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  • Joseph B. McDonald

    Retired from Postal Service     MONROE — Joseph B. McDonald died Thursday at Merwick Rehab Hospital & Nursing Care. He was 90.    Born in Scranton, Pa., he resided in South Brunswick for 15 years, moving to Stroudsburg, Pa. before moving to Monroe in 2001.    He retired in 1982 from the U.S. Postal Service with over…

  • South marching band auction

       The South Hunterdon Regional High School 30th annual marching band auction will be held Saturday, April 19, in the gymnasium.    Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The drawing begins at 7 p.m. Admission is $4. Children under 5 are admitted free.    There will be a special art raffle of a print by Colette Sexton, “Autumn on…

  • Air Force promotes Kimberly Kaminski

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Manville’s own Kimberly Kaminski knows how to fly through the Air Force ranks — the Air Force promoted the 2003 Manville High School graduate from senior airman to staff sergeant in December, said her father, Liberty Street resident Bob Kaminski.    ”Of course, we’re proud,” said Mr. Kaminski. “I keep telling…

  • Weapons expert to address U.S. missile defenses in Eastern Europe

       Weapons technology expert Theodore Postol will deliver a lecture titled “U.S. Deployment of Ballistic Missile Defenses in Eastern Europe: Should Russia Worry?” at Princeton University’s 16 Robertson Hall at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.    Mr. Postol, who has criticized the U.S. missile defense program, is a professor of science, technology and national security policy at the Massachusetts…

  • Flower sale to conclude

       Saint Andrew’s Church in Lambertville will hold the final weekend of its annual spring potted plant sale Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.    Proceeds benefit the church.    The cost is hyacinths, one bloom, $2.50, and three blooms $6; tulips, five blooms, $6, and 10 blooms, $9.50;…

  • Chili contest

       Saturday, March 29 — The third annual chili contest sponsored by the Allentown Recreation Commission will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Allentown First Aid building, Route 526 (Walker Avenue), Allentown. The evening is for all ages, with games and food, country music and dancing. There will also be prizes for the…

  • BREAKING NEWS: Second man charged in connection with Giordano murder

       TRENTON — A second man has been charged in connection with the murder of Amy Giordano of Hightstown.    Mercer County Prosecutor Joe Bocchini Jr. announced Friday afternoon that a complaint had been signed charging John A. Russo Jr., 43, of Staten Island, N.Y., with one count of fourth-degree tampering with evidence.    Citing the ongoing nature…

  • Firm hired by both towns; police study now probable

    By Vic Monaco and Anthony Coppola, Staff Writers    The governing councils of Hightstown and East Windsor voted this week to hire a consulting firm that would seek a grant for a feasibility study of the township taking over borough police coverage and, if that grant is approved, perform that study.    The Borough Council voted Monday…

  • Accident sends teen to hospital

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer     A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized with internal and head injuries after he was thrown from a car he was riding in when it was hit by another car at about 8:24 p.m. Wednesday.    Lt. Bill Geary said the 17-year-old driver of the first vehicle lost control on Amsterdam Drive…