Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Action can be taken to halt planned pipeline
For the past year, hundreds of citizens from Bordentown to Upper Freehold Township have spent countless hours and sleepless nights organizing, attending town meetings, writing letters to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the local and federal legislative delegates that serve this portion of New Jersey. Why?…
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Seniors appreciate gifts, dinner from scouts
The Millstone Township seniors would like to thank the Girl Scouts and the Girl Scout leaders of Millstone Township for the Christmas dinner they gave us and for the gifts, baskets and food they give to us throughout the year. Margaret Patterson President Millstone Seniors Organization Millstone Township
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Foundation to host Casino Night on Feb. 20
MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence will host its fourth annual Casino Night fundraiser on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township. The cost of the event is $75 per person and includes some “fun money” for gambling entertainment, as well as a buffet dinner, dessert and cash…
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Vote on Millstone fire budget set for Feb. 20
By Matthew Sockol Correspondent MILLSTONE – On Feb. 20, residents will be asked to vote on the 2016 budget put forth by the Millstone Township Board of Fire Commissioners. Voting will take place from 2-9 p.m. at the Millstone Township Fire Company, 461 Stagecoach Road. All registered voters in the township may cast a ballot…
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Falsifier of Milltown drinking water data nets three years in jail
TRENTON — The former licensed operator of the New Brunswick and Milltown public drinking water systems has been sentenced to prison for submitting false water purity testing data to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Edward O’Rourke, 60, of Brick, was sentenced on Feb. 8 to three years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Alberto…
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Monroe ice hockey team competitive in GMC play
By Jimmy Allinder Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen has reigned supreme ever since the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) began league play in ice hockey five years ago. This season is no exception since St. Joe’s owns a 13-3-3 record and has vanquished every GMC opponent during the regular season, often by double-digit margins. However,…
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East Brunswick award recipient’s lineage dates to Revolutionary War
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Jersey Blue member Susan Luczu of East Brunswick has been awarded the Martha Washington Medal by the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Presentation of the award was made at a recent Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapter meeting by Kathrine (Kitty) Bowers of…
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East Brunswick puts indefinite hold on water tower
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — There will be no decision on a water tower on Henry Street, at least until next year, according to Council President Michael Hughes. “We have done some digging through our records and we have a little more legwork to do as a council and as a municipality…
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Participants sought for chili cook-off, tasting in South River on March 5
The South River Municipal Alliance will hold its Chili Cook-Off and Tasting fundraiser noon-2 p.m. March 5 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1451, 31 Reid St., South River. Individuals are sought to enter for a chance to be crowned “The Maker of the Best Chili in South River” or to purchase a tasting…
