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  • Taking their best shots

    Police event brings out 42 teams. By: Charlie Olsen    Twice as many teams as last year practiced their free-throws and 3-point shots and laced up their sneakers to compete in the Police Department’s second annual 2-Ball Tournament on Tuesday.    The tournament was held indoors at the basketball court at Monsignor Laim Minogue Parish Center at…

  • Inaugural Softball Saturday a huge success

    Special needs kids have a blast By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High and Hustle softball programs have proved many times they can win championships on the field. Last Saturday, they took their class act to a deeper and more significant level by opening their arms to the community with the Softball Saturday.    Hustle president…

  • Student receives her European history lesson firsthand

    Program allows local child to experience another world By: Lacey Korevec    The best way to study history is to live it. Anjana Venugopal, of South Brunswick, said she was given that opportunity when she visited Greece and Italy with People to People, a student ambassador program.    "You can learn a lot more through this experience…

  • Obituaries

    Edward T. Royce III    CAMDEN — Edward T. Royce III, 77, died Sunday at the Cooper Hospital in Camden.    Born in Georgetown, he was a resident of Columbus all of his life.    He retired from DeLaval of Trenton and NADE of Bordentown Township. He was an Army veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He…

  • Obituaries

    Norman Raynor    HAMILTON — Norman John Raynor, 75, died Aug. 9 in Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Asbury Park, Mr. Raynor was raised in Upper Freehold and had been a resident of Hamilton for about 40 years.    He was a member of St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church in…

  • Crime up and down in area

    By: Cara Latham    The 2005 Uniform Crime Report released last week by state police provided some welcome news for Allentown, Upper Freehold and Plumsted by showing that crime fell slightly last year compared to 2004.    Conversely, Washington and Roosevelt saw their crime rates slightly rise. Millstone’s crime rate stayed the same.    Most noticeably, all municipalities,…

  • Local vineyard hosts wine, food event

    Saturday alone saw a record attendance of about 2,500 people, with 2,000 on Sunday By Rosalie Ann LaGrutta    A few sips here and a bite there, combined with a cool sunny day, spelled success for a weekend event held by the Garden State Wine Growers Association in conjunction with the Central New Jersey chapter of…

  • Center upgrades on tap

    Council yet to set timeline By: Lacey Korevec    The township will be moving ahead with renovations to the Community Center in Woodlot Park, even though it is still waiting to hear about funding from Middlesex County for the project.    Ron Schmalz, township public affairs coordinator, said the township had applied for the money through the…

  • There’s trouble on horizon for state economy

    EDITORIAL By:    Is New Jersey a victim of its own economic success?    Two highly regarded Rutgers University professors — James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning Public Policy, and Joseph J. Seneca, university professor at the Bloustein school — suggest this may indeed be the case.    In a study titled…