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  • Butterfly house

    Butterfly house

    By Toby Ehrlich Residents from The Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence enjoyed a warm summer afternoon visiting the Butterfly House part of Middlesex Counties Earth Center.  Dorothy Cohen master gardener and volunteer spoke about the butterflies and garden.  The Earth Center is located at The Davidson Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick.  To learn more…

  • MANVILLE: Firefighters’ lifesaving mission helps save a furry friend

    MANVILLE: Firefighters’ lifesaving mission helps save a furry friend

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    As the saying on the front of Manville Fire Company No. 1’s Ladder 42 truck says “Nothing Beyond Our Reach” — and on Saturday, the firefighters lived up to their motto.    Members of the fire department were called out and came to the rescue of a cat stuck in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: HHS bands march on Disney World streets

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    For Hillsborough High School’s marching band and jazz band, certain performances just make members of the ensemble smile — like performing at Disney World, which the students did in June, through the park’s Magic Music Days program.    ”Walking down Main Street in Disney is such an amazing feeling,” Rachel Godwin,…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: South Main citizens’ concerns are aired

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — A South Main Street neighborhood is seeking remedies for “quality-of-life issues,” according to Acting Clerk Cynthia Ege.    They met at the Justice Center last week with officials who represent Lambertville, the Hunterdon County prosecutor’s office, West Amwell Township and the state Parks Department.    The inclusion at the meeting…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Assault suspect — Police seek residents’ help

    See: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/prosecutor/pressrelease/July2010-TowpathAssault.pdf By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — In law enforcement circles, it’s been known to go either way. Sometimes an artist’s sketch of a suspect is dead on, a perfect match to the face of a suspect who is being sought. Many times, it’s not.    ”They’re helpful,” Police Director Bruce Cocuzza said of…

  • MANVILLE: Firefighters’ lifesaving mission helps save a furry friend

    MANVILLE: Firefighters’ lifesaving mission helps save a furry friend

    Firefighters Tony Toporowski and Jason Zangara try to capture the kitten.

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Council to consider contractor registration

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Contractors who work in Lambertville must be registered either with the state or the city, a decision that will protect property owners, officials say.    That’s the thrust of a new ordinance under consideration by the City Council.    A public hearing on the proposal will be held Monday during…

  • NEW HOPE: Rickshaw Run funding event set for Sunday

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The grandson of a noted New Hope photographer will document his trip across the Himalayas and India’s northern plains with a camera as he and a partner raise funds for the victims of Nepal’s sex trade.    Cody Orrell, 27, of New Hope, the grandson of photographer Jack…

  • POLICE BLOTTER: Lawrence

       Daysi Mosquera, 31, of William Paterson Court in Princeton Township, was charged with shoplifting for taking two rings, valued at a combined $60, at 3:39 p.m. Aug. 3 at Macy’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall, police said.    A store loss prevention officer saw her pick up two rings. She put one ring in her purse…