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  • Township eyes October opening for upgraded Community Center

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Township officials say that renovations to the Community Center on New Road will be mostly complete by Oct. 18 when the site is set to host Community Unity Day.    The center has been closed since April 18 due to a $1.46 million update and expansion project.    South Brunswick Chief Financial…

  • DOT to hold bike path hearing in Lawrence

    By Lea Kahn / Staff Writer   Walkers and bikers alike may share their views on the adequacy of bicycle and pedestrian paths in Lawrence Township with state Department of Transportation officials and township officials Wednesday afternoon.    The meeting, which has been billed as a public information center, is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.…

  • A special place to live

       On Aug. 23, the South Brunswick Police Department investigated the case of a missing 16-year-old boy who walked away from his family’s Dayton home.    The boy was emotionally underdeveloped and is also autistic. His mother was moving him from a treatment facility in Pennsylvania to a new home. He became confused and bolted from the…

  • Mary Bradley

       TITUSVILLE — Mary Eileen Henry Bradley, 78, died Aug. 27 at Stony Brook Assisted Living.    She was born and resided in Trenton until she moved to Titusville 35 years ago.    Mrs. Bradley retired in 1999 as a senior court clerk for the State of New Jersey. After retirement, she volunteered at Helene Fuld Hospital.    Predeceased…

  • EDITORIAL: A reality check on Prohibition for ages 18-20

        Backers of a new initiative to reconsider the nation’s drinking age argue that the current age of 21, essentially mandated by Congress in 1984 and accepted in all 50 states by 1988, has contributed to the problem of binge drinking on college campuses. A petition to that effect has been signed by 129 college…

  • Guard against underage drinking

    Chip Meara of Mercer County Council on Alcoholism     We all want the new school year to be a positive experience for our children, and one way to make sure that school is a positive experience is to talk to our young people about staying away from alcohol and drugs. Illegal drugs are certainly a…

  • Joseph DiMeglio Jr.

    Princeton University employee for 25 years    LAWRENCE — Joseph DiMeglio Jr., 56, died Wednesday at home.    Born in Princeton, he resided in West Windsor before moving to Hamilton and then Lawrence in 2004.    He was a 1970 graduate of Princeton High School.    He was married for 29 years to the former Kathy DiAntonio and together…

  • South Brunswick students return to classrooms

    South Brunswick students return to classrooms

    Staff photo by John Keating Greenbrook School second-graders Alyna Balewitz and Hannah Sappok have their picture taken.

  • Hillsborough High School’s bigger band ready to compete

    Hillsborough High School’s bigger band ready to compete

    Hillsborough High School’s marching band will be competing against some of the state’s largest school bands for the first time this year. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield