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  • Post Office delivers Florence softball title

       In a Florence U-12 classic softball championship game, Post Office delivered in the grueling heat Sunday night by defeating the regular season champs, L&J Cleaners, 4-1.    Besides striking out six and scattering only five hits, winning pitcher Gina Bruno, voted game MVP, added three hits to her cause, including a triple, two runs and a…

  • Gas prices can differ by region and station, fuel retailers say

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The price of gas on a given day can be difficult to gauge, especially given that prices often fluctuate wildly from station to station, even when they are less than a mile a part.    The phenomena is due to an oil refinery practice called zone pricing — when oil companies…

  • Doris C. Strassner

       Doris C. Scott Strassner, 82, of Jamesburg, died Sunday, June 8, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, Ms. Strassner lived in Metuchen and Monroe before moving to Jamesburg 30 years ago.    Her husband, John, died in 1991. A sister, Alma Rayhon, also is deceased. She is survived by a…

  • POLICE BEAT: Florence

       David Harris, 24, of Mount Holly, was charged with assault and criminal mischief on June 10 at 2:49 a.m. after officers responded to a fight in progress at an apartment on West Third Street.    When the officers arrived, the victim, a 51-year-old woman, said her son and Mr. Harris were fighting inside her apartment, and…

  • Post 26 on three-game win streak

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer On Tuesday at Wetzel Field, the Bordentown Post 26 American Legion baseball team flexed its hitting muscles and showed everyone why it’s the defending MCALL champs with a 12-2 win over the Trenton Schroths.    ”We had three home runs. Chris Pula hit one, Peter Pulhac hit one and Rob Miranda…

  • Sweating it

    Some folks weren’t able to come in out of the heat By Lisa Merolla, Staff Writer    Most people kept to air conditioning during this week’s heat wave, venturing outside only when absolutely necessary. For Christopher Odle, that wasn’t an option.    The Trenton resident works for a local painting company, and he spent Monday working on…

  • Robbinsville Jr. Legion team opens with 14-3 win

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    This year Robbinsville has started a Junior Legion baseball team which will be managed by Matt Mayo, the Robbinsville High boys’ varsity baseball team’s pitching coach.    In the past Robbinsville players have also played on either the Hightstown Post 148 Senior American Legion squad or Hightstown’s Junior Legion team. And…

  • Jean A. Oatman

       BORDENTOWN — Jean A. Oatman, 69, of Bordentown died Tuesday, June 3 at Marcella Center in Burlington Township surrounded by her loving family.    Born in Trenton, she was a longtime resident of Florence and Bordentown. Spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought so much joy to her life. Prior to her getting ill,…

  • Vikings showed some real grit in turning it around this year

    By Sean Richards, Sports Writer    You really have to admire the way Danielle Matlack’s resilient South Brunswick High School softball team was able to bounce back with such a solid showing this year.    After pretty much hitting bottom the previous season, the Vikings were able to parlay some proven seniors and excellent new players into…