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  • Kill-a-Watt to live greener in Pennington

    Residents can borrow meters    The Pennington Borough Environmental Commission has acquired five “Kill-a-Watt” meters for residents to monitor their household electricity use.    The Pennington Public Library, located at 30 N. Main St., (adjacent to Borough Hall), has agreed to lend these meters and instructions for their use to library patrons.    The Kill-a-Watt meter can be…

  • MHS picks Lisciandro as Teacher of the Year

    MHS picks Lisciandro as Teacher of the Year

    Arthur Lisciandro’s commitment to his students extends beyond the school walls: He’s been a member of the Municipal Alliance for more than 25 years. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Council mulls crosswalk amid concerns

    Council mulls crosswalk amid concerns

    A car zips past Robbinsville High School on Monday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • David L. Thomas Sr.

       HILLSBOROUGH — David L. Thomas Sr. died March 3 at Somerset Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 83.    Mr. Thomas was born in New Brunswick. He attended plumbing trade school and earned a Black Seal Boiler Operators license. He retired in 1987 from the facilities department at Oakite in Berkeley Heights.    During World…

  • Town expected to lose $400,000 in state aid

    Manager: Shortfall might fall on taxpayers By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township officials are scrambling to figure out how to handle the impending loss of nearly $400,000 in state aid and its impact on the township’s proposed $39.9 million budget for 2008.    Township Council, which had already rescheduled its regular meeting from Tuesday night to…

  • SBHS Honor Roll — 11th and 12th

       South Brunswick High School is pleased to announce the names of students in the 11th and 12th grades who have earned academic honors during the second marking period.    The high-honors distinction is awarded to students who maintained a grade point average of 4.0 or higher for a quarter. Students who have maintained a grade point…

  • Homan advances to state wrestling finals in Atlantic City

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    MOORESTOWN — The only person keeping Robbinsville High senior Kevin Homan from winning District 25 and Region VII 140-pound wrestling titles this season was Trenton High’s Jaaziah Bethea. Nonetheless, in Saturday’s NJSIAA Region VII Championship at Moorestown High, no one could prevent Homan from becoming the first Robbinsville grappler to…

  • Edward J. Geisel

       MANSFIELD — Edward J. Geisel, 81, died Monday at his residence.    He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. and was a resident of Princeton Junction from 1972 until moving to Columbus 15 years ago.    Mr. Geisel retired after 35 years of service as a senior marketing representative for Dupont Company of Wilmington, Del. He…

  • Senior Happenings

       MARCH HOURS    Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open certain Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays 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 p.m. and social dancing is held…