Category: archives

  • The bucks don’t stop here

    Residents find ways to keep deer from garden plants By:Charlie Olsen    As local deer populations continue to grow, many residents are exploring ways to keep deer from chewing up their gardens.    Ester Shields, of Scott Drive, said she started to consider deer-control methods when she noticed her rhododendrons were being eaten by deer.    She has…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Sandra A. Perpetua, 56, of Somerset, was charged with driving while intoxicated after an officer observed the gold 1963 Studebaker she was driving swerve across the center line on Hamilton Road at 10:34 p.m. July 24.    The investigating officer detected the odor of alcohol while Ms. Perpetua and her husband, George B. Shields Jr.,…

  • Anderson keeps future playing options open

    MHS grad can still hit, pitch By: Rudy Brandl    Steve Anderson may want to return to the organized baseball diamond after some memorable moments as a member of the Somerville American Legion team this summer.    The 2005 Manville High graduate, who attended Raritan Valley Community College last year but decided to concentrate on his studies,…

  • Post Forum

    Should municipalities be allowed to levy their own sales tax? Should municipalities be allowed to levy their own sales tax?

  • Century 21 hosts second annual Home Run Derby fundraiser

    This event is only part of the company’s efforts to help raise money for Easter Seals New Jersey    Century 21 Worden & Green, with offices in Hillsborough and East Brunswick, recently sponsored its second annual Home Run Derby Party with all proceeds donated to Easter Seals of New Jersey (ESNJ). It was held in conjunction…

  • Student knows all about helping peers

    Local private school student offers time to Peer Leaders organization By: Candice Leigh Helfand    Something special is going on at Notre Dame High School, and one South Brunswick resident is doing her part to keep it going.    Melanie Dee, a 16-year-old junior at NDHS, is an active member of the school’s Peer Leadership Program. She…

  • Stephen Kempa

    By:    SOMERSET — Stephen Kempa died July 23 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 87.    Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Somerset for the past 46 years.    Mr. Kempa was a designer draftsman for the Singer Corporation in both Bridgewater and Little Falls for 42 years before retiring.    He served in the U.S.…

  • Robert Shonk

       Robert G. Shonk of Marathon, N.Y., formerly of Kendall Park, died Friday, July 28.    Mr. Shonk was retired as technical director of the laboratory at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after 42 years of service.    He was a member of the American Legion in Marathon. He served in the Navy and was honorably discharged in…

  • Schools: reports can be misleading

    State releases numbers on school violence By: Rebecca Weltman    The New Jersey Department of Education in July released its annual report, "Violence, Vandalism, Weapon and Substance Abuse in New Jersey Public Schools," reflecting the number of reported incidents from the 2004-2005 school year, but some school officials said they feel these numbers do not accurately…