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  • Obituaries

    July 13, 2006 Helen Marie Briggs    MILLSTONE — Helen Marie Briggs, 88, died on July 1, at her home.    Born in Upper Freehold, she was a lifetime resident of Upper Freehold and Millstone.    Ms. Briggs was a member of Millstone Presbyterian Church where she served as treasurer for the ladies auxiliary for many years. She…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Joseph Drevnak, 36, of South Main Street, was charged with disorderly conduct at 12:45 a.m. July 4 while walking on South 17th Avenue.    Police said Mr. Drevnak was ringing a resident’s doorbell at 11:30 p.m. and was also shouting obscenities.    He was transported to headquarters, processed and transported to Somerset County Jail in lieu…

  • Caching in on the fun

    Modern hunters use satellites, Web sites to find ‘treasures’ hidden around the world. By: Donna Lukiw    One man’s geocache can be someone else’s treasure.    And for Oak Terrace resident Stanley Dunn and his children Laura, 18, and Jeffrey, 16, treasure hunting — or geocaching — is a fun family activity.    Using a global positioning system…

  • Alan Dietze

       Alan J. Dietze, 58, of Dayton, died Saturday, July 1, in Lakewood in a motorcycle accident.    Born in Orange, he was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, serving with the Sea Bees. Mr. Dietze was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 27 for many years and was also one of its welding…

  • Hopewell claims trophy

    11-year-olds win Montgomery Tournament. By: Tim Falls    The Hopewell Valley 11-year-old Tournament team has an ongoing history of success.    The 11-year-olds have finished first or second in all but one of the tournaments they have entered since they formed as a nine-year-old team.    Hopewell defeated East Brunswick, 4-2, to win the Montgomery Tournament Championship game.…

  • Past Forward

    Painter and sculptor Guy Ciarcia uses photography for his exhibit ‘Totally Trenton, A Modern Look Back.’ By: Megan Sullivan    Hopewell resident Guy Ciarcia drove all around Trenton looking for a pick-up game of basketball, but then realized it was baseball season. Everywhere he looked, kids were out on the baseball field, not the basketball court.…

  • School district adds suicide prevention unit

    One of the incidents that prompted the program was the death of a 16-year-old sophomore after a friend with whom he had made a suicide pact crashed his car into a utility pole on Route 1. By:Marisa Maldonado    The district plans on making a few additions to the curriculum.    Starting next year, high school freshmen…

  • Vincent Canterelli

       HILLSBOROUGH — Vincent James Canterelli died July 6 at home. He was 70.    Born in Millstone, he lived in Manville and Bridgewater before making his home in Hillsborough 36 years ago.    In 1971, Mr. Canterelli established his CPA firm Canterelli and Co. which today has grown to be known as Canterelli, Vernoia and Enterline.    He…

  • Book Notes

    The Dutch take Manhattan By: Joan Ruddiman    On a recent Amtrak trip back from Washington, D.C., I sat next to a lady engrossed in a paperback. Always curious as to what people choose to read, I peeked at the cover. Russell Shorto’s wonderful "The Island at the Center of the World," two years after it…