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  • Gladys Watlington

       Gladys Watlington, 91, of South Brunswick, died Saturday, June 14, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Monmouth Junction, Ms. Watlington was a lifelong area resident and homemaker. She was a member of the Morning Star Chapter No. 22, Order of the Easter Star of New Jersey, and Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church.    Her…

  • Bordentown Post 26 clubs out historic win

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    You’re not supposed to be able to 10-run Hamilton Post 31. It just draws too many great players from Steinert, one of the best baseball schools in the state, and Post 31’s manager Rick Freeman has already reached legendary status in the MCALL with his handling of players.    But when…

  • Seniors renew their vows

    by Emily Laermer, Staff Writer    When Jeanette Martorano met her future husband, Andrew, at a party for a friend who was going off to war more than 50 years ago, she knew he was the one.    ”Afterwards, we were on a bus ride to New York. That’s what started it all,” said Ms. Martorano, who…

  • Fifth-graders achievements highlighted at move-up event

    Fifth-graders achievements highlighted at move-up event

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    Roosevelt School fifth-graders had their move-up ceremony June 17 as they left the elementary school and prepared to begin their school year at their new school Alexander Batcho Intermediate School.    The students with their parents and administrators gathered in the school’s multipurpose room for the ceremony and they wore…

  • Allentown 12’s taking swings at district baseball

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer   Trapped in Pool C with some of District 12’s most powerful Little League All-Star baseball teams, the multi-talented Allentown 12-year-old baseball club’s biggest challenge this summer may be just finding a way to qualify for the Final Nine. After that, anything can happen.    ”Our goal is to get out of…

  • Class of 2008 bids farewell to SBHS

    Class of 2008 bids farewell to SBHS

    Staff photo by John Keating Taylor Melmid straightens her cap.

  • Thomas E. Crook Jr.

       BORDENTOWN — Thomas E. Crook Jr., 88, died at St. Mary Medical Center, in Langhorne, Pa.    Born in Trenton, he was raised in the Westover/Yardley area and moved to Bordentown 61 years ago.    He attended the Pennington School and the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a C-47 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps’…

  • Off-speed pitches have Post 401 foes off balance

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    The South Brunswick Post 401 starting pitchers won’t throw the ball through a wall.    They might, however, throw one around a wall.    However they’ve been doing it, it’s been pretty successful so far as Post 401 started the week with a 12-4 overall record. They were 7-2 in the Middlesex…

  • Anthony F. Angeline

       MANSFIELD — Anthony F. Angeline, 76, of Columbus died Friday at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Angeline was a lifelong area resident.    He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Anthony retired after 23 years as a steel worker with U.S. Steel, and…