• ALLENTOWN: Family dynamics take center stage at AHS musical

    ALLENTOWN: Family dynamics take center stage at AHS musical

    By Jenna Kunze, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Allentown High School next week will open its production of “Children of Eden,” a two-act musical based on the Bible that explores human nature, love and the relationship between parents and children.    The play is based on the Book of Genesis — Act 1 is the story of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: At the library, you can hear Oscars songs, learn about presidential dining

       The AARP Foundation Tax Aide will offer free income tax form preparation help for older taxpayers and people with limited incomes. Representatives will be at the library from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, March 5, and Mondays, March 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9.    You can learn about some of the favorite…

  • LAWRENCE: Mall renovations getting underway

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Regular shoppers at the Quaker Bridge Mall may have noticed some stores have closed in recent weeks, but the vacancies are not the result of economic conditions.    Those closings mark the beginning of a long-awaited renovation and expansion of the 1-million-square foot mall, which will grow to 1.6 million square…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: He uses T-shirts to sell pizza

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Can you connect the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin and pizza?    OK. How about the Occupy Wall Street movement and pizza?    Akhtar Farzaie linked them to his Bella Pizza business, lickety split, without using Twitter, email or Facebook.    He used T-shirts to capture the day’s buzz.    Mr. Farzaie, 31, the…

  • Libby Howe, age 8, Breaks State Record on

    By Karen Gibson Robbinsville, NJ – (February 15, 2012) – Libby Howe, age 8, recently competed for Arena Gymnastics of Hamilton at the 2012 Level 4 N.J. State Championships. Libby placed 1st on the uneven bars with a new state record of 9.85 and placed 3rd overall. Her team placed second in their division. Libby is the…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Marvin Aguilar, 24, of Ewing Township, was charged with driving under the influence and related charges at 1:55 a.m. on Feb. 18 on Route 206 near the Brunswick Circle.    Matthew A. Funk, 20, of Levittown, Pa., was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of a controlled dangerous substance on Brunswick Pike at 6:25…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter for Feb. 13-19

       Police responded to a minor motor vehicle accident with no injuries on Brooks Boulevard at 6 a.m. Feb. 13 and said the undercarriage of a vehicle might have been damaged due to a loose water main cover. N.J. American Water Co. was notified. A wrecker was called. * * *    A North 4th Avenue caller…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: High school students inducted into academic society

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: High school students inducted into academic society

    By Maria Riegel, Special Writer South Brunswick High School held its National Honor Society Induction Feb. 15 in the auditorium at the Ridge Road facility. ”This year 149 students were inducted, but we have inducted as many as 170 students in any given year,” Co-advisor Samantha Saldanha-Kuncharam said. According to Ms. Saldanha-Kuncharam, students are invited…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police Blotter, week of Feb. 23

       Township police said a Vliet Drive resident reported Feb. 12 that a GPS, valued at $250, was stolen from an unlocked car during the overnight hours.    Police also reported two driving while intoxicated charges.    On Feb. 4 Gisella Paez, 24, of Hillsborough was charged with DWI while driving a white BMW on Farm Road. A…

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