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  • HIGHTSTOWN: Local author exposes horrors of war

    HIGHTSTOWN: Local author exposes horrors of war

    By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — Jasha Levi, 90, is a witness to the atrocities of war.    "Requiem for a County: A History Lesson” is Mr. Levi’s second book written in English. It describes the history of how his native country, Bosnia, the former Yugoslavia, was torn apart repeatedly by war.    Mr. Levi…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Cub Scouts race derby cars

    EAST WINDSOR: Cub Scouts race derby cars

    Members of Cub Scout Pack 53, which serves the Hightstown and East Windsor communities, participated in the annual Pinewood Derby on Jan. 28. During the event, which took place at the VFW Post 5700, in East Windsor, the youngsters raced their derby cars down a wooden track.

  • American Classic, “Death of a Salesman” Comes To Kelsey Theatre

    American Classic, “Death of a Salesman” Comes To Kelsey Theatre

    Cast members, standing, from left, are: Wayne Rossignol, Timothy Liu, Christopher Scheid, Paul Saunders, Derek Capre, Timothy Anderson, Walt Rosenfeld and Kevin Hallam; seated: Aziza Seven and Peggy Waldron.

  • WEST AMWELL: Albanir gets kudos for athletic prowess

    WEST AMWELL: Albanir gets kudos for athletic prowess

    SHRHS girls basketball coach, Frank Schermerhorn (left), and Kelly Albanir

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police Lt. Stephen J. Bartzak reported:    — On Jan. 26 at approximately 10 a.m., an investigation involving an attempted theft from a cash register at the Amwell Valley self storage that began on Jan. 23 culminated in an arrest of a Trenton man.    Patrolman Jonathan Sellner, who conducted the investigation, took Rufus…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Middle school musical brings classic to life

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Once upon a time, a group of middle school students signed up to put on a musical bringing to life a classic fairytale…and they lived happily ever after. That would certainly apply as the Crossroads North Middle School students prepare to open "Once Upon a Mattress" tonight at the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual holiday SBHS Giving Tree raised $1,835

    By Maria Riegel, Special Writer South Brunswick High School senior, Sam Haveson collaborated with Activities Coordinator Gina Welsh in raising $1,835 from the annual Giving Tree Fundraiser. "I think we did really well especially since we did better than last year," Sam said. According to Sam, the 2010 Giving Tree fundraiser raised $1,200 and his…

  • South’s cross country team has raised the bar

    By Kyle Bogdan, Special Writer    This year’s South Hunterdon Regional High School cross country season began the same as the ones before it. Long runs, intervals and track practices pushed the team to be their very best.    The season’s beginning was seemingly conventional; no one could have predicted its outcome. For the first time in…

  • Alzheimer’s Association Holds Workshop

    By Toby Ehrlich Somerset, NJ – February 15, 2012 – The Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence will be hosting an Alzheimer’s Association educational workshop on Wednesday, 2012 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.  The workshop will be on Memory Loss, Dementia, Alzheimer ’s disease, Communication: The Key to Understanding Behavior. Caring for a person with…