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  • Township COAH plan in limbo

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Township officials say the uncertainty over affordable housing regulations make planning for the future impossible.    On Tuesday, the Township Council tabled a measure designed to increase the portion that developers pay for state mandated affordable housing. The proposal is meant to shift some of the burden for paying for affordable…

  • Fuqua finishes third at counties

    TRAC By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Chandell Fuqua led the Lawrence High School boys track team with two third-place finishes at the Mercer County Championships at Steinert on Saturday.    Fuqua raced to third in the 400-meter hurdles and won the bronze medal in the triple jump. The Cardinal senior also finished sixth in the 110…

  • 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…