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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police investigating two burglaries

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    Police are investigating two burglaries that occurred Monday in the southern end of the municipality.    Both homes were in the Princeton Walk development on Boxwood Drive and Lavender Drive, according to police. In both cases, suspects entered the homes by forcing the front door open and reportedly stole jewelry…

  • Monday, Nov. 15

    By: centraljersey.com Monroe Township Library board of trustees meeting, 6:30 p.m., 4 Municipal Plaza. Cranbury Township Environmental Commission, 7 p.m., Gourgaud Gallery, Town Hall, 23A N. Main St. Monroe Township Recreation Advisory Board, 7 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Jamesburg Library board of trustees, 7 p.m., Madeline Herche Memorial Room, 229 Gatzmer Ave. Tuesday, Nov. 16…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Council to ponder use of red-light cameras

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Would you think twice before speeding to beat a yellow light or zooming past a red light if you knew a traffic camera was waiting to ding you with a ticket?    In Lambertville, that may not be a theoretical question for too much longer.    The City Council on…

  • NEW HOPE: Potential shutdowns at Centre Bridge-Stockton bridge

       NEW HOPE — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission advises motorists and pedestrians that full shutdowns of the Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll-Supported Bridge may be necessary between 1 and 2 a.m. from Nov. 15 to 21.    The closures may occur on an as-needed basis each night. The potential bridge closures are necessary to carry out…

  • WINDSOR-HIGHTS HERALD AREA: Local schools fall short in AYP report

    By Evan Grossman, Staff Writer    The government says our schools are failing.    The East Windsor Regional School District received poor marks from the state Department of Education on the annual Adequate Yearly Progress report released last week. Five of the district’s six schools — along with over 30-percent of schools throughout the state — did…

  • Mary Ellen Zangara

    By: centraljersey.com The Manville Hillsborough Elks Lodge 2119 is holding its fifth annual Tricky Tray Bingo and Basket Raffle on Nov. 20 at the Elks Lodge on Brooks Boulevard. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the special needs children, lodge charities and youth activities. "We will be creating and auctioning off a…

  • MILLSTONE: ‘Duty, honor, country’: Father and son are comrades-in-arms

    MILLSTONE: ‘Duty, honor, country’: Father and son are comrades-in-arms

    Gary Amatrudo Sr. (center) administers the U.S. Armed Forces oath of enlistment to his son Gary Jr. (right) in February 2009 as Navy veteran Kenneth Amatrudo, Gary Jr.’s grandfather, looks on. Gary Amatrudo Sr. that day received the Legion of Merit, awarded for “exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.” (Photo…

  • NEW HOPE: Officials to show off new borough facility

    NEW HOPE: Officials to show off new borough facility

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The borough will hold an open house next week, welcoming visitors who would like to view the town’s new offices and public meeting facility that have been crafted from a former Roman Catholic church.    The borough will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 16 at…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       West Amwell Township police reported:    — On Oct. 21 at 5:10 p.m., police investigated a two-vehicle crash on Music Mountain Blvd., near Terrell Road. Carolyn Schoonmaker, 66, of Ruskin, Fla., was driving west when she stopped her vehicle due to an animal in the roadway. Her vehicle was struck in the rear by one driven…