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  • New Brunswick Jazz Project Presents Lee Hogans Quintet at Makeda

    New Brunswick Jazz Project Presents Lee Hogans Quintet at Makeda

    By Virginia DeBery Thursday, September 15, jazz trumpeter and master musician, Lee Hogans, will bring a quintet to Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant, under the auspices of the New Brunswick Jazz Project. Lee has played all over the world with musicians of every stripe including Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Prince, and Jill Scott. When not playing with…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Heroin arrest made on Amwell Road

       A New Brunswick man was arrested Sept. 7 for having 295 small packages of heroin on Amwell Road.    Police said Johnny Rubio, 28, was stopped following a tip that he would be in the area with the drugs, said a press release from Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano and township Police Chief Paul Kaminsky.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Artificial turf fields dedicated on Sept. 11

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Artificial turf fields dedicated on Sept. 11

    Photo by Kim Spinelli Mayor Frank Gambatese dedicates the new artificial turf fields at Rowland Park Sept. 11.

  • BORENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Waterfront project eyed for $12.5M in bonds

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee on Monday introduced two ordinances for Phase I of the Waterfront Village Redevelopment Area: one authorizes the issuance $12.5 million in bonds to help finance road, sewer and stormwater improvements. The second authorizes a financial agreement for the venture.    Public hearings and final adoption…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Firehouse ceremonies mark 9-11

       Two memorials to those who died in the terrorist attacks of 10 years ago were held in Hillsborough on Sunday.    Woods Road Fire Company No. 3 unveiled its memorial garden in a noon ceremony. The centerpiece is a piece of World Trade Center steel sitting atop a marble pedestal.    Ex-chief Brian Brownlie pulled the covering…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Hot cars displayed at Rte. 1 mall

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Hot cars displayed at Rte. 1 mall

    Staff photos by Charles W. Kim A sample of the variety of vehicles on display during the show at the South Brunswick Square Mall.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: "Hero" retires

    ROBBINSVILLE: "Hero" retires

    K-9 Officer Zilke, ret. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville Police Department

  • MANVILLE: Mayor divides up tasks to scrutinize flooding issues

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer     Mayor Lillian Zuza gave council committees marching order Monday night on actions she felt should be addressed on the flooding in the borough.     “The Borough of Manville has now experienced, in the last 12 years, three out of the five highest record floods in our history,” she…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Sept. 15 edition

    Thurs., Sept. 15    Meet the Geeks: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Robbinsville Branch, Mercer County Library System; bring your electronic devices (with manuals) for troubleshooting or instruction and ask questions about computer technology or library services such as the catalog, audio books or e-book; pre-registration required; 259-2150. Sat., Sept. 17    Craft Fair: 9 am. to…