• MANSFIELD: Four charged in murder of Philadelphia woman

    MANSFIELD: Four charged in murder of Philadelphia woman

    Robby R. Willis, 26, is one of four Philadelphians charged with felony murder in the death of Lyudmila Burshteyn, 57, also of Philadelphia, Pa.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: 1st-year teachers brace for new year too

    By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer     ROBBINSVILLE — When you’re a teacher, you’re always a student.     That common notion in the education world proves inherently true, especially for the handful of first-year teachers in the Robbinsville School District.     “I feel just like the students,” Kimberly Brudner said last week. “I have the…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter from the Sept. 10 edition

    Pooja Arora, 35, of Tamarron Drive in Plainsboro Township, was charged with shoplifting at 4 p.m. Friday at Macy’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall.     A store loss prevention officer saw her put towels and bath accessories, worth a combined $119.98, in a Macy’s shopping bag and leave the store, police said. She was released…

  • PRINCETON: 2009 Girls Soccer Previews

    Montgomery     Head Coach: Jeremy Beardsley    Last year: 19-1-1, Skyland Conference and Somerset County champions    Key returning players:Olivia Lang (Sr.), Casey Niper (Sr.), Danny Sciotto (Sr.), Kate Stansfield (Sr.), Jackie Koppa (Jr.), Maris Rozenblatt (Jr.), Jessica Murphy (So.), Maddie Roe (So.).    Top newcomers: Christina Uva (Jr.), Sammi Epstein (Jr.), Allie Prosinski (Fr.), Catrina Atanda (Fr.),…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Residents will decide future police leadership

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — After the second petition challenge of a controversial police ordinance, the township is taking the issue to the voters.    A November referendum will ask residents to decide the fate of an ordinance which would establish the head of the township Police Department as a part-time, civilian public safety…

  • WEST AMWELL: South officials explain the hiring of Godown replacement

    Marie Collins: ‘To save money by depriving the school of needed leadership is to squander the community’s investment.’ By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — The hiring of a new administrator puts to bed the question of whether South Hunterdon Regional High School will pare down its administration.    In the middle of a recession…

  • Real ‘Legends’ of classic rock to play in Downtown Freehold

    FREEHOLD — Rich Gatto, the CEO of Downtown Freehold, has announced a special concert event, “Legends of Rock,” in association with the Monmouth Academy of Musical Arts, Marlboro. “Legends of Rock” will feature Terry Sylvester, formerly of the Hollies, and Denny Laine of Wings and the Moody Blues, along with The Cryers. The free “Legends…

  • Area residents selected for national disaster training

    Monmouth volunteers participate in federal exercise in Virginia BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Neither heat nor cramped living conditions deterred four Monmouth County residents who were selected for a rigorous federal disaster field training program that will now enable them to deploy anywhere in the United States should a natural or man-made disaster strike. The four…

  • Entertainment center planned for Freehold Twp. retail plaza

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A family entertainment center is expected to be a tenant in the Renaissance Plaza shopping center on Schanck Road. The shopping center, which formerly housed a Pathmark food store and a Rickel home improvement center, is now vacant with the exception of a dry cleaner. The…

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