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  • Crime declined in 2007 in township & borough

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    Reported incidents of violent and nonviolent crime in East Windsor and Hightstown declined last year, according to the annual statewide Uniform Crime Report compiled by the New Jersey State Police.    Violent crime — defined in the document released Monday as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — fell more…

  • Helen VanOrkey Smith

       ALLENTOWN — Helen VanOrkey Smith, 88, died Sept. 10.    Born in Trenton, she lived in the Allentown area most of her life.    She was a lifetime member of the Allentown Union AME Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher for several years and was the Sunday School superintendent for more than 25 years.…

  • Uniform Crime Report released

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — A new era of athletic competition began in Monroe on Sept. 19, as Monroe Township High School played its first nighttime football home game in school history under new lights on a brand new field.    The result was a triumphant 10-0 victory over North Brunswick. The game created…

  • Cardinals suffer shut outs

    GIRLS SOCCER By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    In the Lawrence High School girls soccer team’s past two losses, goalie Nicole Krawczyk proved the two shutouts she posted in the Cardinals’ first two wins were no flukes.    Despite the defeats, the Lawrence goalie faced a deluge of shots and made more saves than the Cardinals could…

  • Burglars try to strike again

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Cranbury police are investigating a Plainsboro Road burglary Monday afternoon that occurred while residents were home.    Around 2:15 p.m. a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier approached the home and noticed that a side door, which appeared to have been pried open and damaged, had been left ajar, said…

  • Borough council candidates to debate Oct. 21

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — The four candidates for Borough Council will debate Oct. 21 at Hightstown High School.    The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters and will begin at 7:30 p.m. Further information, including the times for local cable broadcast of the debate, was not available at press time.…

  • BRHS boys’ soccer earns meaningful tie against talented RV

    BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     “That was the first goal they (Rancocas Valley) gave up to a South Jersey team all season,” said Mike Brennan after his Bordentown Regional High boys’ varsity soccer team tied Rancocas Valley 1-1 last Thursday at Bordentown.     The tie was no fluke either as the Scotties were the…

  • Robert S. Rowland

           Robert Sidney Rowland of Lawrence died Sept. 24 at Mercer Medical Center. He was 86.    Born in Schenectady, N.Y., he grew up in Delaware, Ohio, and was a Lawrence resident since 1957.    He had a long career in market research, first with the Gallup Organization in Princeton and later with R.H. Bruskin Associates in New…

  • Friday night lights in Monroe

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — A new era of athletic competition began in Monroe on Sept. 19, as Monroe Township High School played its first nighttime football home game in school history under new lights on a brand new field.    The result was a triumphant 10-0 victory over North Brunswick. The game created…