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  • MANVILLE: Dress-up day at senior center

    MANVILLE: Dress-up day at senior center

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Halloween also means working on crafts    Some donned scary deformed masks, while others dressed in full costume as witches, clowns and a “party girl.”    And when the time came to vote on the top three costumes, prizes went to the clown, a witch and, as winner Skip Picciano, of Raritan…

  • CRANBURY: Cook, Taylor win seats on Cranbury committee

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Tuesday’s elections in Cranbury ended in a split vote with residents opting for one Republican and one Democrat to represent them on the Township Committee.    Democrat Dave Cook was the top vote getter with 879 followed by Republican Jay Taylor with 813 votes. They will replace Democrat Pari…

  • MANVILLE: Residents report damaged cars on Halloween

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    About 11 cars were found painted, keyed or both Oct. 31 with police believing all but one of the incidents are related.    St. John Street, Dailey Place, Clinton Avenue and South 14th Avenue residents reported damage to their vehicles. Four vehicles were reported keyed on St. John Street, one vehicle…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township sets first Veterans Day event

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Each year, on Memorial Day, the township hosts a breakfast to honor local veterans of past wars.    But now, officials do not believe that that is enough of a service to honor these men and women.    ”We wanted to do something to commemorate the day,” Deputy Mayor Bob Wagner said.…

  • Lawrence gains playoffs once again

    Sherman’s returnin’ makes big difference in win over Hopewell By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Leaves change colors, temperatures dip, World Series games get played and Lawrence High’s football team gets into the state playoffs.    Those seem to be consistent passages of Autumn in the 21st century, as the Cardinals qualified for the NJSIAA Central Jersey…

  • MCCC Theatre Students to Present "Rimers of Eldritch" Nov. 12 – 15

    MCCC Theatre Students to Present "Rimers of Eldritch" Nov. 12 – 15

    By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. –Theatre students at Mercer County Community College will present Lanford Wilson’s “Rimers of Eldritch” as their fall production. This sobering look at small town life will be performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15 at 2 p.m.…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Reprising a stage role but with new perspective

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Psychologist has inside view of Players’ new production    When he was 15 years old, Daniel Feldman starred in his high school’s production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” as Billy Bibbit – a young boy with a speech impediment who has attempted suicide several times – and he remembers…

  • Ball excels in goal as Cards nearly pull off CJ III upset

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    The final game of Christian Ball’s high school career will go down as a loss.    It will also go down as one he can be proud of.    The senior goalie did his best to lift 12th-seeded Lawrence High’s boys soccer team to an upset victory over Hopewell Valley in the…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police ask residents to clean out medicine cabinets

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    One of the most overlooked places in the home may be the one in most need of cleaning, according to local police officials.    That is where Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey comes into play.    Middlesex County will host this first statewide prescription disposal day Nov. 14.    Locally, the Cranbury Police…