Category: archives
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Viking girls lacrosse team needs good starts to go with its fast finishes
By: Rich Fisher The good news is, South Brunswick High has one heck of strong team in the second half. Don’t you hate when it starts that way? Cos you know, there’s just got to be some bad news. Alas, there is. The bad news is, the Vikings’ girls lacrosse team has been sputtering out…
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Safety concerns shadow parcel eyed for park
Acre on Main Street located at traffic trouble spot. By: Scott Morgan NEW HANOVER At a special meeting Monday, the Township Committee voted to apply for a state Green Acres grant to convert an acre of vacant ground on Main Street into a small neighborhood park. A number of residents had a problem with…
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Inspired by summer camp, teen wants to help others
Golf fundraiser will raise money for Ronald McDonald Camp By: Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE It wasn’t just summer camp for Brianne Carroll, it was a life-changing experience, and now she wants to help bring that experience to other young people. Kim Carroll, Brianne’s mother, said the 14-year-old has organized a golf tournament to benefit…
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Police Beat
From the week of April 27 BORDENTOWN CITY Robert Lipski, 48, of Trenton was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on April 20. According to police, officers on random patrol of the parking lot behind the Emporium adult shop around 8 p.m. that night spotted Mr.…
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House tour shows ‘extreme’ changes
Lawrenceville Main Street, a civic group that promotes the historic village of Lawrenceville, will hold its semi-annual house tour on May 6. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer When Laura Jemison bought a 1950s Cape Cod-style house on Manning Lane in 2003, the house suffered from what its new owner described as an identity crisis. On the…
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Hopewell Township house badly damaged by blaze
Chief George Meyer said fanning action of a lawnmower might have ignited already smoldering mulch By John Tredrea Police say smoldering mulch ignited by the fanning action of a landscaper’s lawnmower may have been the cause of an April 20 fire that heavily damaged an upscale Hopewell Township residence. No one was injured in the…
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Drug raid nets 3 arrests
Police allegedly discovered 37 decks of heroin marked "HIV," along with crack cocaine and marijuana. By: Joseph Harvie A 46-year-old South Brunswick woman was charged early Friday morning after police seized heroin, cocaine and marijuana during a raid of her mobile home. Wanda Averette, 46, of 83 Oakdale Village was charged after the police Emergency…
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Vikings come through for big win over Raiders
Patkar defeats defending GMCT champion By: Rich Fisher South Brunswick High’s tennis team finally got the clutch win it was looking for. And it led to an even bigger win in the overall scheme of things. After suffering two of its first three losses on final matches of what would be 3-2 decisions, the Vikes…
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Raiders making statement on volleyball court
HHS boys beat Central for fifth win By: John E. Powers The Hillsborough High School boys’ volleyball team expected to be better this spring in its second year of being a varsity squad. How much better has been proven early. The Raiders, who went 4-19 in their inaugural season, improved their record to 5-3…
