Day: June 26, 2003

  • Residents continue to fight Matrix warehouse park

    Group plans to appeal court decision last month. By: Cynthia Koons    UPPER FREEHOLD — They protested at municipal meetings and lost. Then they went to court and lost.    Now, nine months after the Washington Township Planning Board approved the 5.58 million-square-foot Matrix warehouse park on the border of Upper Freehold, the residents continue to fight.…

  • ‘A government based on rules rather than personalities’

    GUEST OPINION By David Sandahl    The ongoing differences among members of the Hopewell Township Committee are a major public concern. Week after week, petty controversies erupt, preventing thoughtful consideration of the real issues facing Hopewell Township. The HVN suggested last week that members of the Hopewell Township Committee step down if they cannot demonstrate the…

  • County grant may open doors to saving Van Derveer house

    By:Alec Moore    Recent comments made by the Township Committee regarding the Van Derveer house, a historic 250-year-old house situated on Route 206 just north of Andria Avenue, were not well received by members of the Historical Commission.    Commission members Arnold Radi and Suzanne Ochse appealed to the committee not to dismiss the historic home as…

  • Will school board work with staff?

    To the editor    When does it end? I am a Hillsborough High School teacher. During the school year that has just ended, I have had to perform many duties above and beyond the parameters of my job.    These have included picketing in the dark mornings of February and March, attending lengthy planning meetings, and numerous…

  • Letter: BGIA editorial misses the mark

    To the editor:     In your June 5 edition, you printed an editorial headlined "BGIA is a waste of tax money." Please allow me to comment.    BGIA saved South Brunswick taxpayers over $1 million last year alone and close to $2 million since they were hired in 1997.    They did this by doing what insurance…

  • Millstone approves new Master Plan

    Township Committee selects Plan B. By: Sarah Winkelman    MILLSTONE — After months of debate surrounding the adoption of the township’s Master Plan, the issue has finally been resolved under a compromise intended to preserve the rural character of the township.    The Township Committee voted unanimously to approve the plan at the June 18 committee meeting,…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

        Kareen Wyda, 32, of South Main Street was charged with obstruction and hindering apprehension at 8:50 a.m. June 16.     Police reported that they were looking for a fugitive living outside Manville and Ms. Wyda assisted that individual in avoiding police. Police did not release more information.     She was released after the charges…

  • Losing contact proves to be sadly final

    PERCEPTIONS by Steve Feitl By: Steve Feitl    Looking back, I think I had a fairly average high school graduation night.    There were the normal congratulations, the basic best wishes and some heartfelt hugs and handshakes. I reminisced with a small group of friends at Denny’s on Route 1 in Lawrence in the hours after the…

  • Mistaken Identity

    Princeton Rep kicks off its season with the farcical ‘Comedy of Errors.’ By: Matt Smith Alicia Goranson, above, played Cordelia in Princeton Rep’s 2002 production of King Lear.    "I believe that a concept has to be pulled through every aspect of a production," Mr. Rowan says. "It needs to inform the way the relationships are…