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Ryan Lopardo, 7, and Karl Lopardo, 10, of Monroe, got paid for donating their Halloween candy to troops. They each had 3 pounds and were given $3. Photo by Amy Batista.

By Amy Batista, Special Writer    MONROE — Monroe Pediatric Dentistry took a stand against sweets this Halloween and decided to redefine the phrase, “put your money where your mouth is,” by participating in its first Halloween candy buy back program.    This Halloween, trick-or-treaters were encouraged to bring their excess candy to Monroe Pediatric Dentistry on…

Lauren Rutten Alfred Titone, U.S. Small Business Administration, New Jersey district director; Pankaj Mohan, Oncobiologics founder and CEO; Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno; Debbie Hart, BioNJ president; Sen. Robert Menendez; and Jeremy Caudill, Oncobiologics, vice president, business development.

   CRANBURY — A new biotech firm on Clarke Road in Cranbury will create 200 jobs and spur innovations in cancer research.    Sen. Robert Menendez, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Oncobiologics lab Friday.    . Sen. Menendez, a Democrat, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and regional leaders of the biopharmaceutical industry…

Bob Bostock, Springwood Drive I was disappointed, but not surprised, by the response of my Democratic council campaign opponents to the commitment of my running mates and I to promptly disclose the names and the amounts of every contribution we receive for our council campaign (on our Web site www.citizens4lawrence.com). Unfortunately, our opponents’ response to…

Fashion Week — Oct. 8 through 14    In the mood for a designer trunk show? Or maybe you would like to see models strut down a runway wearing the latest trends? How about a chance to win fabulous prizes? You can get all this and more at the third annual Palmer Square Fashion Week.    From…

Sean Moylan, Sports Writer -8HOCKEY- Only in its second year of existence as a varsity team, the Robbinsville High field hockey squad is discovering that its reputation is so good it’s getting everyone’s "A" game. Such was the case this past Monday when a re-charged West Windsor-Plainsboro South team beat Robbinsville, 2-1, at Robbinsville. The…

Richard Leary    BANGOR, Pa. — Richard J. Leary, 67, of Bangor, formerly of Lambertville, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, in East Stroudsburg.    Born in Lambertville, he was the son of the late Francis and Elizabeth Black Leary.    Mr. Leary was a maintenance supervisor for Alnort Corp. at the Camden Shipyards. Previously, he owned and operated services…

Annual grant doubles to $717,800 Mercer Co. homeland security grant doubles    Mercer County has received approximately $717,800 in federal Homeland Security grant funds, nearly double the amount it received last year.    The funding, which landed Mercer County in the middle of the pack statewide in total funding received, will be put toward several projects aimed…