Category: archives
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The lights and sights of a festive season
By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer With the holiday season already up and running and Christmas just under three weeks away, trees and lights are up and so are spirits in area towns. Below is a list of different seasonal events, organized by date. Florence’s Fountain of Life Center, which is located at 2035 Columbus Road,…
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Drive needs kettle sites
Fewer businesses grant access to Salvation Army by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer A South Brunswick Salvation Army leader is saying that the charity is experiencing a drop off in donations this holiday season due to a lack of bell-ringing collection locations. According to Frank Gramieri, the Salvation Army unit coordinator for South Brunswick, the organization…
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Carson Road resident comments on recent council elections
I would like to add my comments to Jeffrey Dzik’s recent (Nov. 22) letter regarding non-partisan elections in Lawrence Township. I too have a specific party affiliation, but was disappointed in the selection of candidates and in the tone of the campaign this fall. In non-partisan elections, interested citizens who are not necessarily connected to…
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Race still tied after recount
By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer NEW HANOVER A Burlington County Board of Elections spokesperson said Thursday a recount of votes for the Township Committee race Nov. 6 shows the two candidates are still tied, 170-170. On election night, Nov. 6, the votes were 165-161 in favor of incumbent Republican Dennis Roohr, who ran against…
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Gun shots target cars
Police investigating Kendall Park incidents by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer South Brunswick police are investigating what appears to be two separate incidents of gunfire directed at random cars on Cambridge Road in Kendall Park on Saturday, authorities said. The most recent incident occurred early Saturday morning, according to Detective Jim Ryan, spokesman for the South…
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Announcements
Winter Registration will begin for the Bright Starts, 45-minute parent/child and toddler programs, on Thursday, December 6. Registration will be held at the South Brunswick Community Center in Woodlot Park, New Road, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will continue daily until classes are full. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis and…
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Shooter at Gatto’s faces 28 years in jail
But sentencing for partner in 2005 incident postponed By Audrey Levine Staff Writer William Martin, 35, of North Plainfield, was given the maximum sentence agreed upon in his plea offer when he was sentenced Monday in the 2005 murder of Hillsborough resident John Grover. Mr. Martin was sentenced to 28 years in New Jersey State…
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Like father, like son
Veterans Stan and Jonathan Lapidow visit classes, seniors to highlight Veterans Day By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer When Army National Guard Maj. Jonathan Lapidow of the 1-150th Assault Helicopter Battalion visited Woods Road Elementary School teacher Melanie Cruz’s third-graders to talk about his experiences flying Black Hawk helicopters in Iraq, some of the students wanted…
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Bake sale has all the ingredients of math class
Weston School third-grader Brianna Berrocal was excited about the bake sale her classmates held last week, where she gained some valuable “on-the-job” cashier training. By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer ”I am really surprised . . . I’m learning math and when you get a dollar, how much change you need to get back,” she…
