Category: archives
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HILLSBOROUGH: Counting on sheep keeping farm busy
Sandra and David Rock, of Hillsborough, showing two of their prize-winning sheep in Louisville, Ky., last month. Photo courtesy of RQL Farms
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Greenbrook students get a taste of science
By Davy James, Staff Writer Fourth-grader Jill Grzelak’s face contorted in disgust as she tasted the saltwater and spat it into a sink, laughing at how awful the taste was. This wasn’t a new form of punishment, but a science experiment being performed in Sarah Llanso’s class at Greenbrook Elementary School. ”That was disgusting!” Jill…
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MANVILLE: Huff Avenue man charged in burglaries
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Huff Avenue resident Brian Wojcik, 32, was charged with three counts of burglary, third degree, and four counts of theft, also third degree, after allegedly taking $29,000 in jewelry, cash, prescription medicine and electronics from three Manville residences in September and October 2008, police said. Mr. Wojcik was charged Dec.…
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Cranbury Retrospective
10 Years Ago • The Cranbury School basketball teams opened their regular Tri-County season with the girls team scoring an impressive 32-19 home victory over Pond Road, while the boys played well in defeat losing a 36-19 decision at Pond Road. The girls were led by Sadie Abuhoff, Laura Burke and Laura Golubieski. The boys…
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CRANBURY: Library to close for reconfiguration
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — The Cranbury Public Library will be closing its doors to the public this week in preparation for a recently negotiated reconfiguration of the space. The library will be closed Saturday and Monday and Jan. 24 through Jan. 26 so that workers can add shelving, organize materials, and reconfigure…
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Florence girls’ basketball fights way back to .500
Erin Sweeney and Sarah Muchowski scored 14 points each for the Florence High School girls’ basketball team in a 46-31 win over Burlington City on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Molly Fitzpatrick (eight points), Dezarae Fillmyer, Torie Povia, Stephanie Allison and Chakera Hightower also scored for Florence. Florence was defeated by Delran, 44-33, on…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Things to Do
Jan. 16 Karaoke: American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Road, will host Karaoke Dance’s on the third Friday of each month, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 20 and April 17 beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Karaoke is free and open to the public. Food will be available for purchase. For information call 732-329-9861. Jan. 18…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter
Gregory Stoto, 18, of Peterson Road, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol after a neighbor reported there were people inside a More Road home when the owner was supposed to be out of state at 9:16 p.m. Dec. 28. Police said they found Mr. Stoto there, having been invited by the homeowner’s son. Police…
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FLORENCE: Man charged in Oct. bank robbery
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE Christopher Sean Wright, 22, of Philadelphia, was arrested in Philadelphia on a Florence warrant for bank robbery, theft and making terroristic threats. Mr. Wright was taken into custody in Philadelphia on unrelated charges Sunday evening and was being held there Monday pending extradition. He is being charged locally…
