• LAWRENCE: Local militia played key role in Revolutionary War

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Historians frequently refer to Elias Phillips, Patrick Lamb and Ezekiel Anderson — the men who guided Gen. George Washington’s troops on the back roads from Trenton to Princeton on Jan. 3, 1777 — as farmers or civilians.    But the three Maidenhead men were not just farmers or civilians. They belonged…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Darren L. Wardlaw, 42, of Trenton, was charged with shoplifting two pairs of Reebok sneakers, valued at $119.98, from Sears at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 3:39 p.m. Oct. 22. He was taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center because of outstanding warrants.    Angel McDaniels, 38, of Johnson Avenue, was charged with issuing terroristic threats,…

  • Letter: Elect Dave Boyne to Robbinsville Township Council

    From: Sonja Walter, Robbinsville. To the editor:    One of the most important jobs of Robbinsville Township Council is to adopt the municipal budget. Since the current trend is to shift more of the tax burden to municipalities, it is important to have someone who will be there for us. Dave Boyne has the professional expertise…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board hears request to add Diwali as holiday

    Board approves 2013-14 school calendar By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    After hearing a request from the South Asian community to add a Hindi family festival day as a school holiday, the Board of Education approved the 2013-14 school year calendar without it Monday night.       About 75 residents came to support several speakers who asked…

  • Send us your team photos

    Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity — baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad — and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…

  • Patriots’ Tarpey captures county X-C championship

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Dylan Tarpey has become accustomed to running with a target on his back, and after he won the 2012 Monmouth County Cross Country championship at Holmdel Park in Holmdel on Oct. 16, that bullseye became a whole lot larger. And the Freehold Township High School runner knows it. “People will…

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    Kelvin’s Basketball Academy will hold a camp on Nov. 8-9 while students are out of school. The camp will be held at 165 Amboy Road, Marlboro Business Park, Unit 302, Marlboro. Coaches Bob Mahala and Mark Schneid will be the camp directors. The camp is for boys and girls in grades three through eight. The…

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    Manalapan High School’s Chris Cruz (l) tries to bring down Colts Neck High School’s Gio Zefferino during the Braves’ 24-21 victory over the Cougars on Oct. 20 in Colts Neck. With the victory, Manalapan (6-0) took over sole possession of first place in the Shore Conference A North Division. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Marlboro ready to defend volleyball championship

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s Grace Kenningham (l) and Samantha Seratelli go up for a block against Jackson Memorial on Oct. 18. The Mustangs, who will begin defense of their 2011 Shore Conference Tournament title on Oct. 25, beat the Jaguars, 25-23 and 25-20. ERIC SUCAR staff The timing could not be…

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