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  • HIGHTSTOWN: St. Anthony’s Church tills victory garden

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — When the Rev. Pat McDonnell, pastor of St. Anthony’s of Padua Roman Catholic Church, was growing up during World War II, the country was making a concerted effort to conserve as much as it could so that more could be sent to soldiers overseas.    So the neighborhood men…

  • Central Jersey Events: May 22-29

    STAGE Actors’ Net of Bucks County, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pa., Booth: based on the life of Junius Booth — actor, alcoholic, father of two more famous Booths, May 29-June 14, Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 6 p.m., $20, $17 seniors, $10 under 13; 800-838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol, Pa., Altar…

  • Movie Times: May 22-28

    Movies and times are valid from May 22-28. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. EAST BRUNSWICK MEGA MOVIES (732-651-6342): Night at the Museum 2 (PG) Fri.-Sat. 11:10, 12:05, 1, 1:45, 2:35, 3:30, 4:20, 5:10, 6, 6:50, 7:40, 8:30, 9:20, 10:10, 10:55; Sun.-Mon. 11:10,…

  • Capital Health Appoints Dr. Kathleen Gekowski to Lead HIV/AIDS Program

    Capital Health Appoints Dr. Kathleen Gekowski to Lead HIV/AIDS Program

    Capital Health Appoints Dr. Kathleen Gekowski to Lead HIV/AIDS Program

  • EAST WINDSOR: POLICE BEAT

       Leonard Jones IV, 34, of the Windsor Regency Apartments, was charged May 13 with driving while intoxicated.    Police said officers responded at 12:40 a.m. to a report of a pickup truck fleeing the scene after striking a handicap parking sign in front of the 5600 building at the Windsor Regency Apartments. Police said officers saw…

  • Investors Savings Bank Helps Make the 40th Scholarship Ball

    Investors Savings Bank Helps Make the 40th Scholarship Ball

    By Lisa Miller Middlesex County College (MCC) student Nicole Ericco exemplifies the 11,400 hardworking and ambitious young people who have received scholarships or financial aid from the College’s Foundation. Since 1967, MCC Foundation has provided $8.3 million in grants, which have allowed students like Ms. Ericco to graduate sooner and pursue their careers. During the…

  • MANVILLE: Experiencing Russia at MHS

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    His students are occasionally brothers, sisters or children of prior students, Manville High School Russian teacher Art Lisciandro said, and the 45-year-old program is still going strong.    ”I think what they are going to take from the experience is what Russia is all about,” Mr. Lisciandro said. “To understand them…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Girls lacrosse wins program’s first GMCT crown

    By Rich Fisher, Sports editor    The South Brunswick High girls lacrosse team didn’t surprise itself last Wednesday night.    The players merely went out and accomplished what they set out to do.    The fact that they gave coach John Coppola yet another new set of ulcers is besides the point.    Following a familiar script, the Vikings…

  • EDITORIAL: Honor those who gave their lives

       A scene at the Dover Air Force Base last week offered a grim reminder of the travails faced by American troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as we prepare to commemorate Memorial Day …    With a “chilly gray drizzle” falling, as reported in The New York Times, “seven soldiers transferred two flag-draped cases” containing the…