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  • With honors

    With honors

    Veteran commended for service to country at annual ceremony By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Howard Louderback, who served five years of active duty during World War II and then served an additional 31 years in the U.S. Army Reserves, was honored Saturday during Lawrence Township’s annual Veterans Day observance.    The…

  • Volunteers want ‘yes’ voters at polls Dec. 11

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    CHESTERFIELD — With less than a month until the Dec. 11 referendum vote, some residents in Chesterfield are going door to door urging voters to approve plans for a $37 million elementary school.    The group of parents and residents calling themselves the GREEN team (Growing Together, Reaching Educational Excellence Now)…

  • Vincenzo Madonna

       THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Vincenzo Giovanni Madonna, 85, died Nov. 2 at The Villages Regional Hospital, The Villages, Fla.    Born in Taranta Peligna, Italy, he lived in Trenton before moving to The Villages, Fla., where he had resided for four years. He was a construction worker. He was a member of the Italian American Club…

  • Incumbent victor thanks voters for opportunity to serve

    I would like to express my thanks to the residents of Lawrence Township for electing me to a second council term. I am grateful for your continued support and confidence in me. As a result of the campaign, I recognize the need to improve the lines of communication between Town Hall and the residents. I…

  • Residents’ anticipation building over Main Street bridge project

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — With cold weather and the holiday season approaching, anticipation of the impending Main Street bridge closure has been mounting in the borough.    In September, the DEP Bureau of Dam Safety and Flood Control established January as the date work on bridge and dam must begin. Before the bridge…

  • Final vote tally expected today

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    NEW HANOVER — Results of the close race for one three-year seat on the Township Committee are scheduled to be posted on a county Web site today, Thursday, said county Clerk Philip Haines on Wednesday morning.    According to unofficial vote totals, which did not include provisional and absentee ballots, incumbent…

  • Judge sends Congo home, pending appeal

    PRINCETON —  Two days after a municipal judge denied the same request, a Superior Court judge Thursday issued a consent order that will allow Congo — the German Shepherd facing euthanization for its attack on a landscaper in Princeton Township in June — to return home to his owners, the James family, while they await their…

  • Help tell story of Kendall Park

       Help is needed from Kendall Park residents. I am working on a display at the South Brunswick Library to help celebrate Kendall Park’s 50th anniversary.    The first residents began arriving in January and February 1957. Many of the original owners have sold their houses, however, even current owners may have some original documents. I am…

  • Seniors, Ruymen complete cycle

    By Guy Kipp, Sports Writer        The South Brunswick girls volleyball team came full-circle in 2007.    The same group of ninth-graders who played for freshman coach Shaun Ruymen in2004 were seniors playing for Ruymen as a varsity coach this fall. The group features Lindsey Silvestro, Heather Tedesco, Missy Barnshaw, Nicolette Datri, Kacy Kelly, Melissa Curcio…