Author: Central Jersey
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Lessons in sand
The author (center) with friends Bill Rawlyk and Jeanette Hooban during a second visit to Island Beach, this one during a nor’easter.
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CRANBURY: Goetz wins second term
Incumbent wins by a 2 to 1 margin By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY — By a 2 to 1 margin, Democratic incumbent and current Mayor Susan Goetz trounced her opponent Tuesday night to retain her seat on the Township Committee, according to unofficial election results provided by Township Clerk Kathleen Cunningham. County-level politicos…
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HIGHTSTOWN: LeTellier resignation ending lawsuit
By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the settlement of a lawsuit between former Police Director James LeTellier and the Borough Council, Borough of Hightstown and John Does during its meeting on Monday night. According to the resolution, in April of 2014, the Plaintiff, Mr. LeTellier, filed…
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Lessons in sand
The author returns to her beloved Island Beach for her first post-Sandy visit By Carolyn Foote Edelmann Once upon a time, there was a hurricane. It swirled ashore two full years ago, come the end of October. No matter the slogans, Sandy’s remnants are everywhere, still. Driving to the Delaware River, I pass through entire…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Coetzer twins lift Raiders to next level
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Hillsborough High School girls volleyball team started to improve when it added Kari and Lisa Coetzer as sophomores. They were young then and the program was still building, and the twin sisters have helped to chart an upward course for the Raiders, who are 22-4 after a 2-0…
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MERCER COUNTY: Five-cent fee on bags question is defeated
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Mercer County voters want to "bag it" for free — never mind a suggested 5-cent fee on disposable plastic shopping bags. That was the message voters delivered at the polls Tuesday, in response to a Mercer County referendum question asking whether they would support a fee on bags provided by…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Frank Gambatese wins fourth mayoral term
Killmurray re-elected to Township Council By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Democratic Mayor Frank Gambatese will guide the township for the next four years, voters decided Tuesday. Mr. Gambatese easily handled Republican challenger Paul Saltin 5,150 to 3,211, according to unofficial results from the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office. "The people in South Brunswick speak for…
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WEST WINDSOR: Krug, Zhang win seats on the school board
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Yingchao "YZ" Zhang beat out incumbent Richard Andrew Kaye for a West Windsor seat on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education. There was no general election for the Township Committee this year but there were three candidates vying for two Board of Education seats up for grabs…
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MONROE: BOE race decided
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor MONROE — It was a good night for three out of the seven Board of Education candidates, the winners that is. Stay home mom Jill DiMaio led in the voting with 4,084 votes, followed by Steven Riback with 3,185 and current board President Kathy Kolupanowich taking the final seat…
