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  • Obama scores 2-to-1 margin in Lawrence
  • Mitchell A. Bradshaw

    FLORENCE — Mitchell A. Bradshaw, 90, of Florence died Oct. 27 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton.     Born in Sportsylvania County, Va., he lived in Newark and South Plainfield before moving to Florence in 2004. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he served in the European Theatre, saw…

  • Robbinsville girls third in MCT cross country

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     The Robbinsville High girls’ varsity cross country team has always been the big fish in the little pond — dominating most of its fellow Group I squads.     But after the Ravens’ magnificent performance in the Mercer County Championship race at Washington Crossing on Friday, they proved they could…

  • Triumphant band reflects on season

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP—A day after its last competition, the Bordentown Regional High School Band is still reveling in this season’s accomplishments and members expressed bittersweet feelings Monday that such an eventful season has come to an end.    Sitting in a semi-circle in the band room by the gleam of their shining…

  • Harold Rohrig

       Harold Rohrig, 81, of Highlands, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, at home with his family by his bedside.    He was employed by Mann Roland, Inc. as a machinist until 1992, when he retired.    Mr. Rohrig was a member of American Legion Post 401 of South Brunswick and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. He…

  • POLICE BLOTTER, Nov. 6

       A 16-year-old Old Bridge youth, who was visiting his sister at Rider University, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol at 12:19 a.m. Nov. 3 after police said they found the boy vomiting in a bathroom at Conover Dorm.    The boy’s sister told police a friend had told her that her brother had been drinking,…

  • South girls move on to EB

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    The South Brunswick High girls soccer team scored more goals by itself in its first-round Central Jersey Group IV tournament win over Monroe Tuesday, than has been scored by both teams in two regular-season battles between the Vikings and East Brunswick.    That alone, gives 7th-seeded SBHS hope when it visits…

  • Dispatches: Repairing the damage

    by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    The sense of euphoria was palpable once the networks called Pennsylvania and then Ohio for Barack Obama.    Pennsylvania, a traditionally Democratic state, was a prime target of Sen. John McCain in the waning days of the presidential race, a state his campaign was said to need if he were to…

  • Florence field hockey eliminated from states

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     After crushing a tough Audubon team, 4-2, last Thursday at home, the Florence Township Memorial High girls’ varsity field hockey team seemed ready to make a long playoff run in the NJSIAA Group I Central Jersey Tournament.     Unfortunately, Moorestown Friends (seeded fourth) came out on fire and ran…