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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Browne wins Meet of Champions long jump

    By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer    Mariah Browne leaped into the record book at South Brunswick High School.    Browne became the fourth girl in school history to win a title at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions by rallying on her final jump to win the long jump. Browne jumped 19 feet, 1.5 inches to claim the…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Kirson wins Democratic mayoral nomination; GOP opponent appears to be Thibault

    Quattrone, Schneider defeated, according to unofficial primary results By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Former unsuccessful Borough Council candidate Steve Kirson will be the Democratic candidate for mayor in the general election and it appears his Republican opponent will be outspoken resident Rob Thibault, according to unofficial primary results. ¶ Mr. Kirson received 157…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Former mayor on ballot

    Joins local activist in independent run for old job By Davy James, Staff Writer    The first publicly elected mayor in township history has filed to run for the office again as an independent candidate in November’s general election.    Debra Johnson, a former Democrat who was elected to the office of mayor in 1998 when the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Five spots left in YMCA mini-triathlon

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    There are personal and community benefits, but the main reason the Hillsborough YMCA’s annual mini triathlon has been so successful is because, “it is just lots of fun,” according to Fitness Coordinator Lara Russo.    ”It builds community in the YMCA, and there are the personal benefits to each individual in…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the June 10 edition

       Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.    Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome.    The next meeting is June…

  • LAWRENCE: Ben Franklin principal to retire

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    William Buss envisioned spending his life in a school building — just not that it would be behind the door marked “principal.”    But that’s where Mr. Buss found himself, only a handful of years into his 42-year career in education.    Come Aug. 1, Mr. Buss will close that door marked…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Special brush pickup scheduled

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The township has scheduled a one-week curbside brush collection that will begin June 21 at 7:30 a.m. Material placed curbside after June 21 will not be collected.    Items included are brush and branches less than 10 inches in diameter, shrubs and bushes. Small twigs and branches that are less than…

  • NAMI gives thanks to walk participants

    William P. Hayes, MD, Lawrenceville “Changing minds, one step at a time” was the rallying call of the 900 people who participated in the NAMI Walk on May 22 at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville. NAMI Mercer, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, sponsored the event with the dual goals of…

  • THINGS TO DO: Week of June 10

    Thursday, June 10    Horse club — The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey will hold its monthly meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone Township (in between the fire station and the Clarksburg Inn). Members will discuss upcoming trail rides, guest speakers and special events.…