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  • POLICE BEAT: Mansfield

    On June 21 at 3:58 a.m., Stephen Lee Dutter, 23, of Lansdale, Pa., was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, possession of open alcoholic beverage containers inside a vehicle, speeding, failure to maintain lane, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, possession of CDS paraphernalia and possession of 50 grams or…

  • Richard Wachsman

       ALPHARETTS, Ga. — Richard Lee Wachsman died June 18. He was 62.    Born in New York City, he lived in Hillsborough for seven years before he moved to the Atlanta area in 1991.    Mr. Wachsman worked for AT&T for 15 years and then IBM as a data processor.    Surviving are his wife, Deborah Lee (Brewer)…

  • MOST THINGS CONSIDERED: Perhaps onlyphilosophers know why we live this way

    By Minx McCloud Special Writer    Sometimes I think I have big problems. Will the pool pump last through the summer? What will we do about the carpenter ants in the garage? Will my soufflé fall? Are the tires on my car really safe?    These problems gnaw at me and keep me awake until they seem…

  • ‘Life is not breakfast in bed’

    ‘Life is not breakfast in bed’

    Deanna Zabawa is congratulated by Superintendent Donald Burkhardt and School Board President Andrew Zangara at last week’s commencement. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Robert E. Broderick

       MANSFIELD — Robert E. Broderick, 37, of Columbus died Tuesday, June 17 at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly.    Born in Trenton, he resided in Roebling for three years before moving to Columbus 10 months ago.    He was a Ranger in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1993, where he served in the Persian Gulf…

  • Deacons Cupboard needs help

    Number of patrons on the rise By Davy James, Staff Writer    As a sagging economy and skyrocketing gas prices pinch pockets from coast to coast, the local food pantries are trying to keep up to help those in need.    At Jamesburg Presbyterian Church’s Deacons Food Cupboard, the level of donations are about the same as…

  • Michael Stano

       SEATTLE — Michael J. Stano died May 17 in a kayaking accident in Seattle. He was 45.    Born in Hillsborough, he had lived in Seattle for the past 20 years.    Mr. Stano was a member of the Seattle Kayaking Club and taught kayaking in his free time. He fought forest fires, volunteered for the Peace…

  • Gratitude to volunteers

       The Senior Society at South Brunswick High School consists of students with high academic achievements that are rewarded by allowing them an opportunity to volunteer at local organizations for two weeks.    For the past several years, the South Brunswick Family YMCA has been the beneficiary of volunteer work by members of the Senior Society.    This…

  • CAN project blasted

    Stephen Greenwood of Hopewell    By the time any of you of this community have had a chance to read this it will have been too late. As of May 8 CAN has begun to infect our fair community, rewarding liars, instead of succeeding in its true cause. The program exploits our local businesses, is morally…