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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Saturday’s Strawberry Festival promises food, entertainment

    By Brian Roach, Staff Writer    The Rosary Altar Society of Mary, Mother of God Catholic Church will host its first Strawberry Festival Saturday, at the church on South Triangle Road.    Proceeds from the festival, which will run from about noon to 3 p.m., will go toward the society’s $100,000 pledge to the church’s recent renovations.…

  • MANVILLE: Winning poetry contest entries

       The Manville Public Library announced the winners of annual poetry contest, held in April.    The contest requested submissions following one of four forms: sonnet (14 lines), lyric (15-25 lines), Haiku (17 syllables) or Quatrain (four lines).    The winners were Mackenzie Brown, Harley Mazzariello, Jorge Cespedes and Beth Borus.    The winners received copies of poetry books…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: Attempts to hoodwink police not successful

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Two city men unsuccessfully tried to mislead police about how they were injured in separate violent incidents.    One man was actually the aggressor, and the second man tried to deflect the blame from the woman who had stabbed him, according to Lambertville police.    Ruben Lopez-Carro, 20, suffered minor…

  • CRANBURY: Old Trenton Road speed limit lowered

    By Maria Prato, Staff Writer    CRANBURY— The speed limit on Old Trenton Road has been lowered from 50 to 35 mph, a victory for residents who have been complaining about the speed limit for several years.    County workers installed new speed limit signs about two weeks ago lowering the speed limit between South Main Street…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man charged after authorities intercept steroid shipment

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A Brennan Way resident was charged Wednesday with a drug offense after township police were notified June 4 of an intercepted international package containing the anabolic steroid Strombaject.    Scott Jacquish, 32, was charged with third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance after police executed a search warrant at his…

  • MANVILLE: Asher, Petzinger top GOP council primary

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Set to face Komoroski and Jurewicz in November general election    Although she was running on her own against the two people chosen to represent the Manville Republican Committee in the general election, Borough Council President Susan Asher received the most votes in Tuesday’s primary elections to secure her place on…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: History project ties in with today’s news

    HILLSBOROUGH: History project ties in with today’s news

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Cardboard box houses lined the courtyard at Auten Road Intermediate School June 3 though some sagged or completely imploded from the day’s humidity.    Arranged in a circle around the courtyard, the collapsing roofs and sinking walls formed the likeness of the Depression-era “Hoovervilles” the students studied in class.    Like the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Janitors charged in fraud

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Five township Board of Education custodians are facing charges after authorities determined they submitted false receipts with the intention of keeping a $450 clothing allowance.    Anthony Ferraro, 46, Mary Devito, 52, Kenneth Kazanski, 52, Martin Cantu, 43, and Thomas Griggs, 61, all of South Brunswick, surrendered at police headquarters Thursday.…

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the June 10 edition

    Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807     Fax: 499-3807     E-mail: [email protected]    Providence Presbyterian Church on Old York Road is having a yard sale on Saturday, June 12, 8 AM – 2 PM, rain or shine! All proceeds go to local charities. If you would like to donate items, please bring them to the church, Thursday, June…