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  • CRANBURY: Fire destroys home

    CRANBURY: Fire destroys home

    Photo courtesy www.njfirefighres.com. This Cranbury home was destroyed by fire.

  • MANVILLE: Churches continue holiday traditions

    MANVILLE: Churches continue holiday traditions

    The Rev. Boguslaw Augustyn joins Emilia Porter and Joseph Kronmaier in blowing out candles on a birthday cake for Jesus Christ at Sacred Heart Church’s “Birthday Party for Jesus.” Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township Council seeks to replace member

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The township Municipal Democratic Committee will begin a search to replace Carol Barrett, who resigned Tuesday from the Township Council to join the county Board of Freeholders.    According to state guidelines, the party of the incumbent will nominate within 15 days three names from which the governing body will select…

  • LAWRENCE: LHS basketball learned from struggles

    Improved Cards off to a 5-1 start By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group    One season ago, if the game was on the line, players on the Lawrence High boys basketball team were either throwing it away, missing shots or fouling the wrong guy at the wrong time.    That led to a 6-17 record.    In those…

  • Legalize marijuana for medical uses

    Sean McGrath died four years ago of a rare and virulent form of cancer — cholangiocarcinoma — that squeezed his stomach and made it difficult to eat.     An aggressive regimen of chemotherapy, radiation and intense drug treatments, which attacked the cancer, left him with nausea and further diminished his appetite, leading the 6-foot-tall musician…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: HHS student talks academy with president

    HILLSBOROUGH: HHS student talks academy with president

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Anthony Jenkins, of Hillsborough, watched the president of the United States walk across the field and past him to settle in a spot about 15 rows above as he sat watching the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Dec. 6.    ”I said, ‘I’m going to meet this guy,’” Anthony said.…

  • Windsor-Hights Herald Year in Review

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer; Vic Monaco, Managing Editor     Two murder cases, one involving a gruesome find in a Staten Island, N.Y. pond, made big headlines in 2008, So, too, did lawsuits filed against Hightstown and the local repercussions of the national economic downturn.     But now all the news was bad. Six Samaritans…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Woman injured trying to rescue dog

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A dog died and its owner is in fair condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, in New Brunswick, after they were hit by two different vehicles on New Centre Road Wednesday.    Alicia Diaz, 47, of Hillsborough, was struck by a vehicle driven by Stacey Catoggio, 42, of Raritan, at…

  • MANVILLE: Mayor’s new year goals stay focused on budget, revenue

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    As the new year begins, two of the most important goals cited by Mayor Lillian Zuza for the coming year are the continuation of projects that began in 2008.    For Mayor Zuza, beginning the redevelopment of the Rustic Mall and keeping the budget down continue to remain at the top…