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  • Florence High girls win basketball tournament

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    A week ago one wasn’t sure what to make of the Florence Township Memorial High girls varsity basketball team. It was playing good defense, even holding an explosive Collingswood team to 58 points. Yet it was having problems scoring.    Then things seemed to change over night with the emergence of…

  • Rabies clinic set

    Saturday in Hopewell Township    Hopewell Valley residents may bring dogs and cats to the free rabies vaccination clinic set for Jan. 5 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Hopewell Township Public Works Facility at 203 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, All dogs must be on leashes. Cats should be in a carrying case or sturdy pillowcase.    In order…

  • Jan. 3, 2008

    George Franc    George Marcel Franc, of Lawrence, died Dec. 27 at Care One in Ewing Township. He was 81.    Born in Cernier, Switzerland, he had resided in Lawrence for over 50 years.    Mr. Franc was a retired baker. He was the founder and former owner of the Swiss Bakery & Deli located in Lawrence.    Son…

  • Cary Shulman

       ROBBINSVILLE — Cary Mitchell Shulman, 52, died Dec. 23 at home following a long battle with cancer.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., his family moved to New Jersey in 1968, where Mr. Shulman graduated from Lakewood High School in 1973. After attending Ramapo State College, he worked as an advertising account executive in New York. He…

  • Pierina Orsi Valeriani

       EAST WINDSOR — Pierina “Pearl” Orsi Valeriani, 79, died Dec. 27 at University Medical Center at Princeton, Princeton.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton area resident. Ms. Valeriani was a member of the Italian-American Sportsmen Club Ladies Auxiliary, Hamilton.    Daughter of the late Santo and Ida DeAngelis Orsi, sister of the late Pasquale…

  • RHS boys’ basketball records program’s first win

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    A couple of hours after the Robbinsville High boys’ varsity basketball team’s historic 82-28 win over Calvary in its opener of Point Pleasant Beach Holiday Tournament last Thursday, Ravens’ head varsity boys’ basketball coach Chris Potash was not out celebrating his club’s first victory ever. He was far too busy…

  • The Rev. Maurice Wright III

    Former Princeton pastor     LAWRENCE — The Rev. Maurice Calvin Wright III died Wednesday at the Mercer Campus of Capital Health System in Trenton. He was 41.    The Rev. Wright was a former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Princeton.    Born and raised in Conroe, Texas, he graduated from Texas A&I and received a…

  • Parenting forum to be held

    West Amwell’s PTO is hosting a free program to help parents talk to their children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The West Amwell Elementary School PTO will host a free one-hour program Monday designed to help parents communicate with their children about the dangers of…

  • Man charged in attack on maid

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    A Franklin man was charged Monday with burglary, criminal restraint, assault and trespassing after he allegedly assaulted a maid at the Red Roof Inn on Route 1 and New Road in South Brunswick.    Police say Ahmer Igbal, 19, approached the maid from behind while she was kneeling down to scrub…