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  • Women learning to break through the glass ceiling

    by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    Nearly 450 female students got a firsthand look at what it takes to be a successful woman, Saturday, during the South Brunswick Commission on Women’s annual Leadership Conference.    Atiya Aftab, event organizer and South Brunswick Commission on Women’s co-chair, said she hopes the event gave young women the opportunity to…

  • Library News

       The South Brunswick Public Library is located at 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Contact information for the following announcements, unless otherwise noted, is 732-329-4000, 7286.    Children’s Health Workshops: Workshops for parents and caregivers, on Thursdays at 11 a.m. “Setting Boundaries: Easier Said Than Done” on Feb. 28, and “Immunization: Facts vs. Fiction” on March 6.…

  • Nancy Domin

       MANVILLE — Nancy J. (Husar) Domin died Feb. 21 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 49.    Born in Newark, she was raised in Irvington and had been a resident of Manville for many years.    She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville where she was a religious education teacher.…

  • Rep. Holt meets public Sunday

    At 4:30 p.m. at Stony Brook Elementary School, 20 Stephenson Road, Brandon Farms    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt plans to host a public meeting in Hopewell Township on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Stony Brook Elementary School, 20 Stephenson Road, Brandon Farms.    The congressman, who lives in Hopewell Township, plans to talk with residents about issues…

  • Thanks to community for welcoming newborn

    Robert, Stephanie and Giselle Pecht of Bordentown To the editor:  We would like to extend a great big thank you to the Bordentown community for all of the cards, gifts, visits and well wishes upon the birth of our first daughter Giselle. The warmth and generosity of this community overwhelms us.     Thank you…

  • Robotics team bound for Annapolis

    Team will leave March 13 and return March 15 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Hopewell Valley Central High School First Robotics Club will make an overnight trip to Annapolis, Md., for the 2008 Chesapeake Regional Competition.    The trip was unanimously approved by the school board Feb. 20 at the recommendation of Kate Napolitano, assistant…

  • Modern musical comes to stage

    ‘Millie’ to run at Allentown High School through Saturday By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — The directors, cast and crew of Allentown High School’s spring musical, “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” are hoping audiences will find the show thoroughly enjoyable.    ”Thoroughly Modern Millie,” a Tony award-winning Broadway adaptation of the 1967 film of the same name,…

  • MOM rail line still in review

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Township Council adopted a resolution Tuesday opposing a proposed commuter rail line linking the Shore area with the Northeast Corridor line in Monmouth Junction.    The resolution also praised Gov. Jon Corzine for publicly stating that he was opposed to the Monmouth Junction option being considered to address traffic in…

  • Gregg airs concerns with education of children

    John Gregg, Rosedale Road From kindergarten to high school, we must challenge children constantly. We must challenge them by providing the classes that make them think and achieve to their potential. We must challenge them to give them the best possible skills for the classes they will take in the future. We must challenge them…