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  • Roebling

    By: centraljersey.com ROEBLING – "This way of life doesn’t exist anymore, and that’s why we’re here," said George Lengel, a third-generation Roebling resident, and a member of the board of directors at the Roebling Museum. Mr. Lengel will be leading a walking tour of historic Roebling on Saturday. Roebling pride oozes from Mr. Lengel, who…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Legion Post 401 kicks off annual food drive

    By Davy james, Staff Writer    American Legion Post 401, the Ladies Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion will kick off their annual food drive in support of the South Brunswick Food Pantry today (Thursday), which is also American Legion Day.    ”American Legion Day was established by proclamation of the U.S. Congress last year…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local pair indicted in robbery

    By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    A Somerset County grand jury has indicted two South Brunswick residents on numerous charges relating to an August armed robbery in Montgomery.    Vincent Francis Caputo Jr., 20, and Krystin Nicole Donahue, 24, were indicted Sept. 9 on charges of robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A memorial to Brady

    Child’s love of park to be commemorated By Davy James, Staff Writer    Following the death of 23-month-old Brady Wells to leukemia in July, the Township Council expressed its support for a plan to name a path in a local park after Brady and have a memorial plaque placed at the location in his honor.    During…

  • Borkowska’s 4.0 earns school’s President’s List

    By: centraljersey.com Two Manville students attending Berkeley College campuses were recognized by college President Dario A. Cortes for attaining listing on the school’s Dean’s and President’s Lists for the spring 2010 quarter. Monika Borkowska, attending the school’s Middlesex Campus in Woodbridge, was named to the President’s List for attaining a 4.0 grade point average, while…

  • Fitness center readies to open on Rt. 206

    By: centraljersey.com BORDENTOWN CITY – A new health and fitness center, Retro Fitness of Bordentown, plans to open early next month at the former Ford dealership on Route 206 and Mayor James Lynch planned an early welcome for the establishment on Wednesday morning, Sept. 15. The mayor was to present owner Peter Mercatanti with a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police receive bias grant from county

    By Natalia Knochowski, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick and Monroe police departments are two of 21 in Middlesex County that will receive $5,000 each from a Bias Prevention and Education Grant from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.    Rutgers University Police will also be awarded a $5,000 grant.    The grant will help each department combat bias…

  • LAWRENCE: Lucky to be alive at 25

    LAWRENCE: Lucky to be alive at 25

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Kelli Hawthorne wanted one thing for her 25th birthday — to return to Oregon, where she had suffered serious injuries last year after falling headfirst into some rocks at the bottom of a cliff.    So, Kelli and her parents — Jerry and Ruth Hawthorne — made the trek to Oregon…

  • Christopher Sacco

    By: centraljersey.com BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The prospect of having a discount food store at the gateway to the township has the exasperated some members of the Township Committee. The problem they face, however, is that they may not be able to prevent it. A plan to create strict regulations to develop a town center has…