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  • Police: Victim in boutique fire was burglar

    Incident occurred July 27 By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — State police said they believe the man who died in a two-alarm fire at an Italian restaurant and boutique early Sunday broke into the business and accidentally started the blaze.    Police said Carl A. White, 24, of Camden, died in a fire that began…

  • Tax bills are on the way; payment deadline now Sept. 2

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Property owners can begin checking their mailboxes for their property tax bills, which are being mailed out a few weeks later than normal, according to township officials.    The delay in sending out the tax bills, which are being mailed out this week, also means the deadline for paying property taxes…

  • Twin Rivers businesses to be solicited for postal facility

    By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — About 20 business owners in the Twin Rivers section of the township should expect letters of solicitation in the coming week to gauge their interest in hosting a small postal facility.    Darleen Reid, a spokeswoman for the Central New Jersey District of the Postal Service, said this…

  • Police blotter

       A Gemini Drive resident reported that someone put a dent in the top of his car trunk while it was parked at his home sometime between 6 p.m. July 26 and 10 a.m. July 27.    According to police, the dent appeared to have been caused by a blunt object. The damage was valued at a…

  • Y pool plan moving forward

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Family YMCA expects to begin construction on a 14,000-square-foot addition, which will include an eight-lane pool, new locker rooms and an expanded parking lot, by the end of the year.    The first phase of the plan will include the full-size indoor pool, improvements to the lobby and…

  • Students set sail to success

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    With a strong wind pushing the sails of their boat on the open water, Timothy and Zachary Forgione are proving there’s no minimum age for achieving sailing success.    Timothy, 14, and Zachary, 12, of Kendall Park, recently maneuvered their C420 double handed sailboat, named Barracuda, to a second-place finish in…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Farm bill yields mixed crop of gains and losses

    By Michele Byers After two years of debate, Congress passed the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, otherwise known as the “farm bill.” This new act is a mixed bag for New Jersey farmers, taxpayers and the environment — some gains and some losses.     Revising and renewing the nation’s farm bill is complex.…

  • Florence Freshmen Legion team improves to 17-3

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     “We basically scored nine runs in the first inning and then we pulled all of our starters out,” said Florence Freshmen Legion manager Chris Hammell after an 11-0 win over Mount Laurel Red on Monday. “We had most of our run production in that one inning.”     Despite the lop-sided…

  • ‘The phone rings, out you go.’ Womanspace volunteers recount their experiences

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Kevin and Evelyn, who have been happily married for 45 years, never thought in their wildest dreams that they would ever become involved in helping victims of domestic violence.    But when Evelyn saw a notice in the family’s church bulletin that Womanspace was seeking volunteers for its domestic violence victim…