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  • MANVILLE: 700 greet returning Marine

    MANVILLE: 700 greet returning Marine

    Manville resident Joseph Zuza — shown above on patrol in Akashat, Iraq, earlier this year — plans to complete his college education after completing his service in the Marine Corps. Photo courtesy of Joe Zuza

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Regional school board reorganizes with new member

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — The newest member of the East Windsor Regional School District Board of Education was sworn in at the body’s reorganization meeting this week.     Paul Connolly, 37, was elected after running uncontested for a seat formerly held by Jim Hauck. Mr. Connolly, an East Windsor resident for…

  • Special thanks to those who helped

    Greg Monticchio, chairman, Mentally Handicapped Drive    The members of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 7046 (St. Cecilia’s, Monmouth Junction) want to express our thanks to everyone in the local community that contributed to our recent (April 25-26) drive for the mentally handicapped.    We were able to raise $2,554 that will be given to local…

  • LAWRENCE: Nalbone drafted by Dolphins

    LHS grad gets NFL shot By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    Rob Radice knew that if work ethic had anything to do with it, John Nalbone had a shot to play in the National Football League.    ”John really helped his cause by working out the way he does,” said Radice, the Lawrence High football coach…

  • Movie Times: May 1-7

    Movies and times are valid from May 1-7. 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): Star Trek (PG13) Thurs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 10:45. X-Men Wolverine (PG13) Fri. 11:30, 12:15, 1, 2, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6, 7, 7:45,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New deacon follows God’s calling

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    St. Barnabas Episcopal Church has welcomed a new deacon into its family.    Cathy Brunson, of Franklin Township, will assist in the church’s worship services, be included in the preaching rotation and in pastoral care of the sick and shut-in and will be heavily involved in the church’s outreach ministries.    ”Ever…

  • Empower Fitness – A New Name, A New Location, A New Attitude for the 21st Century Woman

    By Joan Brame IMMEDIATE RELEASE Empower Fitness – A New Name, A New Location, A New Attitude for the 21st Century Woman                  Lawrenceville, NJ. April 2009. The owners of Slim and Tone announce that their business will become an independent company called Empower Fitness, effective May 1, 2009. Empower Fitness will move to a…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Student board member is ready

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Many senior students at South Brunswick High School spent Monday night doing homework, chatting with friends or watching television. But 18-year-old Elizabeth Chang spent her Monday evening being sworn in as the newest member of the South Brunswick Board of Education.    ”I was just very surprised at being elected,” Ms.…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: HHS grads to strike up the band

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — When Rob Stein and Harrison Horowitz graduated from Hightstown High School in 2002, neither imagined their musical ambitions would one day bring them back to their alma mater.    The lifelong friends, both graduates of the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia, were members of the Hightstown High School…