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  • Chinese Brush Art Painter Presents Artwork to Woodbridge Township

    Chinese Brush Art Painter Presents Artwork to Woodbridge Township

    Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac stands with Hengyi Aixinjueluo by her Chinese brush art painting, “The Eagle,” after it was presented to the township of Woodbridge on May 10.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    The dental suite at NorthStar VETS. (Staff photo by Joanne Degnan)

  • ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    Dan Stobie (right), chief of staff of NorthStar VETS, helps his 6-year-old son, Brandon, cut the ribbon at the grand opening Saturday of the new $9 million, 33,000-square-foot veterinary hospital in Robbinsville. Also pictured, from left, are Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried; Dr. Stobie’s partner, Charles Dorsett; and Brie Meisser, hospital administrator. The 24-hour hospital that…

  • LAWRENCE: Meals on Wheels has a long history in Lawrence

    By Lea Kahn    For nearly 30 years, Lawrence Township Meals on Wheels has been delivering a hot meal every weekday to those who cannot cook for themselves — mostly the elderly and others who are convalescing after a hospital stay.    Around noon, a two-member team of volunteers climbs the steps, rings the doorbell and waits…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    The reception area at NorthStar VETS. The wall behind the granite counter features the 250-year-old brick and hand-hewn oak beams salvaged from the 18th-century farmhouse that formerly stood at the site of the new hospital on Robbinsville-Allentown Road. (Staff photo by Joanne Degnan)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Armed robber threatens pharmacist

       Police charged a Monmouth Junction man Saturday for the armed robbery of the Walgreen’s drugstore on Route 206 at the Raider Boulevard intersection.    At about 6:46 p.m. a caller reported to township police that there was some type of problem between the pharmacist and a customer.    Officers responded and found Anthony Giarratano, 23, of Junction…

  • MANVILLE: Community softball event Saturday

       A community softball tournament is planned for Saturday at the Manville High School fields.    Sponsored by the Manville Recreation Department, the tournament proceeds will go to aiding the sports programs at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School.    The tournament is for coed teams, and each team will have a minimum of four female players. The double-elimination tournament…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    ROBBINSVILLE: $9 million veterinary hospital opens in township

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — What began 11 years ago as a mobile surgical practice run from veterinarian Dan Stobie’s garage now has put down roots in Robbinsville with the opening this week of a $9 million, 33,000-square-foot medical facility billed as one of the world’s premier specialty-care and trauma hospitals for pets.…

  • BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP: Police search for missing Allentown High student

    BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP: Police search for missing Allentown High student

    Family offers $10,000 reward By Amber Cox, The Packet Group    BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — The family of missing Allentown High School student Sarah Townsend has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.    A full-day search Monday and Tuesday of Green Acres Field off Old York Road turned up no evidence of the missing…