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Apparent double suicide
The bodies of Maria Erdei, 66 and her brother John, 59 both of Chesterfield were found floating under a bridge on Walnford Road. By: Lauren Burgoon UPPER FREEHOLD State police are awaiting toxicology results for two bodies found last week in Crosswicks Creek. The pair, a brother and sister, apparently committed suicide by jumping…
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LHS stays unbeaten with win at HoVal
Lawrence football By: Jim Green If there was one opponent that possibly had a chance to slow down the Lawrence High School football team’s offensive juggernaut, it was Mother Nature. But even at her worst, she couldn’t keep Brett Brackett and Co. out of the end zone. In pouring rain and sloppy field conditions Saturday…
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Hopewell Zoning Update
Board hears more on cell tower By: Marianne Hooker At its Oct. 5 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board heard further testimony on the request of Cingular Pennsylvania to replace an existing 155-foot-high telecommunications tower on New Road with a new tower of the same height. The Board also approved a request for a height…
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Rain causes flooding, some road closures
By: John Tredrea and Gwen McNamara After a weekend of heavy rain soaked the area with between 6 and 8 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, the area was hit with more precipitation Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. But despite the additional rain, Hopewell Township police reported no motor…
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Man charged in sex assault of girl, 14
Robert Longest held on $150,000 bail By:Donna Lukiw Robert Longest, 27, of West Camplain Road was charged Saturday with sexual assault following an investigation into the rape of a 14-year-old Manville girl. According to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest, his office’s Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit and the Manville Police Department investigated a report…
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Township Council candidates offer traffic and public safety proposals
The Democrats outlined how they would address safety concerns at an Oct. 6 news conference, while the Republicans met with residents at the Lawrence Road Fire Company later the same day. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Traffic and public safety issues and how they propose to deal with them were focus for the Democratic…
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Assembly candidates discuss Route 92 proposal
Republicans and Democrats are on different sides of the Route 92 issue. By: Joseph Harvie Candidates seeking the two open state Assembly seats up for grabs in the 14th District, which includes South Brunswick, differ when it comes to Route 92. Republican candidates firmly opposed the road for environmental and quality of life issues while…
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Borough sets Halloween curfew
By: The mayor and council in Hopewell Borough have instituted a curfew for the borough for the Halloween season. From Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 children under the age of 17 may not be out, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Paterson Road resident Juan Torres, 21, and Deriemer Drive resident Timothy B. Frasher, 21, were involved in a single-car collision on New Center Road near Roycefield Road at 1:34 a.m. Oct. 6, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest and Chief Robert K. Gazaway. Prosecutor Forrest said that Mr. Torres was driving west…
