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  • Things to Do

    Feb. 28    Children’s Health Workshop: “Setting Boundaries: Easier Said Than Done,” a workshop for parents and caregivers. 11 a.m. at the South Brunswick Library, Kingston Lane. Snacks and health literature will be available. The final workshop in the series, “Immunization: Facts vs. Fiction” will run March 6 at the same time and location. For more…

  • A ‘few’ students preserve grave site

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    It was a piece of history time could have forgotten, a heroic life hidden by nature’s growth and neglected for too long.    Nestled in the woods off Sand Hills Road in Kendall Park, the Hush-Roberts Burying Ground was nearly inaccessible, discovered by circumstance and perhaps, fate.    Now, thanks to the…

  • Resident, school official offers clarification on an issue

    Tom Patrick of Van Kirk Road, Chair of Facilities and Finances for Lawrence Township BOE I would like to clarify one of several incorrect statements made by a School Board member last week. In an article regarding the school budget for next year, the Board member erroneously stated, "we are asking the people of Lawrence…

  • 29 Days: Bill Cosby

    29 Days: Bill Cosby

    “The past is a ghost, the future is a dream, and all we ever have is now.” —Bill Cosby, actor and comedian, (1937-) Source: African American Quotations by Richard Newman, Checkmark Books, an imprint of Facts on File, Inc., New York, N.Y., copyright 2002

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A CVS manager reported two 15-year-old girls were shoplifting at 5:45 p.m. Feb. 18.    The girls were given warnings, and transferred to their parents after paying for the merchandise. Police did not specify the cost of the items.    At 12:02 a.m. Feb. 19, a caller reported that the inspection sticker and car battery from his…

  • Senior Happenings

       FEBRUARY HOURS    Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open 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 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.    For more information…

  • Benchley to resign from Princeton Borough Council

    PRINCETON — Borough Councilwoman Wendy Benchley will resign her council seat at the end of March. Ms. Benchley, who is in the midst of a second full term that expires on Jan. 1, 2010, said Thursday that she plans to vacate her position to pursue environmental advocacy, especially ocean conservation issues. "I feel privileged to have worked…

  • Congregation celebrates moments in black history

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — Members of the Shiloh Baptist Church on Elizabeth Street shared poems, stories and inspiration from prominent African-American historical figures and leaders at a commemorative Black History program on Feb. 23.     The program took place during the late afternoon in the basement of the church, and focused…

  • School News

       The following students have been named Bloustein Scholars at South Brunswick High School:    Ankit Arora, Megan Behrend, Ka ManChan, Andrew Chen, Brian Dai, Nikkan Das, Kathryn DeVincenzo, Irene Donne, Nicholas Dou, Benjamin Ehrlich, Jessica Engel, Gokul Govindaraju, Yong Ha, Syed Haider, Sweta Haldar, Jennifer Horng, Murtaza Husain, Heaton Kath, Niket Khanna, Jacob Lassin, Alyssa Luck,…