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  • POLICE BEAT: Allentown

       Two cars were reported burglarized Sunday while parked on Coates Road.    Police said cigarettes and prescription medication were reported stolen from an unlocked car at 2:30 p.m., and at 7:30 p.m., a DVD player was reported stolen from another unlocked car, parked on the same road. The player was valued at $160. * * *…

  • Police blotter

       Oleg Koscheev, 25, of Manville; Krzysztof Krawiec, 20, of Bridgewater; Pawel Wierzbicki, 25, of Manville; and Piotr Wierzbicki, 22, of Manville, were charged with defiant trespass after police were called to the scene of a fight at the Polish Falcon Camp, on Falcon Road, at 6:08 p.m. June 8.    Police said the four men came…

  • Girls on the right track

    Girls on the right track

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Alexander Batcho Intermediate School guidance counselor Jackie Russo and special education teacher Erin Delaney stood surrounded by 32 girls June 12, forming a circle in the school’s Media Center.    As the girls put their arms into the center of the circle, Ms. Delaney and Ms. Russo began chanting, with the…

  • Kendall Park quilters work to help children

    Kendall Park quilters work to help children

    Staff photo by Sean Ruppert Members of the Kendall Park chapter of Quilts for Kids create comfort for children at St. Peter’s University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick and the township Department of Social Services.

  • Vikes happy with season but stunned how it ended

    Players never saw Danik’s dismissal coming By David Gurney, Sports Writer    With only three seniors, the South Brunswick High School baseball team defied many by finishing the season 12-9, including runs to both the GMCT and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals.    The team will return almost its entire starting line-up and more than half…

  • Long-time kindergarten teacher ‘toasted, boasted and roasted’

    Long-time kindergarten teacher ‘toasted, boasted and roasted’

    Roberta “Robbie” Koffler is ending her 21-year career at Weston Elementary School — but won’t rule out working with young children again in the future. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Mixed reactions to permit extensions

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Some environmentalists and local officials remain concerned about the possible effects of a proposed legislation that would extend state and local permits, despite amendments that lessen its scope.    The Permit Extension Act, introduced to the Assembly on May 22 and reported out of the Environment and Solid Waste Committee with…

  • Pitching trio makes Bordentown softball 12-year-olds a very competitive squad

    Last season, the Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star softball team was very young in some key positions. However, the experience those younger players garnered last year, should make them even better District 12 Tournament players this season.    ”We have all three of our starting pitchers (Ashley Vastano, Allyson Potts and Robin Antozzeski) from last year’s…

  • Decision expected on stable issues

    JEM’s zoning, flood problems flare By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer     ROBBINSVILLE — A dispute regarding local stables that began over a decade ago has flared up again in recent weeks, with a cease-and-desist order from the township, a “ride-in” protest from some of the stable’s customers, and a court decision regarding who has jurisdiction…