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  • EDITORIAL: Community at heart of July 4

       Carol Loewen came all the way from New York on Friday to be a part of South Brunswick’s annual Independence Day fireworks celebration.    The reason, according to the former township resident, is that “there is more community here.”    And that is what the Fourth of July event is all about: community.    Held annually for the…

  • Post forum: Burglar alarms

    Should the township fine homeowners and businesses for false burglar alarms?

  • Fireworks a hit despite the rainfall

    by Emily Laermer, Staff Writer    The Philadelphia Funk Authority’s “protective dome of funk,” which band members said they created with their music, was not enough to keep the rain away at South Brunswick’s annual Independence Day fireworks celebration.    At the start of the concert the band announced that this shield would protect the field from…

  • Charlotte L. Phillips

       Charlotte L. Phillips, 73, of Monmouth Junction, died Monday, July 7, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, she was a lifelong Monmouth Junction resident.    Her parents, William and Adline Scott, are deceased. She is survived by two sons and two daughters-in-law, James and Thatiana Phillips of Kendall Park,…

  • Charlotte L. Phillips

       Charlotte L. Phillips, 73, of Monmouth Junction, died Monday, July 7, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, she was a lifelong Monmouth Junction resident.    Her parents, William and Adline Scott, are deceased. She is survived by two sons and two daughters-in-law, James and Thatiana Phillips of Kendall Park,…

  • Bordentown Post 26 5th in Tennessee tournament

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer After winning its first three pool play games, the Bordentown Post 26 American Legion Baseball team dropped a couple of heartbreakers to finish fifth overall in the big Fourth of July Tournament in Columbia, Tennessee this past week.    Bordentown began the tournament with a solid 7-5 win over the Columbia…

  • Land ordinance talks to continue Tuesday

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — With its third meeting under its belt, the Bordentown City Land Zoning Ad Hoc Citizens Committee is now delving into discussions about the land use ordinance that sparked its formation.    ”Although we intended (by this point) to get to more questions of substance, it was just a…

  • Vera M. Cuskley

       ROBBINSVILLE — Vera M. Cuskley, 76, died Monday, July 1 at home after a long battle with cancer.    Born in Trenton and formerly of Morrisville, Pa., she resided in Robbinsville and Vero Beach, Fla., for the past 10 years.    Mrs. Cuskley was a secretary for the Grace A. Dunn Junior High School in Trenton for…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    ALLENTOWN    On Saturday, July 5 at 9:35 p.m., Raymond Tobia, 18, of Perrineville, was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusing a breath test, reckless driving and careless driving after his vehicle hit a telephone pole on Meadowbrook Road. PLUMSTED    On June 25 at 11:30 p.m., James H. Fischer III, 20, of Burlington, was charged with…