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  • Powell back in New Jersey to face attempted murder charge

    Hillsborough man is charged with attempting to murder his 41-year-old mother. By: Melissa Edmond    Devin M. Powell, charged with attempting to murder his 41-year-old mother on Dec. 15, was extradited Monday, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest.    The 21-year-old Hillsborough man, who was charged with first-degree attempted murder and third-degree theft of a motor…

  • Mansfield man pleads not guilty in pregnant girlfriend’s murder

    Boyce Singleton faces life in prison if convicted By: Scott Morgan    A Mansfield man charged with murdering his pregnant girlfriend in their home last year pleaded not guilty in state Superior Court on Monday.    Boyce Singleton, 27, who shared a house with 38-year-old girlfriend Michelle Cazan on Augusta Drive, faces life in prison if convicted…

  • Mantz wants to spend more time with family

    Veteran HHS football coach resigns By: Rudy Brandl    Rick Mantz once joked many years ago that he married the first girl who made it through the grueling grind of a football season with him.    Now, over a decade later, Mantz is giving something back to his family.    Mantz stepped down as Hillsborough High’s head football…

  • Florence Harto

       Florence Farnkopf Harto, 78, formerly of Monmouth Junction, died Saturday, March 18, at Rutherford County Hospice House, Forest City, N.C.    She was a graduate of Jamesburg High School and a former employee of E. R. Squibb.    Her daughter, Dr. Nancy Ellen Harto, and her brother, Lt. John W. Farnkopf, died previously. She is survived by…

  • Property Transfers — March23, 2006 — Part 5

    By: The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is…

  • In the Syndrome Mix

    ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger’s, Tourette’s, bipolar – it’s a psychological jungle out there. By:Hilary Parker    The human brain contains something on the order of 100 billion neurons connected by about 60 trillion synapses. With this level of complexity, it is surprising that things ever work properly, and that neuropsychological problems are quite common. Six percent…

  • Locally Grown

    The Algonquin Film Festival offers a chance to see movies outside the box. By: Megan Sullivan    The great San Francisco earthquake may have happened a century ago, but a piece of history was salvaged through Thomas Edison’s film footage of the landmark natural disaster. While the Library of Congress had three-quarters of the film in…

  • Moving up a pew

    By: Linda McCarthy    Almost everyone my age is faced with the same dilemma: How do you successfully deal with an aging parent?    My father-in-law used to quip that getting old was like "moving up a pew." You get closer to God with each passing generation. I’m starting to smell the incense.    I recently visited my…

  • Town honored for storm readiness

    Upper Freehold designated "Storm Ready" community (March 23) By: Rob Heyman    UPPER FREEHOLD — For William Wentzien, nothing beats being prepared.    As the township’s longtime emergency management coordinator, Mr. Wentzien has made it his job to ensure that if a significant natural disaster or emergency were to hit Upper Freehold, he’d be ready for it…