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  • MANVILLE: Gymnasts earn wins at final meet

    MANVILLE: Gymnasts earn wins at final meet

       Manville fourth grade students Brooke Hoodja and Emma Thompson ended their gymnastics seasons with wins at the Pink Invitational in Downington, Pennsylvania. For both girls, this was an exciting meet to compete in because for each score that they obtained of 9.0 or higher, a one dollar donation would be made to breast cancer research.…

  • Betty Jane Hunt

    By: centraljersey.com John Ashton works in corporate America as an actuary for Johnson & Johnson. He says the people at work don’t begin to understand his life at home with six beef cows, five sons, a huge woodpile, and an unfinished house the family has been in the process of building for over eight years.…

  • Lawrence Lightning completes undefeated season

    By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence Lightning Swim Team completed its season with a 4-0 record after beating the Lawrenceville Stingrays Feb. 26 at Lawrence High. In the individual medleys, Angelina Franceschini (1:38.49) led the girls 10/under age group followed by Vicki Wengler and Gillan Dauer. Hutch Collins (1:39.19) led the 10/under boys with Tristan Curbishley securing…

  • Peckens helps shape ‘Relay for Life’ event

    By: centraljersey.com Kyle Peckens of Hillsborough is one of two co-chairs of the American Cancer Society’s fourth Relay For Life, which will come to Duke Island Park in Bridgewater on Friday, May 13. Relay For Life is an overnight celebration where individuals and teams camp out, picnic, dance, play games and take turns circling around…

  • LAWRENCE: Budgets show values, says Sen. Menendez

    LAWRENCE: Budgets show values, says Sen. Menendez

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The United States is facing some difficult choices in the days and years ahead, both at home and abroad — but for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, those decisions will be reached on the basis of “doing the right thing.”    Sen. Menendez spoke to about 100 people, including students, at Rider…

  • MANVILLE: Elks take plunger for charity

    MANVILLE: Elks take plunger for charity

    Four local men took the plunge for charity on March 12 in Belmar. On the beach are Mark Nipps, Gary Abramson, Mike Knitowski and Scott Sturgis.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Love, jealousy, murder … music

    ROBBINSVILLE: Love, jealousy, murder … music

    Phil McAuliffe Karis Gallant portrays Lola La Mar and Matt Delre portrays Tony Forte in the Raven Players’ production of "Copacabana." (Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe)

  • Victoria Hurley-Schubert

    By: centraljersey.com A new engineer has been hired in Princeton Borough to fill a vacancy on the municipal staff. The position came available after the death of Borough Engineer Chris Budzinski, who passed away in September after a heart attack while golfing. Jack West, a Toms River resident, completed his first week on the job…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Love, jealousy, murder … music

    ROBBINSVILLE: Love, jealousy, murder … music

    Phil McAuliffe Gabriel Giraldo (left) portrays Rico Castelli, Marlon Gonzalez plays Luis the bodyguard and Abbie Coggins is Conchita Alvarez in the Raven Players’ production of “Copacabana.” (Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe)