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  • Local rock band to take the stage

    Village Park concert series continues By: Jessica Beym    Village Park will be rocking tonight (Friday) when local teenage band Stump and a Jersey City cover band hit the stage.    The concert, slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. near the gazebo, is the second event of the Board of Recreation’s Free Summer Concert Series.    The Acoustaholics,…

  • C-P softball headed in right direction

    By: Rich Fisher    LAWRENCE — Last Friday marked the end of the District 12 season for the Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old softball team, but manager Russ Nelson doesn’t think it’s the end of C-P’s success in district play.    "Our program has really come around the last few years," Nelson said. "We’re proud of their competitiveness. We’ve got…

  • Petty guides H-EW 13’s to District One title

    By: Sean Moylan    Steven Kowalski has an unwavering faith in his teammates on the Hightstown-East Windsor 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team.    That faith, combined with a nasty curveball, enabled Kowalski to pitch Hightstown-East Windsor to an 11-1 win over Lawrence in the Babe Ruth District One championship game played at the Trenton Babe Ruth Complex…

  • OBITUARIES, July 14, 2006

    Samuel Thurm, Elaine H. Wert Samuel Thurm Advertising executive     Samuel Thurm, an advertising executive whose career spanned five decades, died Monday following a long illness. He was 88.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of a tailor, he attended Erasmus Hall High School, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1939, and went to Columbia Business…

  • Local man recovering from gunshot to head

    A 19-year-old from Bridgewater has been charged with aggravated assault in the July 7 incident. By: Charlie Olsen    Police divers recovered the weapon Tuesday that they believe was used in the shooting of a 21-year-old Hillsborough man last week, officials said.    The victim, Richard Lipke, was not fatally wounded, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said.…

  • Police may add captain’s slot

    Third captain position to be created By: Joseph Harvie    The Township Council is getting ready to introduce an ordinance that would create a third captain position in the township Police Department.    The department currently has two captains, Administration Capt. Mark Montagna and Operations Capt. Patrick Owens, who heads the Patrol and Investigative bureaus.    Chief Raymond…

  • Community Calendar

    From the July 13 edition MOMS Club    Thursday, July 13 — The MOMS Club will meet at 9 a.m. Come meet with other stay-at-home or part-time working moms in the community.    The organization is open to residents of Roebling, Florence, Bordentown, Fieldsboro and Mansfield. Refreshments are served and children are always welcome. Call (609) 324-3849…

  • Springfield zoo welcomes long-legged addition

    Baby giraffe born in Animal Kingdom By: Molly Petrilla    SPRINGFIELD — It doesn’t look like much from Jacksonville Road.    A jumble of wire fencing. Slightly ragged grass. A modest building with a large, fading sign that reads Animal Kingdom Pet Store and Zoo.    But back behind their store, the Sipps have created an area that…

  • Lawrence lays off after early lead

    Hightstown gains the lead in the fifth. By: Tim Falls    Lawrence learned the hard way that a four run lead isn’t always enough.    They tried to prove it to Hightstown in a loser’s bracket game in the Babe Ruth 15-year-old District One baseball tournament at Hightstown’s Airport Road Complex Tuesday night.    However, Hightstown’s four run…