• BORDENTOWN CITY: Café culture thrives in shops along the Avenue

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Café culture thrives in shops along the Avenue

    Phil McAuliffe Doug Kovacs and Jeff Daloiso, owners of Mug and Muffin. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council candidates discuss land use

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Candidates for Township Council said this week that South Brunswick has done an adequate job providing affordable housing and that tough economic conditions in the state would need to improve before tenants can begin to fill vacant warehouse space.    Republican challenger John O’Sullivan and Democratic incumbent Mahesh “Mac” Shah are…

  • LAWRENCE: Police shift to new union

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Township residents will receive a fundraising letter in the mail later this month from police officers — but it won’t be from Police Benevolent Association Local 119, which is the union that had represented the Lawrence Township Police Department.     Instead, residents should be on the lookout for a…

  • LAWRENCE: Tours, talks planned in October to celebrate Lawrence history

    LAWRENCE: Tours, talks planned in October to celebrate Lawrence history

    By Lea Kahn,Staff Writer Sandwiched between Princeton and Trenton, Lawrence Township’s history is often overlooked by residents and visitors alike in favor of that of its neighbors to the north and the south.     But Township Historian Dennis Waters and the Lawrence Historical Society have other ideas — and that’s why Mayor Pam Mount has…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Coming home a winner

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Coming home a winner

    Phil McAuliffe Staff photos by Phil McAuliffe The Vikings leave the field at halftime.

  • SMOOTHIE KING OPENS NEW STORE IN HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY

    The new Smoothie King store will feature a 1,500-square-foot space, seating area and free Wi-Fi. By Brittany Whipple HILLSBOROUGH – September 21, 2009 – Smoothie King will open a store in Hillsborough the second week of October, 2009 at 706 Route 206 with a grand opening event on October 17. The new Smoothie King store,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: A supply and demand problem at township pantry

    Recession causes increase in need, shortage of food By Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Food Pantry is facing both a steep increase in the number of families seeking help and a decrease in the amount of food it has to help families get through the recession.    The shelves at the pantry, while not…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Helping children around the globe

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Local residents interested in helping needy children throughout the world need only travel to Kendall Park to extend a helping hand across the globe.    Operation Christmas Child, which is part of the international organization Samaritan’s Purse, sends out millions of shoeboxes filled with gifts to the less fortunate in 130…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Kids’ book attempts to answer question: ‘Why?’

    BORDENTOWN CITY: Kids’ book attempts to answer question: ‘Why?’

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — This past weekend a book release party celebrated the publication of a work by 17 of the city’s youngest authors and artists from the Firehouse Gallery.    Eric Gibbons, owner of the Walnut Street gallery, has produced a number of his own books.    He also has hosted art…

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