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  • Casper

    Casper, a friendly 7-year-old male yellow lab mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Casper" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Officials mull ban on sidewalk smoking

    State law enables township to create smoke-free zones By:Donna Lukiw    As the 1970s song goes, "Everybody knows that smoking ain’t allowed in school" — and if a plan by school and township officials is approved, there won’t be any smoking near the school either.    After discussing concerns about students smoking on sidewalks in front of…

  • Public invited

    Fire companies open their doors By: Bill Greenwood    South Brunswick’s volunteer fire departments will be opening their doors to the public this weekend as part of Fire Prevention Week, which began Sunday and will end Saturday.    To celebrate, the Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department, the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and the Kendall Park…

  • Mary Kay Clancy

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Mary Kay (Basic) Clancy died Oct. 8 at home. She was 41.    Born in Jersey City, she was raised in Oradell and settled in Hillsborough    Mrs. Clancy was the Executive Director of the non-profit organization I.R.U. of Branchburg for nine years.    Surviving are her husband, Michael Clancy Jr.; a daughter, Mikayla Rose…

  • Mustangs roll into bye week with another blowout

    MHS routs PDS to hit 5-0 By: Shawn Tyrrell        PRINCETON — It has been a long time coming, 15 years to be exact, since the Manville high School football team last had a winning season. Not since 1991 had any Mustang squad won five games or more. All those years of frustration came to…

  • HHS harriers win third straight division title

    Team uses many runners to finish unbeaten By: Rudy Brandl    Talk about a team effort.    The Hillsborough High boys wrapped up their third straight Delaware East Division cross country crown last week with a plethora of athletes contributing. Most cross country teams win a championship with five solid runners.    Sometimes, the sixth and seventh finishers…

  • A new era

    Mill redevelopment may be reality soon By: Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — The Florence Township Council took a step toward putting the redevelopment of the Roebling Steel Mill site in motion last week when it unanimously approved an ordinance on Oct. 4 authorizing the sale of the site to a Pennsylvania company.    Preferred Real Estate, LLC,…

  • Show features local artists

    Arts and crafts fair to be held at middle school By: Joseph Harvie    People looking for a new painting, a unique piece of pottery or any work of art created by an area artist need look no further than the South Brunswick Fine Arts and Crafts Fair on Sunday at Crossroads South Middle School.    The…

  • Healthy Kaplowitz aids South

    By: Rich Fisher    While young guns such as Shannon Martin and Marisa Liptak continue to play a huge role in South Brunswick High’s successful gymnastics season, an old reliable has returned to provide a necessary stability for the Vikings.    Senior Ellise Kaplowitz, who qualified for the states as an individual in each of her first…