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  • Stockton receives $10,000 more in state aid

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The additional state funds awarded to the borough is good news for local taxpayers.    Stockton recently received almost $10,000 in aid. That’s on top of the $4,737 awarded previously.    The award means the tax rate for municipal services will be reduced by 1 cent, according to the borough’s…

  • Stockton School mulls ‘entanglement’ with Delaware

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — There was a time when Stockton Public School had just one child in a grade.    The last time that happened, Richard Schuck was the lone child in his grade school class through each grade up to sixth.    Mr. Schuck, chairman of the Stockton Planning Board for 30 years,…

  • Library turned into Zuckerman farm replica

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — Come Saturday, Lilly Street will be gone and, magically, in its place will be the entrance to the Zuckerman farm.    As young readers know — and older readers might recall — the Zuckerman farm is the setting of E.B. White’s beloved children’s classic, “Charlotte’s Web.”    On Lilly Street,…

  • ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’

    ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’

    While there are plenty of clever visual effects and memorable monsters, the special effects aren’t always all that special. By Elise Nakhnikian Let’s just get this out of the way: I’m in no way part of the Hellboy demographic. In fact, I never even knew the big lunk existed until I saw the humongous line…

  • WEB ONLY: Local athlete pursuing Olympic dreams

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    One of South Brunswick High School’s most decorated athletes may have missed heading to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but he won’t quit on his Olympic dreams.    Yemi Ayeni, 21, of Kendall Park, missed qualifying for the discus on June 22 in Chula Vista, Calif., to compete for his…

  • ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’

    ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’

    Ron Perlman stars in Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

  • ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’

    ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’

    Ron Perlman stars in Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

  • ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’

    ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’

    This is one of the funnier action movies of the summer, thanks almost entirely to Brendan Fraser. By Bob Brown THIS movie is light summer fare that doesn’t tax the brain or stimulate the imagination. It’s pure recreation, sort of a roller coaster for the mind — especially in 3-D. It’s obvious from the sorts…

  • Let ‘Em Play camp a huge success

    Forty-one youngsters attend two-day clinic by Mary Ellen Zangara, Correspondent    Forty-one young campers came out to participate Friday night when Manville launched its first annual “Let ‘em Play” football camp at Manville High School.    ”Let ‘em Play” was created to help student-athletes realize their dreams of playing football in the town of Manville. The MHS…