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  • HomeFront gearing up for back-to-school drive

    Organization collecting new clothes, supplies for homeless children. By: Lea Kahn    The first day of school means new shoes, new pants, a new shirt, a new dress and a new backpack full of notebooks, pencils, erasers and crayons — unless you are one of the hundreds of homeless children in Mercer County.    But Connie Mercer,…

  • Middle school fails test category

    Eighth-grade special education students have failed to meet the No Child Left Behind requirements for the fourth year in a row. By: Donna Lukiw    Hillsborough school officials are waiting to find out what, if any, penalties will be imposed on the district because eighth-grade special education students have failed to meet the No Child Left…

  • Casino Tony Goes

    Family pride shines through at the Morrisville, Pa., location of this legendary New Jersey frankfurter institution, which serves the Garden State’s official dog. By: Amy Brummer Casino Tony Goes 53 E. Trenton Ave. Morrisville, Pa. (215) 428-3480 www.casinotonygoes.com Food: Good + Service: Warm and attentive Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Contemporary Italian American Atmosphere: Neighborhood hangout Vegetarian…

  • Board names LIS upper school principal

    Jonathan Dauber to oversee grades 5 and 6. By: Lea Kahn    The township Board of Education has appointed Lawrence High School Assistant Principal Jonathan Dauber to become the principal of the upper school at the Lawrence Intermediate School.    The school board voted 7-1 to appoint Mr. Dauber to his new post at the grades 4-6…

  • South gains district finals

    By: Rich Fisher    As the sun set on the town of Union last night, the South Brunswick Post 401 baseball was playing for yet another trip to the New Jersey American Legion State Baseball Tournament.    Post 401 set up a winner-take-all final between itself and Emerson by posting a 7-3 victory over Roselle in Wednesday’s…

  • Ruth Holsten Tash

       Ruth Holsten Tash, 101, of Miami, Fla., died Friday, July 21, at Sinai Plaza Nursing Home.    Born in Bronx, N.Y., she was formerly a resident of Dayton, Hightstown, Milltown and North Brunswick before moving to Florida.    She was a member of the South Miami Methodist Church.    Wife of the late Louis Tash; she is survived…

  • Beyond the Book Jacket

    Nancy Crampton’s photographs, on view at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, offer glimpses into the private lives and public personas of poets, novelists and playwrights. By: Jillian Kalonick    During a month-long internship at the publishing company Farrar, Straus & Giroux six years ago, I spent a week in front of a row of cabinets in…

  • Viani’s torrid bat kept Post 401 alive

    By: Rich Fisher    South Brunswick Post 401 put itself in a familiar position on Monday — win or go home.    After winning its first two games of the District 4 tournament by a combined 30-8 score over Roselle and Florham-Park Madison, Post 401 stumbled against Emerson and dropped a 7-6 game on Monday.    That put…

  • Golfers, friends brave heat for Otto

    Gsell outing a success again By: Rudy Brandl    The Otto Gsell Golf Classic always seems to take place on the hottest day of the summer.    Last week, with temperatures pushing 100 degrees, over 160 golfers braved the steamy elements at Royce Brook Golf Club for another afternoon of sharing good times and great memories of…