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  • District mourns death of student

    Allentown High senior killed in crash By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold Regional School District is mourning the death of an 18-year-old student described as a “vibrant, much loved and admired member of the senior class” at Allentown High School by Superintendent Richard Fitzpatrick.    Briana Gaum, a standout field hockey…

  • Rosemary C. Centofanti

       FLORENCE — Rosemary C. Centofanti (nee Meyer), 70, of Florence, died Friday at home.    Born in Bordentown, she lived in Florence most of her life. She was employed until March of this year by the Sodexho Food Service Co., as a food server and cafeteria worker assigned to the Florence Township school system for the…

  • Street fair succumbs to lack of parking

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    The Manville Business and Professional Association (MBPA) has canceled the annual Street Fair indefinitely, because of the lack of parking for the 15,000 people who usually attend the festivities throughout the day.    ”It’s really a shame and many people are disappointed,” said Oscar Gonzalez, co-owner of Discount Mattress and Furniture…

  • Paper’s office moving

       On Monday, the offices of the Manville News will be consolidated with Packet Publications offices in Hopewell.    The office at 307 Omni Dr. in Hillsborough will close, and the staff of the Hillsborough Beacon and Manville News will work out of the company’s office at 52 Broad St., Hopewell.    The move consolidates field offices for…

  • Lease leads four qualifiers to Meet of Champs

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    The South Brunswick High boys’ track & field athletes got the final destination they wanted, but not exactly the way they wanted.    The Vikings advanced four to tonight’s (Thursday’s) NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Plainfield, (re-scheduled from Wednesday), but only one got there with a top-six finish at last…

  • Walton sprints to state title

    HHS junior prevails in 800 at M of C by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Jason Walton is the king of all New Jersey half-milers.    The Hillsborough High junior sprinted to the state 800-meter title in Wednesday night’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions at Jost Field in South Plainfield. Walton tied the Somerset County record while blowing…

  • DISPATCHES: Not very stimulating

    by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    My wife and I have already spent our federal economic stimulus check, though I doubt we used it in the way that the president and the Congress intended.    The $1,200 windfall went straight to our car insurance company to pay off this year’s policy – which, according to news reports,…

  • Dredge dumping draws concern

    Newbold Island in Bordentown Township has recently been identified by the state Department of Environmental Protection as a possible dredge-dumping site for sediment taken from the bottom of the Delaware River. By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    The DEP has also slated six other sites in New Jersey that may receive the dredged soil deposits:…

  • Man charged with illegally taking pictures

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    An illegal immigrant was arrested at a South Brunswick warehouse on Monday for allegedly using his cell phone to record images of women in the rest room.    Juan Torres, 28, of Jamesburg, was found in a ladies room at a warehouse contracted by Wakefern food company on Tower Road after…