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  • Borough landmark falls after 200 years in town

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — The nearly 80-foot-tall white ash tree on North Main Street that welcomed residents and visitors to the borough for more than 200 years is gone.    Six men from Allen’s Lawn and Tree Service started cutting down the tree at 8 a.m. April 30, working for nearly seven hours…

  • Jean H. Marchetti

        HAMILTON — Jean H. Geiger Marchetti, 72, died April 28, at Capital Health Systems Fuld Campus.    Born in Trenton and a lifelong area resident, she was a former member of Incarnation Church and recently became a member of the St. Raphael’s/Holy Angels Parish at St. Raphael’s.    Ms. Marchetti was the wife of the late…

  • The Great’ Scott places second in the Pentathlon at Rowan Relays

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Fresh off an injury which sidelined her for the majority of the season, junior Amber “The Great” Scott made a triumphant return to the Robbinsville High girls varsity track and field lineup with a second-place finish in the pentathlon at the Rowan Relays at Rowan University this past weekend.    …

  • Virginia Pereda

    ROEBLING – Virginia A. Guse Pereda (Ginny), 58, died May 1 at Mercer Medical Center in Trenton.     Born and raised in Burlington, she was a resident of Roebling for past 38 years.     Mrs. Pereda was employed as an LPN in the office of Dr. David Addis in Bordentown where she worked for the…

  • Marion Camp

    MANSFIELD — Marion Lucille Camp, 77, died Friday at Samaritan Inpatient Hospice in Mount Holly. Born in Queens, N.Y., she was a longtime resident of Columbus.     Mrs. Camp worked for two decades as an executive secretary in Manhattan for various large firms before settling in New Jersey. A dedicated wife and mother and an…

  • Relentless SBHS machine improves to 11-0

    By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    If there was any doubt about the resolve of the South Brunswick High girls’ golf team, recent results would seemingly put it to rest.    The Vikings shot an eye-popping 170 – the second-best score ever for the program, trailing only the 169 they carded earlier this year – in a…

  • RHS baseball glad to find a new pitching ‘Leader’

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Before Monday’s home game versus Hopewell Valley, Robbinsville High baseball coach Tom Bretell ran threw his entire lineup in his head looking for the right pitcher to lead the Ravens to the state tournament.     When he got to the name Ryan “Leader,” Brettell’s choice became obvious and the rest,…

  • Local woman to be MS Bike Ambassador

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Stephanie Howe is the face of multiple sclerosis this year for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Bike MS.    Ms. Howe, 36, of Robbinsville, was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago, but has been living with it even longer. Her father was diagnosed with the disease when she was…

  • Col. Paul L. DeHaas

       NEW EGYPT — Col. Paul L. DeHaas (Retired) died April 29 at Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton. He was 98.    Born in State College, Pa., he had been a resident of New Egypt since 1964.    Col. DeHaas was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the Army Management School.    He…