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

    MANVILLE: ABIS cast ready to stage ‘Toy’ story

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    For this year’s Alexander Batcho Intermediate School theatrical production, students are heading to “Toy Camp” this weekend.    The play, directed by Manville High School teacher Stephen Sallach with Assistant Director Ashley Wollsen, also a teacher at MHS, will be presented Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the school.…

  • MANVILLE: Winning bid for school funds

    MANVILLE: Winning bid for school funds

    Student Tanner Bruckman presents Kim Monto with the “High School Musical” basket she won. Photos by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • TRENTON: Russo could see charges dropped

    N.Y. man accused of helping dispose of Giordano body parts By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    TRENTON — The man accused of helping Rosario DiGirolamo dump the dismembered body of Hightstown’s Amy Giordano in a Staten Island, N.Y., pond applied this week for a court program that could allow for the charges against him being dropped.…

  • BETWEEN THE LINES: From the Dec. 3 edition

       The Burlington County Library Bordentown Branch Youth Services Department offers a variety of programs. Registration is necessary for all programs. A Burlington County library card is required. For children’s programs, registration begins two weeks in advance at the library or by calling 298-0622. For children    Chess Club — Wednesdays, Dec. 2 and 16, at 4:30…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Sports field to get lights, courtesy of community

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Let there be light.    According to school district officials, that is exactly what a generous community will allow to happen at the all-purpose turf field at Robbinsville High School.    The Board of Education at its Nov. 17 meeting approved a $148, 077 contract to its only bidder, Musco…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Shortage delays H1N1 clinics

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    The continued shortage of the H1N1 influenza vaccine has caused some local clinics to be postponed.    In a Nov. 23 letter to county parents, Burlington County Health Department Public Health Coordinator Robert Gogats announced the department was suspending clinics for the second dose of the shot for children under 10…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Teens and self-injury: how to respond

    By Iris Perlstein, L.P.C., Princeton HealthCare System    Searching for ways to deal with strong emotions that often accompany adolescence, a growing number of young people are turning to a dangerous behavior that may leave them scarred for life.    Parents, take note: Self-injury has become an increasingly popular method for teenagers to release feelings of anger,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Community involvement is key to good policing

    Raymond J. Hayducka, South Brunswick Police Chief The mission of the South Brunswick Police Department is to provide effective and efficient police services through a partnership with the community, to prevent and deter crime, as well as reduce the fear of crime, protect property and individual rights, and improve traffic safety through education and enforcement.…

  • LAWRENCE: Holiday shoppers migrated to Black Friday deals

    LAWRENCE: Holiday shoppers migrated to Black Friday deals

    Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski. Shoppers walk through Quaker Bridge Mall on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.