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  • Police honor two of their own

    Police honor two of their own

    Lawrence Patrolmen Christopher DiMeglio and Sean Kerins pose for a photo after receiving the Chief’s Achievement Award for 2006 and 2007 on Oct. 16.

  • Police collections to stuff bus

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    For one day, the big yellow school bus will not be filled with children.    Instead, Hillsborough police officers are hoping to make the bus overflow with items that can brighten the upcoming holiday season.    Officers will be stationed outside Hillsborough ShopRite on Saturday for “Stuff the Bus,” an event encouraging…

  • GOP, incumbents win in state, county

    Three local uncontested races decided By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    All three Legislative districts in the northern Burlington County area remained largely a Republican stronghold in terms of state Senate and state Assembly seats won, and county government also saw Republican wins on Tuesday night. Locally, several towns held uncontested races this year.    STATE    In…

  • Upper Freehold OKs open space tax hike

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    UPPER FREEHOLD — Voters approved a 2-cent increase in the open space tax rate Tuesday, a move that will raise $264,000 in additional tax revenue for farmland preservation, according to officials.    The referendum received 905 “yes” votes and 877 “no” votes.    The previous open space tax was 4 cents per…

  • The grapes of ectasy

    Local winemakers enjoying fall’s dry, sunny weather By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    While incredibly dry autumn weather has had some farmers in agony, winemakers across New Jersey were raising a glass to September.    This September was the third driest since 1895, with less than 2 inches of rain, according to the National Climatic Data Center…

  • Frances H. Beekman

       Frances H. (Cambeis) Beekman, 90, of Lowell, Mass., and formerly of Lake City Fla., and South Brunswick, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, from complications of a stroke.    She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 16, 1916, the daughter of the late George A. Cambeis and Marguerite (Von Gerichten) Cambeis.    Prior to moving to the Merrimack…

  • Lori Ann Schoch

       Lori Ann Van Emburgh Schoch, 32, formerly of Monmouth Junction, died Sunday, Oct. 28, in cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, N.C.    Born in Princeton, she lived in Bethlehem Pa., before moving to Fayetteville in 2001. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville and attended St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, N.C.…

  • Michele Byers to accept PlanSmart NJ award tonight

    On behalf of her late husband, Ted Stiles    Last March, during the week that Edmund (Ted) Stiles died, Rep. Rush Holt stood before the U.S. Congress and talked about why this Rutgers University biology professor’s conservation work was so important.    ”Ted preserved thousands of acres, advanced the understanding of ecology, and improved the environment for…

  • Scouts help, but pantry still has needs

    List includes cranberry sauce, gravy, juices, stuffing, corn muffin mix, dry cereal, sugar and flour by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    South Brunswick Boy and Girl Scout troops collected and sorted groceries on Saturday for their annual Scouting for Food drive, benefiting the township’s Food Pantry.    Social Services Department Director LouAnne Wolf called the drive “hugely…