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  • CENTRAL JERSEY: No trial date in sight for DiGirolamo

    Time elapsed not unusual, say lawyer, prosecutor’s office By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    Rosario DiGirolamo — the man charged with killing and dismembering his mistress, Amy Giordano, in her Hightstown apartment in June 2007 – apparently spent his second Thanksgiving at home with his family last week, with no trial date in his immediate future.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Three cheers for Dukes squad

    HILLSBOROUGH: Three cheers for Dukes squad

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Jr. Midgets cheerleaders head to nationals after second place at regional championship    The 33 members of the Hillsborough Dukes Jr. Midget cheer squad sat on the floor of Trenton’s Sun Center National Bank Arena (formerly the Sovereign Bank Arena) on Nov. 21, holding hands and nervously waiting to hear the…

  • MANVILLE: ABIS cast ready to stage ‘Toy’ story

    MANVILLE: ABIS cast ready to stage ‘Toy’ story

    ABIS student (back) Daniela Lopez, Brittany Hoodja, Olivia Smutek, Victoria Bickar, (front) Kristina Rogalski, Jenna Molesko and Leah Alpaugh rehearse ahead of Friday’s opening. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Elks’ tree sales aid special needs kids

    HILLSBOROUGH: Elks’ tree sales aid special needs kids

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Sunday was a beautiful day — perfect for taking extra time to select a Christmas tree, which many area residents did at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge on Brooks Boulevard.    The Elks have been selling the trees for many years with the proceeds going to their programs for special needs…

  • JAMESBURG: Board hires new library director

    Lillian Torres to replace the retiring Cindy Yasher By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Public Library’s new director has a varied background.    Lillian Torres, who was appointed to the position Nov. 16, is bilingual and has served as a reference librarian for a New Jersey pharmaceutical firm — key factors in the…

  • NJ CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE GET NEW SHOES FOR THE HOLIDAYS

    By Foster and Adoptive Family Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2009 Contact: Mary Jane Awrachow, Executive Director Telephone Number: 1.800.222.0047 Fax Number: 609.520.1515 www.fafsonline.org NJ CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE GET NEW SHOES FOR THE HOLIDAYS FAFS and Payless Shoesource® team up for a second time to help kids in need Monmouth Junction, NJ, December…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local power broker considers friend’s election

    HILLSBOROUGH: Local power broker considers friend’s election

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Although he is now working in the private sector with his own government relations company, Oxford Place resident Jeff Michaels can still extol the virtues of New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie, who he has known for about 30 years.    ”People were very upset with the direction of the state,” Mr.…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Schools to get automatic temperature controls

    The regional school district plans to get a better handle on energy costs while handling its thermostats a lot less.     The Board of Education recently approved a low-bid contract of $203,150 for automatic temperature controls in its three schools, Superintendent Dick Fitzpatrick explained.     Forty percent of the cost, he said, will be covered…

  • Weighing in on a "Hefty" Thanksgiving Food Drive

    Judith McLaughlin, Principal LAWRENCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40 CRAVEN LANE LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    For Further Information Contact: December 3, 2009                                                      Judith A. McLaughlin, Principal                                                                                                              (609) 671-5572 N E W S    R E L E A S E       Weighing in on a “Hefty” Thanksgiving Food Drive           Lawrenceville Elementary School’s…