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  • ‘Living Room’ live concert series

       Starting Friday, March 21 — The “Living Room” live concert series will take place on various days at The Record Collector, 358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City.    McRad, featuring Chuck Treece, will play from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 21. Jana Peri will appear on Saturday, April 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., The…

  • EDITORIAL: Ballot backup can help avoid a nightmare

    Eight years removed from the disputed 2000 presidential election, you would think good old American know-how would have come up with a foolproof way of ensuring that the votes people cast are counted accurately.    You would be wrong.    Here in New Jersey, several counties reported discrepancies in the vote totals tallied in last month’s presidential…

  • Rock and roll robotics

    Rock and roll robotics

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer With a little help from their friends, Manville’s team will head to Cleveland    How impressed were Manville High School’s competitors at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition Feb. 29 – March 1 with the school’s robot?    The Manville team’s robot placed 38th in…

  • Thomas James Flynn

       Thomas James Flynn, 84, died Feb. 9 in Kirkland, Wash. He was born to Thomas & Elizabeth Flynn on Dec. 4, 1923 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Originally from New york City, he and his recently deceased wife, Julia, lived most of their lives in Bordentown.    He was an Army veteran of both World War II and…

  • Sophie T. Cyborski

       NORTH HANOVER — Sophie T. Ozga Cyborski, 93, died Friday at the home of her daughter.    Born in Trenton, daughter of the late Casimir and Catherine Kata Ozga, she had been a longtime Lawrenceville resident until moving to Allentown to live with her daughter and family in 2003.    Mrs. Cyborski was a member of the…

  • Breakfast set March 16

    At Hopewell firehouse    On March 16, the Hopewell Fire Department will hold its annual breakfast in conjunction with the Ladies Auxiliary Flower Sale. The event will be held at the firehouse on Columbia Avenue in Hopewell Borough from 8 a.m.-noon. The breakfast will feature pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries as well as milk, orange…

  • David J. Vannozzi

       MANSFIELD — David J. Vannozzi, 50, died Friday at his home.    Born in Trenton, son of the late Paul J. and Elizabeth Sabo Vannozzi, he was a resident of the Trenton area before moving to Columbus seven years ago.    Mr. Vannozzi retired from the state Department of the Treasury and was a member of the…

  • Lebedz receives special honor

    Lebedz receives special honor

    MHS senior attends banquet at SHU by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Rhianna Lebedz hasn’t enjoyed the luxury of playing on many winning teams during her days as a three-sport athlete at Manville High, but her accomplishments haven’t gone completely unnoticed.    The MHS senior was recognized last month at the National Girls and Women in Sport…

  • Frances T. Stewart Weble

       EWING TOWNSHIP — Frances T. Stewart Weble, 76, died Monday at Capital Health System at Mercer.    Born in Trenton, daughter of the late Stephen Knoll and Florence Schroeder Stewart, she was a lifelong Trenton and Ewing Township resident.    She was previously employed with the State of New Jersey at the Trenton offices, and was a…