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  • Autopsy: Meningitis killed suspected murder victim

    Mess, bruises led police to assume struggle By: Lea Kahn    A Franklin Corner Road woman who was found bruised and semiconscious inside her Lawrenceville Gardens apartment Saturday night died from meningitis and not from a beating, said Lawrence police Lt. Mark Ubry.    Tanja Andric, 35, died at Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus at 9:09 a.m.…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    From the June 14 edition MOMS Club meeting    Thursday, June 14 — There will be a MOMS Club meeting at 9 a.m. Come to meet with other stay-at-home or part-time working moms in the community. The MOMS Club is open to residents of Roebling, Florence, Bordentown, Fieldsboro and Mansfield. Refreshments are served, and children are…

  • Robbinsville golf team shooting down right course

    By: Sean Moylan    Because Robbinsville High has no senior class, all of its varsity sports teams were a bit on the young side this season. Yet no Ravens’ team was younger than the Robbinsville coed varsity golf squad, with no seniors or juniors on it this year. Nonetheless, the Ravens’ top golfer, Sean Nemazie, looks…

  • Hopewell Township officials plan to amend budget

    Committee accepts resignation, effective July 4, of Hopewell Valley Parks and Recreation Director Michael Hritz By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Monday to vote on an amendment to the proposed 2007 township budget.    A $19,149,693 budget was introduced by a unanimous committee vote May 14.    Township officials say the…

  • Girls were so good, and so young, it’s scary

    By: David Gurney    The South Brunswick High School girls golf team certainly did a good job concealing its youth.    It’s not often a team consisting of all sophomores and juniors can compete with the likes of the top teams in the state.    But youth certainly took its toll on the Vikings, who finished with an…

  • Township unveils updated Web site

    Millstone recently introduced its revamped Web page, aiming to speed up access and ease navigation. By: Cara Latham    MILLSTONE — Citing an outdated design and hardships in keeping the old township Web site updated, township officials launched a new, revamped site last week.    They say the new Web site — http://millstonenj.web.aplus.net — is a way…

  • MBPA calls off street fair

    Because parking is difficult this year, the event would be stressful for vendors, visitors and the town. By: Eileen Oldfield    Main Street will be a little emptier this September because parking problems have forced the Manville Business and Professional Association (MBPA) to cancel its annual street fair.    Continued demolition, creosote cleaning, and construction to the…

  • Apathy is biggest threat to Post 401 at this point

    By: Rich Fisher    Manager Tony Cosumano knows his South Brunswick Post 401 baseball team is good.    He just doesn’t want it to think that it’s too good for its own good.    South Brunswick got off to a smoking start at 7-0, and looked impressive every step of the way.    "Well," Cosumano said, "I don’t want…

  • Borough mulls action on contaminated lot

    More than $458,000 in back taxes is owed on a property at the corner of South Main and Kyle streets, but taking it over could prove costly. By: Audrey Levine    What should the borough do when the owner of a contaminated property doesn’t pay his tax bill?    That’s the question officials are wrestling with, and…