• REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Jim Rigel: A man who can do almost anything

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Jim Rigel: A man who can do almost anything

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Jim Rigel is a man for all seasons, no mistake. He’s one of those people who can do anything.    Among a lot of other things, he’s been principal of schools for children with special needs for over 30 years; a professional counselor; a professor at Rider University; an ordained minister;…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: When Hillsborough was ‘Hitsville’

    HILLSBOROUGH: When Hillsborough was ‘Hitsville’

    By John Patten, Managing Editor    One night in 1973, R&B singer Gladys Knight parked her tour bus in front of Tony Camillo’s Meadowbrook Drive home and went into his basement recording studio. After checking microphones and setting everything up, she sang, “L.A. proved too much for the man …”    The song, “Midnight Train to Georgia,”…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Community assessment report aired

    Prevailing public opinion is that Hopewell Valley is a friendly, safe and caring place to live, but that its taxes are too high and it is not “walkable” in many areas By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    What Hopewell Valley residents want in a yet-to-be-built community center and in the way of services for seniors and…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Teens charged with vandalism

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    South Brunswick police have charged nine teenagers in connection with a series of acts involving vandalism and criminal mischief.    Romit Mirchardani, 18, of Westford, Mass., was the only adult in the group. Of the remaining eight juveniles, four reside in South Brunswick, one is from Plainsboro and two are from…

  • MONROE: Ripping up the Ripken

    Monroe 10s head to Cal Ripken World Series By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer    MONROE — Having hosted and won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship earlier this month, Monroe Township’s 10-year-old baseball team, the Dirty Birds, is taking a confident swing at the Cal Ripken World Series in Lamar, Colo., this week.    ”It was our first time…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Pennytown conditions update set for Monday

    An update meeting to review Pogorzelski’s progress and discuss next steps is set for 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell Township Administrator/Engineer Paul Pogorzelski has been looking into the Pennytown issues brought to the attention of the Hopewell Township Committee at its Aug. 10 meeting.    These issues then included…

  • PENNINGTON: Farmers’ market moments

    PENNINGTON: Farmers’ market moments

    Phil McAuliffe Christina Sappington, 12, sells sunflowers for the 9- acre farm in Skillman at the Pennington Farmers’ Market on Saturday.

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Local youngster gets exercise in triplicate

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Local youngster gets exercise in triplicate

    Shane Moore competes in the DQ Events Triathlon in Marlton.

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       At 3:21 p.m. Aug. 12, a St. John Street resident came to police headquarters on North Main Street to report a $2,000 check and $1,600 in cash missing from her residence.    The resident believed the theft occurred Aug. 10, and an investigation is ongoing.    Two 21-year-old Bridgewater residents and a 20-year-old Glen Gardner resident were…

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