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  • MANVILLE: Sterner honored for stopping dog attack

    Council proclaims him a hero for intervening By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Ronald Sterner may not think of himself as a hero, but on Monday night at the Borough Council meeting, Mayor Lillian Zuza and the Borough Council did and presented him with a proclamation for his heroic efforts.    Mayor Zuza said that the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter for week of Aug. 11

       A 70-year-old woman was charged with drunken driving after she allegedly left the scene of a two-car crash on Beekman Lane on July 27.    The woman, Anne Langford, was found at her Hillsborough home by police who traced a license plate number given by the other driver, they said.     * * *    Police said…

  • POLICE BEAT: Week of Aug. 11

       Police charged an East Windsor woman with drug charges after her car was stopped on Route 130 near Work Out World at 9:53 p.m. Sunday. Melissa Gomes, 23, was charged with possession of marijuana, having a controlled dangerous and substance in a motor vehicle as well as failure to maintain lane, an obstructed windshield, failure…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK:Truck catches fire in Kendall Park
  • HILLSBOROUGH: Science and stories for kids at library

       Children and families have lots of choice for things to do at the library this summer. To avoid being shut out, call the library to register for events.    Here are programs intended for youngsters. Registration is required:    • Reading Buddy (grades 2-4) — Children can read aloud with a teen volunteer at 10 a.m. and 3…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Service center workers help neighbor in need

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Employees at Amwell Auto & Tire Center on Route 206 have been local heroes to a Hillsborough couple. Their neighbors, Helen and Joe Tomko, have been going through some tough times but the men from the auto shop have helped them out.    ”On April 15, my husband Joe had…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Charter school fights back

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    The Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) is fighting back against three public school districts that, it claims, are trying to block the charter school from opening.    The proposed K-2 Mandarin immersion school, which is trying to open in South Brunswick Township, has filed a lawsuit with the commissioner…

  • Costante of MDAdvantage named Boy Scouts “Woman of the Year”

    By Irene Maslowski Lawrenceville, NJ — Patricia A. Costante, Chairman and CEO of MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey (www.MDAdvantageonline.com), was named “Woman of the Year” by the Boy Scouts of America’s New Jersey chapter. She will be honored at the Boy Scout’s 2011 Harvest Ball October 21 at the Trump National Golf Club in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Fire company invites residents to 9-11 ceremony

       Hillsborough Fire Company No. 2 encourages residents to attend its annual 9/11 ceremony to remember those lost on the fateful day 10 years ago.    The 10-year anniversary of the terror attacks will be held Sunday, Sept. 11, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at fire station on Route 206 near Hamilton Road. Light refreshments will be…