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  • Pedals for Progress bike collection June 17

    Collection is part of celebration of new section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail on the Educational Testing Service campus    Lawrence Hopewell Trail is hosting a Pedals for Progress used-bike collection on June 17.    The bike collection is part of the celebration of a new section of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail on the Educational Testing Service…

  • On Point

    Lilliput Revisited By: Linda McCarthy    Did you ever watch the animated adaptation of "Gulliver’s Travels" by Jonathan Swift? Shipped-wrecked Gulliver washes up on the shore of Lilliput and the night patrolman alerts the town by screaming, "There’s a giant on the beach! There’s a giant on the beach!"    As bathing suit season approaches I keep…

  • Amsterdam’s big hairy deal

    School haircutting at Amsterdam Elementary helps cancer victims while reinforcing classroom lessons. By: John Patten    A character education project at Amsterdam Elementary School turned into a real hair-raising ordeal on Friday.    With 26 students at the school contributing hair for the Locks of Love program, the Florida-based charity that collects, assembles and donates wigs for…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Two 12-year-old boys were taken into custody following a complaint of two juveniles spray-painting vehicles on Gemini Drive at 9:45 p.m. May 12.    The responding officer observed two boys running south across Capricorn Drive and approached them.    They were transported to the station for their parents to pick them up. According to the officer,…

  • Yang, Binder get their revenge

    By: Rich Fisher    HAMILTON — It hardly mattered to Shuang Yang and Brian Binder that they dropped a two-set match to Moorestown’s second-seeded, second doubles team Monday in the NJSIAA state tournament.    The South Brunswick High duo got what it wanted the day before.    After dropping two matches to J.P. Stevens’ Steve Baum and Josh…

  • Ignatius Ruzbarsky

       MANVILLE — Ignatius "Iggy" Ruzbarsky died May 30 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 45.    Born in Somerville, he was the son of the late Ignatius Sr. and Patricia Ruzbarsky. He was a lifelong resident of Manville.    He was a graduate of Manville High School and a member of the Wrestling Team.    Mr.…

  • Dispatches: Challenge goes down to wire

    Race for Democratic mayoral nomination a close call, while GOP finds itself a candidate. Hank Kalet    Talk about drama.    The race for the Democratic nomination for South Brunswick mayor came down to a couple of election districts Tuesday. As our reporter, Joseph Harvie, reports this week, even the victorious incumbent, Mayor Frank Gambatese, was unsure…

  • Expanded village farmers market back for summer

    The Sunday farmers market will be held from June 11 to Oct. 22. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Buoyed by its success last season, the Lawrenceville Farmers Market is expanding its offerings when it opens Sunday morning for the 2006 season. The market is located in the parking lot next to the Lawrenceville Fuel Co. on…

  • Building a better world, student by student

    For Deborah Glace-Wnek, the most important thing was connecting her students with the world at large. By: Marisa Maldonado    Deborah Glace-Wnek has spent much of her 35-year career teaching in the open space section of Monmouth Junction School, where classrooms are not separated by walls and doors. The structure has enabled her to work better…