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  • HEALTH MATTERS: Single drug treatment helps epileptics to live better lives

    The vast majority of epilepsy patients can achieve adequate seizure control with a single antiepileptic drug while experiencing fewer adverse effects. By Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System No seizures and no side effects.   That is the ultimate goal of physicians treating the more than 3 million epilepsy patients in the United States.     Epilepsy…

  • Editorial-Jan. 24, 2008

    Families’ gifts will help recall their children By Mae Rhine, Managing Editor    Losing a child is probably the most horrific thing a parent can experience.    Our hearts go out to the Donnelly and Marshall families whose children died a year apart.    Kyle Donnelly was a 19-year-old Marine who was killed in a car accident in…

  • Movies times for the week Jan. 25-31

    Movies and times are valid from Jan. 25-31. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. EAST BRUNSWICK MEGA MOVIES AT BRUNSWICK SQUARE (732-651-6342): Rambo (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 8:10, 9:30, 10:20, 11:45; Sun.-Thurs. 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 8:10, 9:30, 10:20. Meet the…

  • Stockton students write to soldiers

    Brian Horan, Stockton Public School     For the holidays, Stockton School children decided to write letters to our soldiers serving in Iraq, thanking them for their brave service and wishing them a safe Christmas.    Everyone from kindergarten through sixth grade wrote individual letters, asking many interesting questions while including pictures and interesting facts about themselves.…

  • Bomb threat empties Pond Road school

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Pond Road Middle School students were evacuated from their building Tuesday afternoon following a written bomb threat discovered on a boys’ bathroom wall, according to Robbinsville School District interim Business Administrator Arlene Biesiada.    She said someone wrote “there’s a bomb in the building” as a prank, and the…

  • June N. Rutkowsky

    Son lives in West Windsor     EAST WINDSOR — June N. Rutkowsky died Tuesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. She was 82.    Born in New York City, she resided there for over 50 years and East Windsor for over 30 years.    Mrs. Rutkowsky was a scheduling open-heart secretary and blood bank coordinator…

  • Obituaries-Jan. 24, 2008

    John Zidzik    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — John J. Zidzik, 83, formerly of Trenton, died Monday, Jan. 14, at Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.    He was born in Czechoslovakia and immigrated to the United States in 1936, living in Trenton. He moved to St. Petersburg in 1995.    Mr. Zidzik served in the Army during World…

  • School supports St. Jude’s

    Laura Sarubbi of Blawenburg Village School     I would like to take this opportunity to thank the families and friends of the Blawenburg Village School for their generous donations to our Advent Outreach Project.    This year, BVS held a trike-a-thon to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.    In addition to teaching children…

  • Police Blotter-Jan. 24, 2008

    West Amwell    Jan. 7 at 12:30 p.m., police, along with the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad, went to the Educational Services Commission School on Route 179 on a report of a student out of control.    The 14-year-old Trenton male was placed under control shortly after arrival of emergency services.    No complaints were signed; the…