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  • Frank Sterbinsky

       MANVILLE — Frank R. Sterbinsky died July 20 at Berkeley Heights Nursing Home. He was 93.    Born in Edwardsville, Pa., he spent his early years in Kingston, Pa. before moving to Manville in 1946.    Mr. Sterbinsky had worked as the employment manager and assistant industrial relations manager of the Diehl Division of the Singer Manufacturing…

  • New minister grateful for diverse congregation

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    More than 40 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said that 11 a.m. on Sunday is the most segregated hour in the United States of America.    While this may still be true in some places, it is certainly not true at the Six Mile Run Reformed Church on…

  • Danielle Marie Bonfanti

    TRENTON — Danielle Marie Bonfanti, 22, of the Chambersburg section of Trenton, died Saturday in Florence Township from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident.     Born in Trenton, she was affectionately known as “Dani” by her family and “Dee Dee” by her many friends. A lifelong area resident, she loved to write in her…

  • Post 414 places fifth

    AMERICAN LEGION By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence Post 414 American Legion baseball team did not rely on luck.    Post 414 played its final few games of the Mercer County American Legion League season with playoffs on the line. Lawrence won three of its last four games to stay ahead of Ewing Post 314…

  • Upper Freehold OKs $108,000 for firefighting brush truck

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Hope Fire Company could have its much-discussed brush truck by February 2009 now that the Township Committee has approved the purchase.    At its most recent meeting, the committee approved a resolution that awards Tuckerton-based Lee’s Emergency Equipment the contract for the off-road firefighting vehicle for $108,085.…

  • Pantry shelves empty

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The economic woes of the nation are continuing to be felt at South Brunswick’s food pantry.    Use of the pantry has been up compared to 2007 levels in every month of this year, while donations have dropped, according to Social Services Director LouAnne Wolf.    Ms. Wolf said that in 2007…

  • Rail police try to stem trespassing

    Rail police try to stem trespassing

    Railroad police inspect a hole cut through a fence near the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, enabling trespassers to cross the tracks near the Marketplace Shopping Center on North Main Street. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield

  • Rock-inspired threads hit market

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — One township man and his business partner are putting the T’s in Hot Topic.    Stephen Thompson, 21, of Robbinsville, is the co-owner of PYKNIC, an alternative rock-inspired clothing line that is now available in Hot Topic stores across the country and from similar retailers overseas.    Mr. Thompson, a…

  • Track star Jason Walton killed by train

       Police have identified the victim of Tuesday’s death on the railroad tracks near Beekman Lane as Hillsborough High School track star Jason Walton.    Jason, 18, was killed at about 5:25 p.m. when he was struck by a fast-moving Norfolk-Southern Railroad train 500 feet west of the road.    School officials have arranged for grief counselors to…