More than $5,000 in jewelry and electronics was stolen Oct. 3 from a Gallop lane home, police said. Police said the victim reported the burglary took place between 6:30 a.m. and 2:10 p.m.

Sept. 29 Dominique Yates of New Brunswick was cited for careless driving after her car rear-ended one on Easton Avenue driven by Rebekah Livengood of Edison. Livengood said she was slowing for traffic when her car was hit.

Sept. 25 A McGuffy Road resident reported that his work laptop had been stolen from his unlocked car. The laptop was valued at $300.

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Kindergarteners at Cedar Hill Preparatory School on Cedar Grove Lane celebrated their grandparents Sept. 30 with songs, poems and food. The annual “Grandparents’ Day” is held at the end of September to “show the grandparents how much we love and respect them,” said Ruth Sulitzer, a Kindergarten teacher and the school’s admissions director.

An 18-year-old township resident has been arrested for the Sept. 27 shooting of a man on Hamilton Street, police said. Lorenzo Hill of Stothoff Street was arrested on Sept. 29, police said. Hill has been charged with 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault, 2nd Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun.

The sand box of summer has given way to the corn pit of autumn. Dual corn pits are just two of the attractions offered by Snyder’s Farm on South Middlebush Road during its third annual Fall Festival.

Thousands of revelers from around the region are expected to converge in the township over the next two weekends for the annual Navratri celebration at the Garden State Exhibit Center on Davidson Avenue. Navratri is a Hindu thanksgiving celebration of the Goddess Amba which occurs at the end of the harvest season, In India, the celebrations nine consecutive days. In …

The world should not stigmatize Sierra Leone because of the outbreak of the ebola virus, one of the country’s diplomats said in a Sept. 26 press conference at the municipal building. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, minister plenipotentiary to the United Nations, was one of a number of West African immigrants and residents who spoke during the press conference, held by Concerned …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Lancaster Barnstormers (3-2) defeated the Somerset Patriots (2-3) 9-1 Sunday afternoon in Game Five of the Liberty Division Series from TD Bank Ballpark. With the victory the Barnstormers advance to their 3rd Atlantic League Championship Series in franchise history. Lancaster won games one, four, and five to win this best-of-five series 3-2.