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  • Schmid brothers face off in boys’ lacrosse match

    By: Sean Moylan    To the casual observer, the Robbinsville High boys’ varsity lacrosse team’s 13-6 decision over Lawrence was just a typical, straight-forward, smooth victory.    But bubbling just under the surface, the game featured a dramatic mental, physical and spiritual battle between the Schmid brothers. On the Lawrence side there was Ryan Schmid, a mature,…

  • Students all aboard this fundraiser

    Triangle School held the event to help first-grader Jared Zimbardo, who has been receiving blood transfusions in treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. By: John Patten    An effort at Triangle School to get students participating in community projects has been under way all year, but the latest project shows the work is really gaining steam.    Friday, the…

  • Route 27 strip mall plan hinges on court ruling

    Appeal court to rule on plans for an Eckerd, retail and offices at the intersection of Route 27 and Finnegans Lane. By: Paul Koepp    The fate of a pharmacy and strip mall proposed for the intersection of Route 27 and Finnegans Lane and opposed by residents of Brunswick Acres could be decided soon.    The Planning…

  • Salvaging the shipyard

    Developer targets brownfield site for future village, shops By: Stephanie Prokop    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee informally agreed Monday to continue considering plans to redevelop an old salvage yard into a 97-acre waterfront property including a transit village of 685 townhomes and retail stores.    Representatives of Bordentown Waterfront Community LLC, which has offices in…

  • AHS 4×400 wins Mercer Relays championship

    Redbird girls 2nd in javelin By: Kyle Moylan    Having watched his 4×400 team perform so well in its last meet and the county relays, Mike Gaeta will be taking them to compete in the Penn Relays this Saturday.    This past Saturday, Mike Bartoli, Sadiki White, Garth DeBlasio and Matt Henderson combined to win the 4×400…

  • South Brunswick Community Center set for renovations

    Work may begin in September on building in Woodlot Park. By: Paul Koepp    Improvements to the township Community Center in Woodlot Park are set to start in September and could be done by next spring, Township officials said Tuesday.    The Township Council approved an ordinance Tuesday authorizing the township to use $1 million in county…

  • Millstone to gauge margins, turnout

    By: Cara Latham    MILLSTONE — The school district’s defeated $30.3 million budget, and the three additional spending questions that were also rejected by voters will be heading to the Township Committee for review on May 2.    The meeting, which begins at 8 p.m. in municipal hall, will be a joint meeting of the township’s Board…

  • Dayton man arrested on sex charge

    Police say 28-year-old, who lives across the street from an elementary school, assaulted boy, 7, at a mall in East Brunswick. By: Paul Koepp    A Dayton man who lives across the street from a township elementary school was arrested on Friday night on charges that he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old boy in a Macy’s bathroom…

  • Washington Township Candidate Profiles

    Candidates hope to bring leadership, prosperity to township By: Rebecca Weltmann    WASHINGTON — Six candidates will vie for three open seats on the Washington Township Council.    Newcomer Regina Arcuri, Councilman Larry Schneider and former Mayor Doug Tindall are running individually, while Councilman Dave Boyne and newcomers Chris Ciaccio and Tim McGough will run as a…