• SPRINGFIELD TOPICS: From the Nov. 5 edition

    Jen Kokotajlo Tel: 410-7338     [email protected]    Deadline for submitting items for this article will now be Sunday evening. Anything submitted after may not be included in the following edition. Any questions please contact me, [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding. * * *    Congratulations to Springfield resident Heather Shinn on being named NJ FAA Outstanding…

  • COLUMBUS NEWS: From the Nov. 5 edition

    Peg Traino Tel: 298-7476     [email protected]    Do you have trash that might be someone else’s treasure? The Youth of the Wesley United Methodist Church is requesting donations for their yard sale on Saturday, Nov. 7. All items will be sold as “donation only” and all profits will benefit the mission trip in July. Items can…

  • LAWRENCE: Helping hands for needy paws

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Rita Thompson has always liked animals — whether it’s the family’s hermit crabs, its tropical fish or Katie, its Wheaton terrier dog.     When Rita, who belongs to Junior Girl Scout Troop 72170, needed a community service project, it seemed only natural to take on a project that involved…

  • CRANBURY: Township mulls offer to replace trees

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Township officials are studying how to respond to an offer from the N.J. Turnpike Authority to provide 9,800 trees to offset environmental damage that may be caused by the widening of the highway.    The project, which began during the summer, will expand the Turnpike from six to 12…

  • LAWRENCE: LHS Theater Club to unveil ‘Phantom’

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Theater-goers may want to look over their shoulders after they leave the Lawrence High School Theater Club’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” which is set for a three-night run next week.     That’s because no one really knows if the phantom, who haunts the Paris Opera House,…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Body found at range

    By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group — A man was found dead on the shotgun and archery range of the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, state police confirmed this week.     The man, who police would not identify before The Messenger-Press deadline, was found by two teenagers around 5 p.m. Monday evening as they walked home…

  • PLUMSTED: Police Beat

       Elizabeth Heck, 41, of New Egypt, was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated.    Police said they responded to the parking lot of Scott’s Market on Main Street at 4:30 p.m. for a motor vehicle accident, and found Ms. Heck had crashed into a Cream Ridge woman’s vehicle while pulling out of a space, causing damage…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Cross-county court?

    Local, state leaders aim to eliminate vicinage hurdle By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    Upper Freehold and Millstone aren’t the only area towns looking into the feasibility of merging court systems to save precious funding.    The mayors of Allentown and Robbinsville recently met with state officials in an effort to share services beyond county lines with…

  • CRANBURY: Feeding voters

    A Cranbury tradition By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Voters with an empty stomach won’t have to look far for relief.    The Woman’s Club of Cranbury will host its annual Election Supper at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury’s Fellowship Hall on Nov. 3.    ”We had such an amazing response last year and a…

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