medical marijuana facility

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — Public officials are proposing a zoning change that would allow a medical marijuana cultivation or distribution facility to be located in the township’s light industrial zones along Route 537 near the Upper Freehold border.    The change, if approved at a public hearing April 4, would require the repeal…