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  • Kevin Palan

       BREVARD, N.C. — Kevin Jay Palan died Jan. 27 at his home in Brevard. He was 56.    He was born in Newark and resided in Hillsborough for 25 years before moving to Brevard six years ago.    Mr. Palan worked as an internal field auditor for the State of North Carolina. Prior to that, he spent…

  • 3 local men accused of bias crimes

    College students charged as anti-Semitic vandals By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Three 18-year-old college students from the township have been charged with bias crime charges related to a recent spate of local anti-Semitic vandalism.    Nikolai Afanassenkov, of Brownstone Road; Max Drazdik, of Wilmor Drive; and Nicholas Kurahara, of Dorchester Drive, were all…

  • Family escapes fire

    Family escapes fire

    A fire that started in a chimney chase caused extensive damage to the roof and back of the house. Photo by Hal Tob

  • 29 Days: Nikki Giovanni

    29 Days: Nikki Giovanni

    Photo credit: www.nikki-giovanni.com

  • Car crash claims life

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — A Roosevelt man died last week after a one-car accident in which his car veered off Route 571 near Rising Sun Tavern Road and struck a traffic sign and three trees, state police said.    Joseph P. Nickel Jr., 62, was traveling northbound on Route 571 shortly after 8…

  • A great fundraiser

       On Jan. 18, the South Brunswick High School PTO sponsored its second tricky tray auction to raise funds for senior scholarships to benefit the graduating class of 2008.    The tricky tray was a huge success raising over $12,500. We would like to thank the over 90 local businesses and individuals that donated items to be…

  • Valley residents to give recital

    Saturday at The College of New Jersey    Hopewell Valley residents, Nora Sirbaugh, mezzo-soprano and Kathleen Milly, piano, will join forces in a recital on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. in the Mildred and Ernest E. May Concert Hall in the Music Building of The College of New Jersey.    Admission is free and open to the…

  • Sylvester Vernon

    Mount Pisgah Church member     TRENTON — Sylvester “Syl” Vernon died Saturday at the Compassionate Care Hospice of St. Francis Medical Center. He was 79.    He was born and raised in Ohatchee, Ala., where he also attended school.    Mr. Vernon worked at Davlyn Industries in Monroe for 23 years.    He was an Army veteran of…

  • DISPATCHES: Smoke and mirrors

    By Hank Kalet    “There’s a lot of games, smoke, mirrors, incomplete numbers, basically there’s not much realism.” — U.S. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), ranking Republican on the Budget Committee, quoted by Bloomberg.com     The federal budget unveiled Monday by President George W. Bush can best be described as rosy blueprint of the future.    And that’s being generous.…