Category: archives

  • 2005 verdict for land swap

    DEP expects decision on high school plan. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — A decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection on whether to allow the township to proceed with a proposed land swap is expected before the end of the year, a DEP spokeswoman said.    Elaine Makatura, director of the DEP’s press office, said…

  • Chiara Carr combo is clicking once again

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The Monroe Township High School girls’ varsity soccer team opened the season with a satisfying 1-0 victory over Piscataway, but stumbled in Tuesday’s contest at Woodbridge. The Barrons, a Greater Middlesex Conference White Division rival, converted three corner kicks into goals on their way to a 5-1 victory over the visitors.…

  • LETTERS: Committed to open space

    To the editor:     Unlike the fully-developed communities in the north and central part of Middlesex County, we in Monroe are able to plan for future growth and control development.    And I am proud to say that our township council is dedicated to preserving open space.    They have been able to take advantage of the…

  • LETTERS: Administration fails the South

    To the editor:     Can anyone look at the scene in our southern states without thinking that it’s a good thing this was not a terrorist attack?    Communications were disrupted, supplies were not forthcoming, accommodations were inadequate, lawlessness prevailed, and evacuation was a fiasco before and after the hurricane.    The ships that were to rescue…

  • Grand opening for Back Timberlane fields set Oct. 1

    Fields, called the Athletic Fields at Timberlane (AFT), were paid for with $500,000 raised by the nonprofit Hopewell Valley Recreation Foundation. By John Tredrea    The grand opening of two new school district athletic fields at Back Timberlane will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 1.    The event was announced by Hopewell Valley Regional Board…

  • Wham powers Cards to win against Ewing

    Lawrence field hockey By: John E. Powers    The Lawrence High School field hockey team is already ahead of last year.    The Cardinals, who lost their first three games of 2004 and finished the season at 6-9-2, dropped a 4-1 season-opener to Allentown last Friday, but rebounded Tuesday with a 4-1 win at Ewing.    Senior forward…

  • Municipalities adopt COAH ‘fair share’ laws

    Florence and Springfield adopt growth share ordinances to address affordable housing By: Scott Morgan    The township councils of Springfield and Florence each adopted growth share ordinances during their Sept. 7 meetings, which allows the municipalities to make a payment toward the cost of an affordable housing unit in lieu of having to build one.    According…

  • Stanley Dancer passes away at 78

       One of the greatest horsemen ever to grace the sport of harness racing, Hall of Fame trainer-driver Stanley Dancer, died at his home in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Thursday after declining health for several years. He was 78.    Dancer, whose training base for most of his career was his farm in New Egypt, New Jersey,…

  • Teachers staying after for extra lessons, too

    After-school classes focus on new technology By:Donna Lukiw    Some Manville teachers will be staying after school this year, attending training courses to either learn something new or perfect their specialties.    "The purpose of these classes is to continually keep our teachers trained in the latest technologies and methodologies so they can provide the best instruction…