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  • ‘Sweet Charity’ showing at Rider University

    Show dates are Nov. 9-10, 16-17. Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, will present "Sweet Charity," a musical comedy written by Neil Simon, at the university’s Yvonne Theater 8 p.m. Nov. 9, 10, 16 and 17. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for students, faculty and staff. A preview performance will take place…

  • Herbert Vogelzang

       HILLSBOROUGH — Hubert David Vogelzang died Nov. 3 in the Medical Center at Princeton. He was 82.    He was born and raised in Passaic and had lived in Wayne for 40 years before to moving to Hillsborough seven years ago.    Mr. Vogelzang was an electrician and worked for Local 102 IBEW in Parsippany for many…

  • Group returns to package items for soldiers

    Operation Shoebox welcomes volunteers at Saturday’s event By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Operation Shoebox New Jersey, created in February 2005, is preparing to send letters, cards and other items to soldiers spending the holidays overseas in an effort to get them necessary materials, and remind them of the people waiting for them to return home.…

  • Tile company to build warehouse, showroom

    Zoning board approves plans 7-0 by Nicole Foulke, Special Writer    The zoning board approved a proposal by Garden State Tile Distributors Inc. to build a warehouse and showroom onto its existing Route 130 distribution center, Nov. 1.    The 64,000-square-foot warehouse and showroom will be located on a 13.46-acre site zoned for industrial use. Garden State’s…

  • Gary J. Greener

       BORDENTOWN — Gary J. Greener, 68, of Bordentown died Saturday at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mt. Holly.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime area resident. Mr. Greener was a proud member of the Teamster’s Union and also coached Bordentown Little League Soccer and Baseball.    Husband of the late Georgine Greener, he is survived by…

  • Zoners OK church wing

    Christ the King to expand by Nicole Foulke, Special Writer    Christ the King Lutheran Church in Kendall Park got the thumbs up last week to build a 2,097-square-foot addition.    The zoning board approved a site-plan waiver by a vote of 7 to 0 Nov. 1 that will pave way for a two-part project, the first…

  • Volunteers deserve thanks

       A rainy day in October proved to be the setting for yet another record-breaking book sale. Those community members who helped by setting up, breaking down, donating books, baking, providing beverages, selling, organizing, creating and erecting signs, spreading the word, etc., helped to make it happen.     For our “Love-Them-and-Read-Them” in February, we need…

  • NEHS football makes state tournament for first time

    By Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor    Tom Farrell knew the scenarios that needed to happen in order for his New Egypt High football team to make the state playoffs.    He just tried not to think about them too much unless he had a bottle of aspirin handy.    ”With power points, it gets to be pretty complicated,”…

  • Giving students the gift of music

    Instruments gathering dust find new life by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    Through community donations, South Brunswick school district is trying to give the gift of music to its less fortunate students.    Judy Walters, a member of the Greenbrook Elementary School’s Site Council, has started an instrument bank, a place where instruments gathering dust can find…