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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Oct. 21

    Tues., Oct. 19    Get into Step: Get into Step combines the benefits of aerobic exercise with the rhythm and fun of dancing. Get moving with certified fitness trainer Maria Okros. The class begins with an aerobic warm up and is followed by a simple, easy-to-follow routine that will keep you moving for a great workout.…

  • LAWRENCE: Mall expansion returns to planners

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The owners of the Quaker Bridge Mall may find out next week whether the township Planning Board will grant its request for approval of a general development plan that will guide the proposed renovation and expansion of the mall.    The Planning Board expects to pick up where it left off…

  • LAWRENCE: Police seek men in armed robbery attempt

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a pedestrian at gunpoint near the Halo Farms store on Spruce Street around 9 p.m. Wednesday night, according to police Lt. Mark Ubry.    The victim told police he was walking on the access road that leads to the Halo…

  • LAWRENCE: Resident storyteller to sign children’s book at state library
  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Missing college student found

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    A 17-year-old township resident who was missing for three days was found after reaching out to authorities for help.    Shahan Akhter, a commuter student at Rutgers University who lives in the Monmouth Walk development in South Brunswick, was reported missing Oct. 15 by his parents after he didn’t return home.…

  • Reserve Now for Global Day of Jewish Learning

    By Har Sinai Temple GLOBAL DAY OF JEWISH LEARNING OBSERVED AT HAR SINAI TEMPLE   Hopewell Twp. – Reservations are being taken for the Nov. 7 "Global Day of Jewish Learning"  that will be observed locally at Har Sinai Temple.           A celebration of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s translation and commentary on the Talmud, the 9-11:30 a.m. event…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Hall of Famer Floyd Little’s coming to town

    By Birgitta Wolfe    BORDENTOWN CITY — School days and dear old golden rule days will be on the minds of Bordentown Military Institute alumni as they return to the city for their reunion on Saturday.    But more than readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic, they’re actually going to be preoccupied with football and one of their…

  • LAWRENCE: Young marchers to haunt annual Halloween parade

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The ghouls and goblins should be out in numbers Oct. 30, as the Lawrenceville Volunteer Fire Co. holds its annual Halloween parade for children — as it has for more than 50 years — in the historic village of Lawrenceville.    The young marchers will begin gathering at the Lawrenceville Elementary…

  • DISPATCHES: The last resort

    Shredded safety net puts pressure on private groups to help public By Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    The Harvest of Hope food pantry in North Hanover has put the word out that it needs supplies.    So have the pantry run by the South Brunswick Department of Social Services, the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and most of…