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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police searching for robber

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing editor    Police are searching for a man that allegedly held up a gas station on Route 130 Tuesday night.    According to police, a dark-skinned mam about 5-feet, 6-inches tall with a medium build, entered the Delta Gas station on Route 130 about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night and briefly spoke in…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town commemorates 9/11 anniversary

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town commemorates 9/11 anniversary

    Staff photos by Charles W. Kim Top, spectators listen to speakers during the 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Municipal Building on Route 522 Sunday. Middle, veterans from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post attend the ceremony. Below, a current soldier stands at attention during the ceremony.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Community pauses to remember 9/11

    ROBBINSVILLE: Community pauses to remember 9/11

    Robbinsville firefighter Scott Krakowski removes an American flag covering a piece of World Trade Center steel that has been placed at the Town Center lake to serve as a 9/11 memorial. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner column for week of Sept. 15

        The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled.     Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Officials want Irene victims to register for federal aid

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Local officials want those impacted by Hurricane Irene to register for federal aid.    The local Office of Emergency Management announced Monday that a Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery center is open in East Brunswick for residents who may need assistance following last month’s storm.    ”The center will open…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: "Hero" retires

    ROBBINSVILLE: "Hero" retires

    Robbinsville Patrolman Shawn Emmons with Zilke. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville Police Department

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

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Artificial turf fields dedicated on Sept. 11

    Photo by Kim Spinelli The crowd observes a moment of silence for those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago Sunday.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for week of Sept. 15

    Annual clambake offered by Elks    Saturday, Sept. 17 — Manville-Hillsborough BPOE’s 20th annual clam bake, 1500 Brooks Blvd., 1-5 p.m. $35 in advance, $40 at door. Children under 10 free. Rain date: Sun., Sept. 18. 908-725-1717. Film series opens with Israeli movie    Saturday, Sept. 17 — Temple Beth-El at 67 U.S. Highway 206 North will…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Staged reading of ‘E-Mail 9/12’ lures troupe’s veterans back to the stage

    By Gene Robbins, managing editor    Ten years ago, Margaret Huang reluctantly walked down the stairs of one of the World Trade Center towers in an effort to escape the damage inflicted by jetplanes deliberately flown into the adjacent skyscraper by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.    Ms. Huang was three months pregnant at the time.    On…