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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Recognize suffering of Coptic Christians

    By Eriny Mobarak, South Brunswick To the editor: While this might not be on the hearts of most people in the South Brunswick/Princeton area, on New Year’s Eve over 20 Coptic Christians were killed when a car bomb exploded outside of their church in Egypt. Nearly 100 others were injured. The horror isn’t only that…

  • LAWRENCE: Snow days are all used up

    BY Lea Kahn    Cats may have the proverbial nine lives, but the Lawrence Township public school district only has three emergency closing days — and they have used up all of them, as of Wednesday morning’s school closing.    The school district builds three “emergency closing days” into the district calendar every year, said Superintendent of…

  • LLS WEEK IN REVEW

    By: centraljersey.com Bobby Brackett had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Tate had 15 points and six rebounds in Lawrence’s 53-48 win at Hamilton last Friday. Kalib Barksdale added 10 points and Bert McCallum had nine points and eight rebounds. GIRLS BASKETBALL The Cards snapped a two-game losing streak in impressive fashion, taking a…

  • Osmer – Vinas

    By: centraljersey.com Sarah Osmer is engaged to marry Gabriel Vinas. Sarah Osmer graduated in 2000 from Princeton High School and in 2004 from Emory University. After working in the nonprofit sector for several years, she has returned to graduate school to earn a Master’s of Public Administration at the University of North Carolina in Chapel…

  • Trams would be a win-win situation

    By: centraljersey.com The Dinky is a Princeton tradition and has been since 1865. It was bad enough when the university had it moved from near Blair Arch to its current location in 1919; now proposed is a farther move south by 460 feet to a new transit complex with a relocated Wawa. Townsfolk don’t object…

  • PARENTING PEARLS: Sports-related injury concerns shouldn’t be ignored

    Dr. Mae Sakharov    The young athlete has many needs that must be taken in consideration because of their growing bodies, and, unfortunately, sports programs that should be enjoyable for children and adolescents have become a source of serious and sometimes life-challenging injuries.    Although professional organizations, such as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, encourage participation…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Pickpocket wanted for illicit spending spree

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Pickpocket wanted for illicit spending spree

    Police photo Police are seeking this woman for allegedly stealing a wallet in West Windsor and then going to South Brunswick to fraudulently use the credit cards to purchase hundreds of dollars in merchandise.

  • EAST WINDSOR: Firehouse holds psychic fair

    By Doug Carman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Debbie Spisak said she was “at a crossroad about my career and it just kind of piqued my interest when I saw the sign.”    The sign advertised a psychic reading held last Sunday at the East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 headquarters.    And the Cream Ridge…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Pickpocket wanted for illicit spending spree