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  • Team grateful for support

    Heather Cheesman and Sarah McEwan, Bordentown City 3-Day Breast Cancer Team    Thank you to everyone at Ocean Spray who sponsored a Tour for the Cure on Nov. 14 to benefit the 2010 3-day Breast Cancer Walk.    It was a rainy and cold Saturday morning, but we had a warm welcome from the staff who volunteered…

  • ‘Precious’

    ‘Precious’

    Mariah Carey (left) and Gabourey Sidibe in "Precious."

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Things to Do

    Friday, Nov. 27 9:30 a.m., Brunswick Zone, Routes 1 and 130, North Brunswick; 30-year-old charity bowling league for women. Cost: $12 per week, includes luncheon at season’s end and donation to local charity. Contact: Laura, 908-930-6229; Brunswick Zone, 732-846-2424.    Ladies bowling:    Les Miserables: 7:30, Crossroads South Middle School, Major Road. “Les Miserables,” starring students in…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Workshop to help parents understand new technologies

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    With new technologies seemingly emerging on a daily basis, it can be difficult for a parent to monitor their children’s use of technology.    As a means to help keep parents informed, the South Brunswick Parent Academy will host its sixth workshop of the year, titled “Batteries Not Included: Technology and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: H1N1 vaccinations scheduled for Dec. 5

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Board of Health will provide the H1N1 vaccine on the morning of Dec. 5 at the Community Center in Woodlot Park.    The vaccine will be administered via nasal spray. Because there are a limited number of doses available, registration will be limited to healthy children between the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A bell-ringing army is hoping to fill red kettles

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally referred to as Black Friday as throngs of people descend on malls and shopping centers to officially kick off the holiday shopping season.    However, the day could be referred to as Red Friday for the Salvation Army, which will start its annual Red Kettle…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Record donation to service fund

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The township Social Services Department, which has seen huge increases in people in need of aid and decreases in monetary donations, recently received a boost with the largest donation ever made.    The Cranbury-based clothing distribution center SanMar presented Social Services with a check to the Human Intervention Trust Fund last…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township eyes $200,000 in capital spending

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer     ROBBINSVILLE — The township plans to spend more than $200,000 in capital expenditures this fiscal year.     The Township Council on Nov. 12 approved an ordinance that merely authorizes the council to spend $204,100 for certain items or projects. The actual purchases must still approved by council.     The…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Man had child porn on his computer, police say

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A Hamilton Road resident was charged Tuesday with two separate counts of endangering the welfare of a child after an undercover investigation discovered illegal files on his personal computer.    Kenneth Nerod, 43, was arrested after an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) found files on his…