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  • Teen charged in burglary

    By Sean Ruppert    A 17-year-old Whispering Woods resident was charged Friday in connection with a Richard Road burglary, police said.    According to police, the home’s owner called police at 10 a.m. after seeing a burglar on the first floor of the home. The victim ran into an upstairs room and dialed 911. The burglar had…

  • Police launch DWI crackdown effort

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    In a continued effort to crack down on drunk drivers, Hillsborough township will participate in the state’s Over the Limit, Under Arrest 2008 Statewide Crackdown, allowing them to send out additional officers for enforcement.    According to Sgt. Darren Powell, the program is held at the end of summer and during…

  • Family uses school books to help township food pantry

    By Davy James    A room full of used textbooks at the offices of the Board of Education was available to any resident who wanted them. But for one local family the books were more than a giveaway, they were a chance to help the less fortunate.    ”We got an e-mail that the board had to…

  • TIME TRAVELS: The Cottageville development

    By Ceil Leedom    Cottageville — what images such a name brings to mind. A place of dappled shade with small houses nestled along a peaceful, rural road in a quiet community.    Such a community exists in South Brunswick along Davidsons Mill Road, between the Riva Avenue at the Lawrence Brook and the electric power-line towers.…

  • Township resident sentenced for sexually assaulting teen

    By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer     TRENTON — An East Windsor resident has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.     Julio Ordonez-Sarmiento, 23, of Evanston Drive, who admitted to having sex with the girl in April, was an acquaintance of the victim, according to Casey…

  • New school business administrator hired

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — After three years, the school district has hired a new permanent business administrator.    Louise Davis, currently the business administrator in the Bogota School District in Bergen County, will join the Robbinsville district on or before Oct. 1.    Ms. Davis, a resident of Highlands, Monmouth County, said she felt…

  • Numbers add up for Bordentown Post 26

    Stats tell story of a great American Legion season Sean Moylan Sports Writer     For the second season in a row, the Bordentown Post 26 American Legion baseball team not only won the Mercer County American Legion League, it was far and away the best statistical hitting squad in the league as well.     According…

  • Voting against Barack Obama

    Bruce Seaman of Lawrence To the editor:     Our president has low approval ratings and deservedly so. He was not the leader of his party when there was a Republican Congress. He did not use his veto to prevent wasteful spending or lift the executive ban on drilling and make energy a priority. Our present…

  • Mall redevelopment not likely until 2010

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Economy, regulations delay expected date for work to begin    It could be at least another two years before the redevelopment of the Rustic Mall gets under way, according to the project manager for the property’s owners.    Mayor Lillian Zuza informed residents at Monday’s Borough Council meeting the borough has been…