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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Car goes off Route 206

       Police are unsure why a car went off Route 206, injuring the 72-year-old driver, on Thursday afternoon, May 26.    The driver, Ronald Pock, 72, was airlifted by the Northstar medical evacuation helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with injuries not thought to be life threatening.    The 2002 Mitsubishi ran off Route 206 between Hamilton…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A day to remember

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A day to remember

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    A total of around 200 people attended two annual Memorial Day ceremonies at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9111 in Kendall Park and the American Legion Post 401 in Monmouth Junction.    Mayor Frank Gamabtese, a veteran himself, was the main speaker at both ceremonies.    ”(Today is) a day…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Paying tribute to ‘Crunch’

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Two hundred colorful lacrosse sticks pointed heavenward by youngsters in a crowded huddle formed a kaleidoscopic tribute last week to the 11-year-old warrior they called “Crunch,” whose selflessness and courage in the face of a terminal illness both inspired and united a community.    The Christian “Crunch” Regulski Memorial…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Vietnam veterans eligible for county medal

       Somerset County Freeholder Board will present medals this fall to past and current Somerset County residents who served during the Vietnam Era.    The presentations will be made Oct. 13-16 as part of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) exhibit at the Somerset County Park Commission’s North Branch Park/County Fairgrounds in Bridgewater. The AVTT is a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A day to remember

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A day to remember

    Staff photos by Charles W. Kim World War II veteran Al Kady, 89, salutes the flag at the VFW Memorial Day service in Kendall Park.

  • High School Students Hold Personal Products Drive for Crisis Ministry

    High School Students Hold Personal Products Drive for Crisis Ministry

    At right, Alicia Morrison of the Crisis Ministry accepts a check for $800 from members of Just Think, a student group that helps people in need. From left: Anais D’Ottavio, Tahliah D’Ottavio, and Alexis Etheridge. The students attend WW-P South.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Three township young women win 4-H scholarships

    Gabrielle Chaya, Lisa Magulak and Sharon Toth are cited Chaya, Magulak, Toth given 4-H scholarships    Three Hillsborough youths were among the seven students who will receive a total of $10,000 in Somerset County 4-H scholarships. They were honored May 18 at a reception by the Somerset County 4-H Association.    Gabrielle Chaya of Hillsborough is the…

  • ALLENTOWN: Home gardens on view; club plans biennial tour

    ALLENTOWN: Home gardens on view; club plans biennial tour

    Arleen Carlson, program coordinator for the Allentown Garden Club, with Bob Peppler, whose Allentown home garden will be part of Saturday’s tour. (Staff photo by Marisa Iati)

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Local GOP primary races uncontested; no Democrats filed

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    Although there will be no suspense in Tuesday’s uncontested GOP primary races for local municipal offices in Allentown, Millstone, Upper Freehold and Plumsted, the outcome of the Democratic contests are not so cut-and-dried.    The absence of official candidates running in the Democratic primaries in those communities means only write-in votes…