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Officials release timeline of Old Bridge shooting
Authorities have identified the gunman in Friday’s shooting at Pathmark in Old Bridge as 23-year-old Terence S. Tyler, who had worked at the store on Route 9 for less than two weeks. Just before 4 a.m. Friday, Tyler reportedly opened fire on other store employees, killing Cristina LoBrutto, 18, and Bryan Breen, 24, both residents…
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Sayreville official: Ernston Road reopening is imminent
By Stella Morrison SAYREVILLE — The ongoing improvements being made to Ernston Road may be complete as soon as Labor Day if expected repairs go as scheduled. A scheduled closure Aug. 28 shut down all four legs of the intersection at Ernston Road and Bordentown Avenue, which has been under repair since April 23. This…
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PRINCETON: Keeping library relevant in digital age
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Philip Sean CurranStaff Writer At the Princeton Public Library, executive director Leslie Burger can sound like a bottom-line driven corporate CEO. She uses terms like business model, she talks about watching user trends, she speaks of monitoring industry studies all to inform how she runs a library that…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Biplane flips upon landing at airport
Updated By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — A recently restored 1929 biplane flipped upside down after landing at Robbinsville airport Friday afternoon, but the pilot walked away from the crash with only a minor cut on his forehead. Township police, as well as firefighters from Robbinsville and surrounding communities, responded to the accident, which…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Matthew Stewart, 25, of New Brunswick, was charged with having an active traffic warrant in the amount of $500 out of New Brunswick on Oakland Street at Walnut Lane on Aug. 24 at 1:52 a.m. Mr. Stewart was turned over to the New Brunswick police after being unable to post bail. Rajashekh Dodamani, 40, of…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Biplane flips upon landing at airport
A biplane flipped upside down while landing at Robbinsville airport on Friday. There were no serious injuries. Photo by Sean Lynch
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PRINCETON: Man pleads guilty to sexual assault on girl
bY Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A Princeton man is expected to receive a seven-year prison sentence next month for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in the township last year. Jose Ramon Castro-Silva, 30, pleaded guilty June 26 as part of deal with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities will recommend that Mr. Castro-Silva receive…
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JAMESBURG: Apartment fire displaces more than a dozen
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor JAMESBURG — A Sunday morning fire at a Gatzmer Avenue apartment building displaced more than a dozen residents, according to authorities. Patrolman Jeff Sellmeyer spotted the fire while on patrol at 7:30 a.m. Sunday and evacuated residents in four apartments in the building at 287 Gatzmer Avenue, police said.…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Biplane flips upon landing at airport
A vintage biplane flipped after landing at the Robbinsville airport next to the Miry Run Golf Course on Friday afternoon, but the pilot was not seriously injured. Photo by Sean Lynch
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