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  • Crisis organization looking to grow

    George Scott retiring from Community Resource Team By: Paul Koepp    As the organization that coordinates crisis management and other issues in South Brunswick says goodbye to one of its leaders, it is trying to focus its efforts on the township’s evolving needs.    George Scott, who has served as co-chair of the Community Resource Team for…

  • Bordentown softball 12’s building on its success

    By: Sean Moylan    "Our goal is to get to the Final Four. In the Final Four anything can happen," said Jeff Meszaros, the manager of the Bordentown 12-Year-old Little League All-Star team.    Last season as 10’s, Bordentown was the surprise team of District 12, placing second to a Washington club which featured a couple of…

  • Liquor ID ordinance repeal hearing on hold

    The repeal ordinance could not be voted on Tuesday because there had not been adequate public notice of it prior to the meeting. By: Audrey Levine    Borough Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to change the wording of an ordinance that will be voted on at council’s July 9 meeting. The ordinance is meant to repeal…

  • Mantz gets a Giant endorsement

    Shaun O’Hara feels SBHS has right man to lead its football team By: Rich Fisher    It has been 13 years since Shaun O’Hara played for Rick Mantz at Hillsborough High School, and since then O’Hara has become a fixture in the NFL.    While it would be very easy for O’Hara to forget his roots and…

  • Fireworks and concerts highlight Independence Day events

    Bordentown Township    Bordentown Township will host its annual Fourth of July celebration on Wednesday, July 4, at Northern Community Park on Groveville Road in Bordentown Township.    The day’s festivities will begin with the annual Fish Derby that starts at 10 a.m. and concludes at noon. The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife will be…

  • Oh, boy! A ticket!

    Manville police are issuing tickets for free ice cream cones to youngsters ‘caught’ wearing their helmets. By: Eileen Oldfield    Manville kids will have a chance to reap sweet rewards for staying safe when they’re biking, skateboarding or roller blading this summer, since the Manville police will be issuing tickets for free ice cream cones to…

  • Sturm und diplomas

    Hillsborough High School’s commencement exercises were interrupted by a storm. By: Eileen Oldfield    Amid the flurry of receiving diplomas and the inevitable cap-tossing at their graduation, the 570 members of Hillsborough High School’s Class of 2007 likely will remember the start of the ceremony — and the rain that started pouring down almost as soon…

  • Neon Nights

    Wildwood’s doo-wop architecture is preserved in the film noir-style photographs of Titusville resident Mark Stermer. By: Megan Sullivan    While on vacation in Wildwood in 2004, Mark Stermer decided to hop in his Jeep and cruise around the five-mile shore town after dark. He had taken a series of digital photographs of the Blue Water motel…

  • Letters to the editor

    Greenbrook lends a helping hand To the editor:     I would like to take this opportunity to extend a huge thank you to the Greenbrook Elementary School, including Principal Pat Holliday, the staff and the great students and parents who helped me make a sizeable contribution to the East Trenton Food Pantry.    For my senior…