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SBA officials talk up small business options on town tour
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer MANVILLE — Despite a turnout of only about five people, representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) spoke to prospective business owners Monday about training sessions, loan options and other aspects of starting a business in today’s economy. ”It was very informative and very helpful,” Mayor Lillian Zuza said…
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Church getting ready for anniversary celebration
MANVILLE — The more than 710 families comprising the Christ the King Church parish are getting ready to celebrate the church’s 60th anniversary at a special Mass at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 8. A parish dinner-dance celebration will take place following the Mass at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church parish hall, located at 1900 Brooks Blvd.,…
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Stender will help middle-class families
This year’s elections are going to be one of the most important in this country’s recent history. We are at war, the housing situation is a mess, financially our economy and the deficit is spiraling in the wrong direction. Our allies around the world used to look up to the United States for hope, now…
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Psychologist-inventor seeks a few good liars
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH — The brain knows what the body may try to ignore, and Dr. Michael Tansey, of Hillsborough, is looking for a few good liars to prove it. The volunteers will test his “TruthScan,” a computerized program he says can distinguish a lie from the truth by digitally reading brainwaves.…
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Murder suspect nabbed on turnpike
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer A North Carolina man wanted for murder in his home state was arrested in Cranbury on Tuesday at the Molly Pitcher rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike. Anthony Joseph Bimbo, 40, of Wake Forrest, was arrested by state troopers at approximately 3 a.m. after being spotted sleeping in a…
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William Weimer Baker
William Weimer Baker, 81, died Sunday, Oct. 26. He was born April 1, 1927 to the late William H. and Maude (Weimer) Baker, in Deans. Mr. Baker graduated from Jamesburg High School in 1944 and continued his schooling at the Peddie School in Lawrenceville. He attended Rutgers University as an engineering student after serving in…
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John R. Hughes
FIELDSBORO — John R. Hughes, 49, died Saturday at home surrounded by his family. Born in Trenton, John he raised in Chambersburg and lived in Fieldsboro for the last nine years. He was a senior computer services technician for The Hun School of Princeton. He enjoyed tinkering with computers and woodworking. He is…
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Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer South Brunswick residents will head to the polls on Tuesday and cast ballots for candidates on the local, county, state and national level. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. throughout the township. Anyone on line at a polling place before 8 p.m. will be allowed…
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Fire destroys Rossmoor homes
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — Emergency crews from around the area responded to a fire that damaged a four-unit building at Rossmoor during the early hours of Wednesday morning. Along with Monroe firefighters and police, emergency crews from Plainsboro, Jamesburg, Cranbury and Hightstown rushed to the scene, at about 2 a.m., after one…
