• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Ride bikes to help fight cancer

    by Sara Jansson, Special Writer    Two townships will be coming together next weekend to meet a common goal.    The Monroe and South Brunswick chapter of the Optimist International organization will be holding its first Optimist Bike Ride to Benefit Childhood Cancer on June 28 at Reichler Park, located at 540 Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Historic Sarnoff Library to close

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — After more than 40 years of operation, the David Sarnoff Library, a monument to 20th century innovation in telecommunications, will close by the end of the year.    Named for Mr. Sarnoff (1891-1971), a mass communications visionary who founded NBC and served as the longtime chief executive of…

  • Woosamonsa Schoolhouse is site of Strawberry Festival

    On June 21 from 1-4 p.m.    Looking for something fun to do with dad this Father’s Day? The trustees of the Woosamonsa Schoolhouse, Pennington’s oldest surviving school house building, will hold an old-fashioned Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 21 from 1-4 p.m.    The schoolhouse is located at the intersection of Woosamonsa and Poor Farm roads,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       Andrew Kvarta, 26, of Skillman, was charged with drunken driving, failure to use due caution and circumspection and failure to keep right after police responded to a call about an accident on Montgomery Road at 2:34 a.m. May 31.    Upon arriving at the scene of the accident, police found a vehicle resting on its driver’s…

  • ROOSEVELT: December trial set in murder

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    A trial will start sometime in December for the Gettysburg College senior accused of killing a Roosevelt woman in his off-campus apartment.    Kevin Schaeffer, 21, of Oley, Pa., pleaded not guilty June 2 in Adams County Superior to charges that he strangled and stabbed Emily Silverstein, 19, in the early…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Lifelong dreams of being an Eagle

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    Brandon Wildemuth heard the call of the Boy Scouts at a young age and knew he wanted to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout right away. But in achieving his goal, he went above and beyond the call of duty to create a relaxing outdoor environment for low-income seniors at…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Young umpires keep league games square

    HILLSBOROUGH: Young umpires keep league games square

    By Joe Hernandez, Special Writer    Unemployment may be up, but for some Hillsborough teens, the Hillsborough Baseball League is offering the dream job.    The league employs about 60 Hillsborough teens each summer in the Junior Umpire Program where the kids not only learn about being responsible employees, but also get to help referee baseball games…

  • LAWRENCE: Great year of track cut short

    Injuries derail relay’s MOC chance By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group    An unfortunate ending could not spoil an otherwise great season by the Lawrence High School boys track and field team.    The team’s last race was supposed to be their biggest, but a combination of illness and injury prevented the boys from competing in the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: The sounds of spring

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: The sounds of spring

    Staff photo by John Keating. Monmouth Junction School third-grader Stephen Peters sings the Hawaiian song "Humuhumunuk Unukuapua’a."

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