Month: August 2003

Contract expires Dec. 31 By:Alec Moore    The Township Committee is preparing to negotiate a new contract for the Hillsborough PBA Local #205, the union representing Hillsborough’s police officers, and discussed the upcoming contract negotiations in executive session Tuesday.    The department’s current three-year contract expires on Dec. 31 and PBA officials have sent notice to the…

Pennington-based swim team has strong showing at PASDA championships By: Jim Green    Despite having barely more than a quarter of its members on hand, the Penn Brook Club swim team managed to post 16 first-place finishes at the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association Division 3 championships July 29 at Rutgers University.    The Pennington-based club…

Council also voted to adopt an ordinance covering $754,000 in capital improvements, including a new garbage truck. By John Tredrea    A bond ordinance authorizing $404,500 in improvements to the borough’s water, storm water and sewer systems was approved unanimously by the Pennington Borough Council Aug. 4.    Under the ordinance, $385,000 in municipal bonds and a…

Latest tests scores show most students do well By:Beth Kressel    General education students in eighth and 11th grades passed the 2002-2003 standardized tests with flying colors, but special education students and those who speak English as a second language, must improve their scores in order to completely meet state standards by next year.    That was…

After months of work, project nearly finished By:Alec Moore    Manville’s Recreation Building, located just off Bridge Street in the Lost Valley section of town, should be ready for use come September.    Manville Recreation Director Rich Armstrong said that the borough is just a few weeks away from completing an extensive eight-month renovation project to the…

Wal-Mart grant helps pay for aqua-aerobic class By:Alec Moore    Volunteering may not put extra money in her pocket, but Councilwoman Susan Asher says donating her time and effort to the borough’s Recreation Department has given her much greater rewards.    Ms. Asher, 45, a lifelong resident of the borough with a long track record of service…

Mansfield Township Historical Society unveils sign marking spot where British soldier was hanged over 200 years ago. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD – The Mansfield Township Historical Society last week revealed a new sign that marks the spot where a soldier was hanged for treason by the British in the township more than two centuries ago.…

CRIMSON COMMENTS by Rose McGlew    We’ve hit the summer wall. Three weeks left to go and we are all in countdown mode for our various reasons. I think we all become so anxious for the change back to the routine that we start to get on each other’s nerves. Or maybe it’s just me.    Legos…

Change in Master Plan may halt development. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    A change to the township Master Plan could help put the brakes on residential development in certain areas of South Brunswick, Township Council members said.    The Township Council introduced an ordinance Aug. 5 that would create a Rural Residential zone that limits residential construction to…