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  • Americo Carneglia

       Americo "Rick" A. Carneglia, 83, of Kendall Park, died Friday, Jan. 26, at Saint Peter’s University Medical Center in New Brunswick.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived there as a child and then moved to the Middlebush section of Franklin before moving to Kendall Park in 1941. He was also a part-time resident of Lynchburg,…

  • Missing man found by police

    Search took approximately two hours By: Joseph Harvie    Police found a 73-year-old Kendall Park man who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease two hours after he was reported missing.    The man walked out of his house on Jan. 24, in 20-degree temperatures, South Brunswick police spokesman Detective James Ryan said.    The man, who lives on Sturgis Road…

  • Two charged in New Year’s death

    Alcohol poisoning to blame By: Joseph Harvie    A 20-year-old woman and 17-year-old girl, who allegedly hid a videotape of New Year’s Eve party in Kendall Park in which a 21-year-old man drank himself to death, were charged Tuesday with obstructing a police investigation, police said.    According to police, Daniel Gjertson, of Monroe, died of acute…

  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN CITY    On Tuesday at 7:38 a.m., a resident of Park Street reported the theft of his 1997 Honda, which was parked in front of his residence with the doors locked.    The victim discovered that the car, a dark green, four-door model, was missing as he was getting ready for work. The estimated value of…

  • Obituaries

    Willard A. Hutchinson    ROBBINSVILLE — Willard A. "Hutch" Hutchinson, 98, died Jan. 23 at Morris Hall in Lawrenceville.    Born in Hamilton Square, Mr. Hutchinson was a longtime resident of Robbinsville and retired from the former Mercer Rubber Co. in Hamilton Square. He was a member, for 46 years, and a Board Member Emeritus of Capital…

  • New lifestyle editor at The Messenger-Press

    By: Jessica Loughery    Hello from the lifestyle sections of The Messenger-Press. My name is Jessica Loughery, and I’m the new lifestyle editor.    I offer you a short bio because, as a recent college grad, my bio is short. After graduating from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., last May, I took the position of editorial assistant…

  • RHS hockey tries to fight off injuries

    By: Sean Moylan    The Robbinsville High School varsity ice hockey team’s first-year journey has been a little different than the school’s other winter sports programs.    Whereas many of the Ravens other sports teams have experienced growing pains as they struggle with the transition of becoming full-blown varsity units, Robbinsville’s ice hockey team’s troubles have been…

  • Two wins this week would extend best season in program’s history

    By: Kyle Moylan    Matt Brogan came in to his first season as the coach of the New Egypt High School girls’ basketball team hoping to change the history of the program.    In a touch of irony, Brogan and the members of the New Egypt High girls’ basketball team enter this week hoping history repeats itself.…

  • Bordentown wrestlers going back to states

    By: Sean Moylan    In 2005-2006, the Bordentown varsity wrestling team put together one of its best seasons in the school’s history. Yet, with the graduation of wrestling studs like Brent Clemens and Jon Gens, some of the so-called experts predicted that the Scotties would struggle this year.    Well, some of the experts were wrong.    With…