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  • Local emergency volunteers join statewide preparation drill

    Local emergency volunteers join statewide preparation drill

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — In celebration of National Preparedness Month, Hillsborough rescue volunteers participated in the first statewide large-scale training session Saturday.    The program was designed to continue training for all of New Jersey’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers, and was sponsored by the state’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM).    ”This…

  • SBHS Athletics Week in Review

       The following is a look at how the South Brunswick High School varsity athletic teams fared this past week. We also welcome JV and freshman results. To report results, call 609-924-3244, ext. 345 and leave a message, or e-mail [email protected]. E-mail is preferred. FOOTBALL    Mike Muha was 5-for-5 for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the Sept. 25 edition

    Beef and beer     Friday, Sept. 26 — The Bordentown Football Annual Beef ‘n’ Beer/Gift Auction event will be held at the Bordentown Elks from 7 to 11 p.m. $25 per person, includes all-you- can-eat and drink, with a DJ. Must be 21 or older to attend. For tickets and more information call Debbie Mallard,…

  • Klan graffiti, swastikas found in high school

    Staff report    HIGHTSTOWN — Less than two weeks after opening for the year, Hightstown High School became the second borough school to be struck this month by anti-Semitic and anti-American graffiti, with marks including a swastika.    Police said Thursday afternoon that staff at the school officially reported Sept. 16 three incidents of graffiti inside the…

  • New police officer comes with emergency scene experience

    New police officer comes with emergency scene experience

    Erini Papafilipakis was an emergency medical technician before becoming a Lawrence Township police officer.

  • Rider’s Institute for NJ Politics renamed for David Rebovich

    Rider’s Institute for NJ Politics renamed for David Rebovich

    Melissa Rebovich, daughter of the late David Rebovich, helps Rider University President Mordechai Rozanski unveil a placard celebrating the renamed Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics. Rider photo by Peter Borg

  • Pedestrian safety stressed by Lawrence advisory panel

       The Lawrence Township Public Safety Advisory Committee in conjunction with the Lawrence Township Police Department has issued a statement about back to school and pedestrian safety. Below are portions of that statement:    Often pedestrian safety is taken for granted until an unfortunate mishap occurs. It is a topic that affects all walks of life, but…

  • Melvin Harris Silverman

       EAST WINDSOR — Mel SilVerman, 66, died Sept. 17 while on vacation in Costa Rica.    Born in Bronx, N.Y., he was a 34-year resident of the township and was a member and officer of East Windsor Rescue Squad District II for many years. He completed a tour of duty in the Naval Reserves in the…

  • Stitching together their literary heroes

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Never before have so many creative hands touched a single quilt.    Brooks Crossing elementary media specialist Laura Tom, a few parents and the school’s students have created what can only be described as a literary masterpiece, made completely out of cloth.    Ms. Tom spearheaded an effort to create a quilt…