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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Ridge Road open again

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Ridge Road is now open to the public after repairs had partially closed a portion of the road near the firehouse in Monmouth Junction.    The work, which began in August, was completed last week and included repairing a brick bridge that passes over Lawrence Brook.    ”We had to replace the…

  • MANVILLE: Council regroups for new year

    MANVILLE: Council regroups for new year

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The 80th annual Manville reorganization meeting began Saturday with more than 75 dignitaries, officials and residents clamoring into the municipal courtroom at the borough hall to grab a seat to see Councilmen Steve Szabo and Lou Fischer get sworn into office for their second and first terms, respectively.    The Democrats…

  • MANVILLE: New law will help families like Jake Whitenight’s

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    When Lynn Whitenight called her family’s insurance company six days after her son, Jake’s, birth in 2006, she was stunned. Family still facing insurance hurdles    Despite being born with health conditions affecting his hearing and other health complications, Jake Whitenight’s prognosis for surgeries to correct his hearing loss is good,…

  • BORDENTOWN—Sprague earns 100th coaching win

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Bordentown High School wrestling team won three of its four matches during a busy two days last week.     Bordentown won a pair of very one-sided matches against Palmyra (75-5) and New Egypt (51-12) this past Saturday. The win over New Egypt was the 100th in the coaching…

  • 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…