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  • Drug charge follows report of break-in

    Police said they found a half-pound of marijuana in a Friendship Road home while investigating a break-in there. By: Joseph Harvie    A 41-year-old Friendship Road man faces drug-possession charges after police said they found a half-pound of marijuana in his home while investigating a break-in there Friday.    Police said Robert Fleishman turned himself in at…

  • DISPATCHES

    Digging in the campaign dirt. By: Hank Kalet    It appears that the gloves are off.    The Middlesex County Democratic Organization has mailed a flier to township Democrats that criticizes mayoral candidate Debra Johnson for "violating the state’s anti-discrimination policy." The flier alleges she’s called staff members at the state Department of Health and Senior Services…

  • These titles are tops in teenage tomes

    Book Notes By: Dr. Joan Ruddiman    Book Notes has hosted guest reviewers over the years, particularly in the area of teen reading. Book Notes also has a tradition of offering ideas for summer reading in late May and early June, as school winds down and we all can think about reading for fun.    I know…

  • Vikes vs. Knights in Round 3

    South Brunswick meets Old Bridge in first round of states By: James McKeever    Since a surprising loss to Piscataway in the Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament, South Brunswick has had to shift its focus to the state tournament.    The Vikings were knocked out of the GMCT quarterfinals with a 3-2 setback to Red Division rival…

  • Mustangs complete amazing baseball rally

    Venuto fired-up after win at Hillside By: Rudy Brandl    Manville High head baseball coach Steve Venuto was looking for something to spark his team. The Mustangs were mired in a three-game losing streak and very close to losing their fourth in a row last Thursday afternoon at Hillside.    Venuto couldn’t have asked for anything better…

  • If it’s broken, why not fix it?

    Roger Sieberg is no lonely appliance repairman. By: Charlie Olsen    If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door, says the old adage, but for Roger Sieberg the expression could be modified to say, "fix a mousetrap better" and the world will beat that path to your repair shop.…

  • ATV ordinance gets final OK

    Township establishes rules for the use of off-road vehicles and amends its noise ordinance. By: Charlie Olsen    The Township Committee unanimously adopted a pair of ordinances to regulate noise and curtail disruptive use of Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs), despite eleventh hour criticism from four residents.    The ORV ordinance limits use of ORVs – such as ATVs…

  • Islamic Circle offers introduction to Islam

    The focus of the Sunday afternoon session, which was attended by more than two dozen members and a handful of guests, was to acquaint the guests with the prophet Muhammad – a key figure in Islam. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Aiming to reach out to the non-Muslim community, the Islamic Circle of Mercer County hosted…

  • Girls complete unbeaten regular season, win Skyland title

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        It didn’t take the Hillsborough High girls’ lacrosse team very long to come back and regain its offensive swagger.    After suffering their first loss of the season in the Somerset County semifinals the previous day, the HHS girls stormed back and took out their frustrations on Hunterdon Central. Hillsborough’s…