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  • Dabas murder trial set to start

    A Kendall Park man faces 30 years in prison if convicted on first-degree murder charges. He is accused of running his wife down with a van in the parking lot of the South Brunswick Square Mall. By: Paul Koepp    Jury selection in the murder trial of a township man accused of running down his wife…

  • MHS softball team ousted in SCT

    Errors doom Lady Mustangs at Pingry By: John E. Powers        MARTINSVILLE — It wasn’t that Pingry School’s softball team was that much better than Manville. It was that the Lady Mustangs simply didn’t play the kind of mistake-free game they needed in their Somerset County Tournament preliminary round game.    The Big Blue, the 12th…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of April 26, 2007. Acknowledging volunteers’ response To the editor:     As the storm of April 15 headed toward our township, the men and women of our volunteer fire companies were busy getting their equipment ready.    The pumps were checked and started they were distributed amongst the various apparatus for better response,…

  • Obituaries

    Week of April 26 Mildred L. Carlucci Mifflin    LAWRENCEVILLE — Mildred L. Carlucci Mifflin, 94, died Monday at home.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong Trenton area resident.    Ms. Mifflin was formerly employed by the American Tobacco Company, Trenton, for several years.    Daughter of the late Anthony and Lucrezia Radice Carlucci, and sister of…

  • NJDEP looks at new ways to protect water quality

    Proposal would impact Stony Brook area    On Tuesday, under the burning sun overlooking Wargo Pond on the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s Reserve, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner Lisa Jackson announced two measures — the first of which focuses, in particular, on the Stony Brook area — to protect water quality and some…

  • Borough to improve sewer system

    By: Cara Latham    ALLENTOWN — Officials here have taken the first steps toward improving the township’s sewer utility by introducing an ordinance that would provide a maximum of $1.4 million for upgrades.    The measure introduced at the April 17 Borough Council meeting enables officials to seek bids on the project. Officials won’t know the type…

  • Lawrence High club challenges kids’ comfort zones

    "The Rainbow Challenge" asks children to meet new friends. By: Lea Kahn    Courtney Carrington cautiously approached the table of four girls in the cafeteria at Lawrence High School last week.    Although she recognized some of them, the 17-year-old junior usually sits about two tables away from the group, eating lunch with her own circle of…

  • Web story: Man charged in South Brunswick burglary spree

    Police have charged a 39-year-old man with burglarizing several townhouses in his neighborhood. By: Paul Koepp    A Monmouth Junction man was arrested Wednesday night and charged with three burglaries in the Monmouth Walk development, where he resides.    Thomas Smith, 39, was arrested at his residence on Jill Court at about 11 p.m. and charged with…

  • Sunday kitchen tour is Toll Gate Grammar fundraiser

    Advance tickets will be sold for $12 until tomorrow, April 27, at Toll Gate Grammar School, The Front Porch, Cup of Joe, Around the Table, Potter’s Alley and Emily’s Café in Pennington. Tickets also may be purchased in advance at Toll Gate Grammar School, South Main Street, on Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.    To help…