Category: archives

  • 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.

  • William F. Temple

    CHESTERFIELD — William F. Temple, 88, of Crosswicks died Monday at his home.     He was born in Trenton and had resided most of his life in the Crosswicks area. He retired as a pipe fitter with over 35 years of service with United States Steel, American Steel and Wire Division. He was a Navy…

  • ‘2-gether’ for a common goal

    Gaum still a major part of Allentown field hockey BY: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     Even before they played a single game, everyone on the Allentown High School field hockey team knew this is going to be a difficult season.     It really has nothing to do with wins and losses. Mary Ellen McCarthy is…

  • Land use laws gain approval

    Changes include lot downzoning By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Committee has passed four related ordinances that affect the municipality’s residential land uses in a number of ways, including increasing the lot size required to build a residence, also called downzoning.    The ordinances were last seen during their public hearings at the…