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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township woman dies in Texas crash

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    A Robbinsville woman was killed in Texas this week after her vehicle was broadsided in a five-car pileup.    Police in Mansfield said Angela Saffo-Daniel, 52, of Sven Drive, and three others were on the Heritage Parkway Bridge at 3 p.m. Dec. 16 when the car in which they were riding…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider synthetic turf field gets OK

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Planning Board gave the go-ahead to Rider University’s application for a synthetic turf field on its campus, behind the Mauer Physical Education Center, at its Dec. 15 meeting.     Rider University sought preliminary and final site plan approval for the synthetic turf field, which would replace an existing athletic…

  • NJ TRANSIT ANNOUNCES CROSS-HONORING TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH TRAVEL OPTIONS DURING WINTER STORM

    NJ TRANSIT will honor bus tickets and passes on trains and light rail systemwide on Friday, December 19 BY: NJ TRANSIT NEWARK, NJ – As winter weather moves into the region, NJ TRANSIT operations, customer service and police personnel across the state are preparing to keep the system running smoothly and minimize delays. To give…

  • CHESTERFIELD: Pileup closes Turnpike

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    CHESTERFIELD — A four-vehicle pileup involving two buses, a tractor-trailer, and a passenger vehicle closed down part of the N.J. Turnpike for an hour and a half Sunday morning and left 19 people with minor injuries, police said.    At 5:36 a.m. Sunday, at the 55.1 mile marker near Exit 7,…

  • ALLENTOWN—Spady scores 29 points in opening win

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     While the Allentown High School boys’ basketball team has struggled in recent seasons – including a 5-20 mark in 2007-08 – Gary Williston feels this is a good time to challenge his team.     Williston, now in his second year at Allentown and third overall as a varsity coach,…

  • HOW TO BE A SAVVY THRIFT SHOP SHOPPER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

    Manager of New Thrift Shop Benefitting Soldier’s, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club Offers Tips on Savvy Shopping (and Donating BY: Encore Thrift Shop    Toms River, NJ – Is there a science to being a smart thrift shop shopper? What should you look for? Any tricks on getting the best bargains (and quality…

  • FLORENCE—Girls basketball program forced to go without JV

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     Under Vince Cipriano’s guidance, the Florence High School girls have always been a good basketball team.     Because of a shortage of players, some inconsistent play in the scrimmages and a cancellation of the opener, Cipriano just isn’t sure how good a team he has this season.     Palmyra…

  • Kathleen R. Dufficy

       Kathleen R. Dufficy, 79, of Groveville, died Dec. 18 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, she was raised in Lawrence Township before moving to Groveville in 1956. She was a member of the Groveville United Methodist Church. She was a member of the TCW 20th Century Wagoneers Motorhome Club and…

  • Police Beat: From the Dec. 25 edition

    Staff report MANSFIELD    Dumitru Russim, 18, of Burlington, was charged Dec. 17 with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said they responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at a residence on the 3000 block of Route 206 at 1:39 a.m. While speaking with the occupants,…