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  • Townhouse damaged in blaze

    A fire on Christmas morning leaves Summerfield townhouse uninhabitable. By: Joseph Harvie    A Summerfield townhouse was badly damaged in a Christmas Day blaze that appeared to have started in a basement utility room, fire officials said.    No one was injured in the fire at 105 Yarrow Circle in Dayton, which took about a half-hour to…

  • Four sets of siblings on swim team

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    One of the strengths of the swimming program at South Brunswick High School has always been the number of families that produced two or more swimmers for the Vikings. This year is no exception, as four sets of siblings are currently swimming for SBHS.    The newest arrivals are twins Wil and…

  • Final delivery

    Mailmen to retire Saturday after decades delivering By:Donna Lukiw    After spending their workdays walking up Brooks Boulevard or neighborhoods around 13th Avenue, mail carriers Ray Walsh and Jim Manello are retiring from the Manville Post Office at the end of the month.    Mr. Walsh has been with the post office for 38 years, while Mr.…

  • Schools superintendent finalist to visit district Jan. 4

    Philip Meara, Freehold Borough School District superintendent, will tour the Lawrence school district and attend an open forum on Jan. 4. Arrangements have not yet been made for a visit by the second finalist, who has requested that his name not be released, officals said. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    One of two finalists for the…

  • Community Calendar for the week of Dec. 29

        Feast of the Epiphany    Friday, Jan. 6 — Christ Episcopal Church, 130 Prince St., will mark the Feast of the Epiphany with a Solemn Mass at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Shrimp Night    Friday, Jan. 6 — American Legion Post 39 will sponsor "Shrimp Night" the first Friday of each month from 5 to…

  • Schools superintendent finalist to visit district Jan. 4

    Philip Meara, Freehold Borough School District superintendent, will tour the Lawrence school district and attend an open forum on Jan. 4. Arrangements have not yet been made for a visit by the second finalist, who has requested that his name not be released, officals said. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    One of two finalists for the…

  • Bill aims to remove authority for Route 92

    Assemblyman Bill Baroni hopes new legislation will put an end to N.J. Turnpike Authority’s plan to build Route 92. By: Joseph Harvie    Assemblyman Bill Baroni wants to strip the N.J. Turnpike Authority of its right to build Route 92.    The Republican said Tuesday that he plans to reintroduce legislation that would take away the agency’s…

  • Student charged in fight

    A South Brunswick High School student allegedly made threats with knife. By: Joseph Harvie    A 15-year-old boy faces criminal charges and possible expulsion after he allegedly pulled a knife on another student at South Brunswick High School while in class on Friday.    The student, who police and school officials would not name, was charged with…

  • George T. Dennis

       George T. Dennis, 101, of Merritt Island, Fla., died Dec. 28 at Wuesthoff Health System in Rockledge, Fla.    Born in Pennington, he resided most of his life in the Trenton area before moving to Florida in 1991. Mr. Dennis retired after 41 years of service with Thermoid in Trenton.    Husband of the late Gertrude Mortimer…