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  • County S.W.A.T. team helps arrest man Monday in Monroe

    Details scarce in arrest By: Joseph Harvie    MONROE — The Middlesex County Special Weapons and Tactics team and members of the South Brunswick and Monroe police departments arrested a 29-year-old man on Wilson Lane early Monday morning, police said.    South Brunswick Police Detective James Ryan, spokesman for the department, said there was police activity on…

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: An avian escapist and some summer trips

    Art for the birds, and other activities, in the area By: Lorraine Sedor    "Eclectic Images — Real, Surreal and Abstract," an exhibit of photographs by Mort Metersky, opens this evening at the Gourgaud Gallery.    A First Friday Reception will be held this evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mort’s daughter is Cranbury resident Robin…

  • Reward offered for stolen Vietnam memorial medals

    By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR —After the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Mercer County Park was vandalized and two medals were stolen, two Robbinsville residents have offered a reward for information about the incident.    Robert Matuzsan, a Marine Vietnam War veteran, and Chris Sharp have both contributed $500 to the reward, now totaling $1,000, Lt. Dave…

  • Mighty players from big ideas grow

    Local theater company offers much to many By: Candice Leigh Helfand    Fifteen years ago, the Mighty Oak Players were founded, opening up new opportunities for local actors and theatergoers.    "Our goal is to bring quality theater to the area," said Nancie Gunkleman, producer of the group’s upcoming production of "Gypsy," and current vice president of…

  • 18¢ tax rate hike OK’d; borough gets $200,000

    Mayor won’t resume cop consolidation talks yet By: Vic Monaco    HIGHTSTOWN — Borough residents have an 18-cent municipal tax rate hike.    They also have a mayor who said this week that police consolidation might help the local tax crisis in the future.    But, despite Borough Council’s unanimous support to resume talks with East Windsor, Mayor…

  • Peace is the goal

    Coalition to hear from survivor of Hiroshima bombing By: Audrey Levine    They want peace in the world, something so many hope for, especially amidst all the fighting around the globe today.    But, unlike those who simply wish for it, members of the Coalition for Peace Action of Monroe Township are trying to take steps to…

  • Friends are foes for a night

    Druker tops Nitzberg in Cryan ‘B’ tennis By: Bob Nuse    As far as Joelle Nitzberg was concerned, if she wasn’t going to win the Women’s B Singles championship at the James E. Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament, it might as well have been her best friend.    Nitzberg, who will be a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High…

  • Post 401 just misses regional berth

    By: Rich Fisher    EWING — The worst anyone can say about South Brunswick Post 401’s baseball team is that it’s the third best American Legion squad in the state of New Jersey this summer.    And that ain’t too shabby.    It is, however, a little frustrating, considering only the two best move on to the regional…

  • Anklowitz enters race for West Windsor council seat

    Seeks to replace newly appointed Barbara Pfeifer By: Courtney Gross    WEST WINDSOR — After carrying a stack of 313 signed petitions into the municipal building, Will Anklowitz became the first official candidate for the Township Council election in November.    The solitary open council seat, currently occupied by Councilwoman Barbara Pfeifer, has been a matter of…