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    Lamicke Wilkinson, 18, of The Bronx was charged with theft by deception, wrongful impersonation, trafficking in personal information and criminal attempt at the T-Mobile kiosk at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 4:18 p.m. March 25. Mr. Wilkinson tried to add a line to the T-Mobile account of an Illinois resident, but when a store…

The Public Relations and Marketing Department of the Somerset County Library System will receive a New Jersey Library Association public relations and marketing award in the category of information literature. The award is in recognition of the promotion and materials created for “A Novel November,” an initiative during National Novel Writing Month in 2014. Submissions…

Mayor Jay Taylor

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A Jersey City man and a Hamilton Township woman have been charged with shoplifting in connection with the theft of an assortment of items, valued at $3,164, from Sears at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 1:58 p.m. March 28, according to police Lt. Joseph Amodio.     Elsayed Elfeky, 61,…

Speakers from two state-level business groups will head the program of the spring networking dinner of the Hillsborough Township Economic & Business Development Commission on Monday, May 4, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Polish Falcons facility at 140 Falcon Road. Representatives of the N.J. Business Action Center and the state Economic Development Authority have been…

   Springfield Township has entered into a municipal partnership program with other Burlington County townships to offer reduced rates at the Indian Spring Golf Course in Marlton.    For more information on how to receive a $5 per round reduction, visit www.indianspringgolf.com/index.html.    The Jacksonville Community Center hosts a monthly breakfast the first Sunday of every month from…

By Amy Batista, Special Writer    New Jersey State Forestry Services seasonal prescribed burning program as part of the state’s efforts to reduce wildfire risks has been underway.    ”Prescribed burning is part of a planned strategy that the state uses to reduce accumulations of undergrowth, fallen branches and downed trees that can act as tinder…

By Amy Batista, Special Writer    A local resident has been granted a wish by Make-A-Wish New Jersey to visit Walt Disney World this month.    Wishes are categorized under — I wish to go, I wish to be, I wish to have or I wish to meet.    For Daniel Applegate, 12, his wish is “I…

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A discarded cigarette butt is suspected to be the cause of a fire that damaged the second-floor apartment at 1580 Brunswick Pike shortly after noon on Monday, according to the Lawrence Township Fire Marshal’s Office.     One of the two occupants of the apartment had gone outside onto the…