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  • NEHS hockey wins Freedom Division title

    Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor Good teams take nothing for granted.    The New Egypt High School field hockey didn’t. The girls had won five straight Freedom Division championships coming into this season. The fact they didn’t assume a sixth is probably the main reason why they were able to celebrate it last week.    ”I’m happy and…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Kevin Fischer, 43, of Gemini Drive, was charged with driving while intoxicated after police pulled him over on Capricorn Drive at 7:09 p.m. Oct. 2. Police said a witness reported Mr. Fischer had been speeding, straddling the double yellow lines and had run a red light.    Mr. Fischer was taken into custody after he failed…

  • Borough endorses open space question

    Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — The Borough Council last week passed a resolution endorsing a state referendum question that seeks funding for preservation in New Jersey.    The “Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007” authorizes the state to issue $200 million in bonds to conserve open space and waterways…

  • Move school site from Sharon Road

    To the editor: As most residents are aware, Sharon School is adjacent to the NJ Turnpike and within close proximity to large scale power lines. Some residents may not be aware of the severe health risks to children who spend significant time near roads (such as the NJ Turnpike) and power lines.    Multiple studies support…

  • Mary McLaughlin

    Mary McLaughlin HIGHTSTOWN — Mary Florence McLaughlin died Oct. 8 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 74.    Born in Jersey City, she was a longtime area resident.    Mrs. McLaughlin enjoyed bingo, Atlantic City and card games with her friends, Charlie and Diane Vitale.    Wife of the late Lester McLaughlin, she is survived…

  • Dedicated to helping others, man hailed as lifesaver

    Dedicated to helping others, man hailed as lifesaver

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    He is a Wal-Mart sales associate, lifelong Manville resident and now a lifesaving hero.    Willie Martin, of North Main Street, is credited with saving the life of Rose Russo, a Wal-Mart co-worker, on Sept. 18 when he administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to her after she lost consciousness.    ”It was the…

  • Community Calendar, Oct. 18

    Eyeglass collection    Through October — The Sterling House of Florence will be collecting used eyeglasses until Oct. 31 to support the Gift of Sight Foundation. Volunteers from the Foundation and Lions Club International clean, repair and classify the prescriptions and then deliver them to people in developing countries. Drop your used eyeglasses at the Sterling…

  • Brian Hughes a proven leader

       To the editor: For years, Washington Township seemed to lag behind when it came to the distribution of resources in Mercer County. That all changed in 2003, when Brian Hughes took office as county executive. Through his initiatives, we have seen the introduction of TRADE busing to our community, making it possible for more seniors…

  • Mary Penarczyk

       HERNDON, Va. — Mary C. (Wojciehowski) Penarczyk died Oct. 8 at her son’s home. She was 93.    Born in Carnegie, Pa., she had lived in Manville for 50 years, living with her son for the past two months. She was a former resident of Morris Hall St. Mary’s in Lawrenceville.    She was a communicant of…