Author: Central Jersey
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HOPEWELL: Hopewell Valley Community Bank and Northfield Bancorp gain approvals to merge
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. and Hopewell Valley Community Bank have received shareholder and regulatory approvals for the merger of the two organizations. On Dec. 14, about 72.8 percent of Hopewell Valley shareholders approved the acquisition by Northfield as outlined in the definitive merger agreement. The transaction is expected to close early in the first quarter of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Swimmers determined to make deep run in states
Bu Justin Feil, Packet Media Group Alexandra Temple’s freshman year on Hillsborough High School girls swimming team ended with a gold medal in the 200-yard medley relay at the Meet of Champions. It was a year that began with high expectations and plenty of pressure for Temple, who was following in the giant footsteps of…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Teachers’ pact to bring 8% raise over three years
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer Teachers employed at Hopewell Valley public schools will get a 2.8 percent pay hike this year, followed by annual increases of 2.6 and 2.4 percent in the following two years. The Board of Education on Monday approved a three-year contract with the education union. Calculated on a compounded basis, the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Darren Powell selected as acting police chief
Lt. Darren Powell was unanimously voted as the township’s acting police chief Tuesday night. The Township Committee chose Mr. Powell from the three eligible lieutenants on the force, giving him an early birthday present. The acting chief was 51 yesterday, Dec. 17. Paul Kaminsky, who has been police chief since 2006, will retire effective Feb.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police warn residents of ‘distraction burglaries’
An East Mountain Road resident was the victim Saturday of what police called a “distraction burglary.” At about 4 p.m. a man whom police described as Hispanic, 5-8, with a heavy build and wearing a white polo shirt and blue jeans knocked on the front door of the residence and said he was a Department…
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PRINCETON: Lawmakers charge ahead in efforts to block Princeton Battlefield housing project
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer State lawmakers have stepped up their fight to block the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on a section of the Princeton Battlefield that the IAS owns and has begun clearing. They want the state’s top environmental regulator, state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin, to…
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PRINCETON: Former school board president Tim Quinn plans 2016 council run (Updated)
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Former Princeton school board president Tim Quinn said Wednesday that he plans to run for council next year as a Democrat, the second candidate to enter the race. “During my service on the Board of Education, many of you encouraged me to consider a council run and I think…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 16
Jennifer Santos, 41, of Titusville, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $186 from Princeton Municipal Court following a motor vehicle stop on State Road at 10:50 a.m. Dec. 15. A vandal spray-painted graffiti on two large boulders and two trees inside the Witherspoon Woods municipal park on Cherry Hill Road between Dec. 1…
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LAWRENCE: Motorcyclist killed in crash at Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road (Updated)
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — A motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle collided with a BMW at Quakerbridge Road and Lawrence Station Road shortly before 5 p.m. Dec. 15, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Barry Rittenhouse, 54, of Hamilton Township, was operating the motorcycle when it struck a 2002 BMW driven…
