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  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A 10-speed Marukin bike was found in a wooded area near Whalen Street at 10:31 p.m. Nov. 17, and recovered by police.    A North Seventh Avenue resident reported someone broke into his truck and stole items and $370 cash from the vehicle. The theft was believed to have occurred sometime between Nov. 14 and Nov.…

  • Concerts: Vernon Reid, Chuck Treece on Nov. 28

    Shows at the Record Collector in Bordentown City: Friday, Nov. 28 — Performing with video accompaniment will be: Vernon Reid from Living Colour, Chuck Treece from Bad Brains and Mcrad, and Jimmy Greek (Bordentown’s Rapping Mail Man). The show will start at 8:30 p.m.     Saturday, Nov. 29 — Smash Palace and Baldwin Drive (featuring…

  • St. A’s students learn by helping those in need

    St. A’s students learn by helping those in need

    Students at St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. School made sandwiches to be distributed at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen in New Brunswick

  • Ronald Rausch Jr.

       HIGHTSTOWN — Ronald “Ron” Edward Rausch Jr., 38, died Sunday in Lourdes Medical Center in Burlington.    Born in Rahway, he lived in South Amboy and Sayreville before moving to Hightstown in 1978. He was a 1989 graduate of Hightstown High School.    He worked for the borough’s Public Works Water Department for 20 years, and was…

  • Danuta Dasczynski

       HIGHTSTOWN — Danuta (Robak) Dasczynski, 52, died Sunday at home.    Born in Sufczyce, Poland, she was a longtime Hightstown area resident and homemaker.    Daughter of the late Leon and Stanislawa Robak; she is survived by her husband of 26 years, Warren Dasczynski; brothers and sisters-in-law Witold and Maricia Robak of Rochester, N.Y., Zygmunt and Ela…

  • MANVILLE: New superintendent should know town, forum attendees say

    by Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Manville’s next superintendent of schools should know residents feel the town is very closeknit and family oriented, according to comments at last week’s public session on the superintendent search.    The five-person turnout at the New Jersey School Boards Association’s public input session also had the residents attending asking NJSBA representative…

  • Family thanks supporters of basketball benefit

    Lisa Yi, Robbinsville    The benefit for our son, Jonathan Lee, was amazing. It was beyond what we could have ever imagined. It took the help of many kindhearted people to bring such a big event together. I wanted to thank every person, volunteer, teacher, family and child that attended and helped. Your kindness and support…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Faithful unite in tribute to faith and hope

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Faithful unite in tribute to faith and hope

    Staff photo by John Keating Ali Aziz offers closing remarks at the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving service, which was held this year at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey.

  • Janet D. Field

       MONROE – Janet D. Field, 85, of the Rossmoor section, died Saturday at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born and raised in Monroe Township, she was a graduate of Hightstown High School and Penn Hall Junior College, Chambersburg, Pa.. She lived in Hightstown for 52 years. She retired from McGraw-Hill in Hightstown in 1988…