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  • Otto H. Rust

    BORDENTOWN — Otto Hutchinson Rust, 90, died Thursday, May 8, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.     A resident of Bordentown City and formerly of Ewing, he was born in Trenton and a lifelong area resident. He retired in 1984 from the Kramer Company in Trenton where he had been a tool and…

  • Senior Happenings

        MAY HOURS     Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, May 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.     Board games, billiards, computer classes, ping-pong and more activities are available. Senior band practice is at 1:30…

  • Lions sponsoring Zerbini Family Circus

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Big-top entertainment is coming to South Brunswick this weekend.    The Zerbini Family Circus will perform Saturday and Sunday under its tent on the lawn at Crossroads South Middle School on Major Road. The event is sponsored by the South Brunswick Lions Club, and all proceeds benefit the club’s various charitable…

  • Roosevelt musician discusses life, work, living in NJ

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — Paul Prestopino says that one way or another, he’s been playing music since he was a kid. But he insists that he never meant to be a musician.         In fact, before his musical career began, Mr. Prestopino worked as a lab technician in the physics lab…

  • Ex-Army nurse to lead Memorial Day parade

    By Audrey Levine    Mildred Murphy, of Chandler Court, remembers running as quickly as she could to stop legendary entertainer Bob Hope from walking over to a soldier with his hand outstretched, ready to shake the man’s hand and thank him for his time in the service.    Unfortunately, she was too late, and when Mr. Hope…

  • Elizabeth F. Gensel

    PENNINGTON — Elizabeth Fischer Gensel, 81, died Wednesday, April 30, in the Medical Center at Princeton.     Born in Trenton, she had been a resident of Pennington for 57 years and was an active member and former Sunday school teacher of Pennington Presbyterian Church.     She was also a charter member of the Jersey Hobos.…

  • Ed Zielinski to lead Memorial Day parade

    By Audrey Levine    For the 62nd year, Manville residents and local organizations will take the time to honor those who have served in times of war during the annual parade May 25.    According to Fred Gorbatuk, former Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 commander, the Memorial Day events will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a…

  • Successful food drive

       One full truckload of food was brought into the South Brunswick Food Pantry on May 12, after a very successful “Stamp out Hunger” campaign was held by the Kendall Park Post Office.    We would like to thank all of the letter carriers who on top of their busy day stopped to pick up all of…

  • Local and organic food is taking root

    Local and organic food is taking root

    STAFF PHOTO BY MARK CZAJKOWSKI — Mario and Laura Mangone, owners of Chambers Walk Cafe and Catering, in Lawrence, try to buy local as much as they can. "We don’t want to serve wooden produce," Mrs. Mangone says.