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  • Wrestlers want a better record

    WRESTLING By John E. Powers, Sports Writer    After a productive summer of workouts, and a week at a team camp, the Lawrence High School wrestling team is poised for a quest to improve on last year’s numbers.    Head coach Chris Lynn’s club will open the season at the annual Roselle Park Tournament on Saturday. The…

  • Clifford Spooner Jr.

       LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Clifford “Ticker” Howell Spooner Jr. died Nov. 29 at Sea Crest Village.    Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident of the Hamilton Township and Crosswicks areas for many years before moving to Little Egg Harbor 20 years ago. A graduate of Bordentown High School, Mr. Spooner was a World War II…

  • Toys for children in need

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    With the malls flooded with shoppers and credit card bills skyrocketing in a seasonal buying frenzy, there are some whose holiday wishes could’ve gone unfulfilled.    But thanks to the Toys for Tots program and the efforts of the Spirituality Committee at the St. Augustine of Canterbury School, some South Brunswick…

  • Take me to the PILOT

    The East Windsor Township Council plans to introduce a resolution Tuesday night asking the state to ban the type of payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) program being eyed for the rug mill plant in Hightstown. The meeting begins at 8 p.m. at the municipal building.

  • State failing to help towns share services

       Whenever New Jersey finds itself in financial difficulty — which is to say virtually every minute of every day of every year — some task force legislative panel comes up with the brilliant idea of having government at all levels share or consolidate services to reduce expenses.    Last year, it was the special legislative session…

  • Wear red to support heart health Feb. 1

    Michele Utz, American Heart Association Go Red For Women Survivor Ambassador To the editor:    As a survivor of a heart attack and quintuple bypass heart surgery at age 37 and as an American Heart Association Go Red For Women survivor ambassador, I am one of the fortunate ones. Heart disease and stroke claim the lives…

  • Santa parade is Sunday

       Santa parade and photos with Santa will take place Sunday, Dec. 16, in Manville. The parade will begin at 4:30 p.m. from Police Headquarters on North Main Street and travel to the gazebo on South Main Street. Pictures with Santa will be taken from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gazebo. For more information, call…

  • Appreciation on election

       We would like to thank the citizens of Cranbury, Hamilton, Jamesburg, Monroe, Plainsboro, South Brunswick and West Windsor for electing us to represent them in the 213th State Legislature. We appreciate the tireless dedication and unwavering support shown us these last months and look forward to working together as a community to continue 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.    International film festival: On Wednesday, Jan. 9, “With a Friend Like Harry” will be shown. For more information, call the library.    Sunday poetry reading: AIDS researcher and prize-winning writer Sam…