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Township eyes hotel growth
Proposed ordinance would establish new regulations for hotel developers By: William Wichert BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP With a new piece of legislation, township officials are trying to respond to growing trends in the hotel and motel industries, while also controlling the number of future projects built in the municipality. These motives can be found in the…
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Cardinal girls soar past Bordentown
Lawrence girls soccer By: Mike Molaro It was only the second game of the year, but the Lawrence High School girls soccer squad already was facing a key situation. Coming off a heartbreaking 1-0 setback to cross-town rival Notre Dame in last Friday’s season opener, the Cardinals needed to bounce back the next day against…
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Winona Doyle
By: HILLSBOROUGH Winona R. Doyle died Sept. 4 at home. She was 91. Born in Porter, Ind., she lived in Yonkers, N.Y., before moving to Hillsborough many years ago. Mrs. Doyle shared in the work of the family dairy farm. She was a member of Clover Hill Reformed Church in Hillsborough. Her husband, Richard…
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Zoning Board to review assisted living plan at Gulick House site
BREAKING NEWS: The hearing slated for Sept. 21 is cancelled and is rescheduled for Nov. 2. A developer is seeking a variance to built a 150-bed assisted living facility at the site of a 19th-century farmhouse. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Zoning Board of Adjustment expects to consider an application for a use variance for…
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Lapse costly in opener
By: Carolyn M. Hartko In a soccer game, a few minutes of confusion on the part of a team’s defense can spell disaster, and that’s what happened to the South Brunswick High School girls’ varsity squad on opening day. The Lady Knights of Old Bridge took advantage of a momentary lapse in the second half…
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EDITORIAL: Taking of land has its place in planning
EDITORIAL Eminent domain is a sometimes necessary and useful tool. The state needs to step in and set some rules regarding eminent domain, but it needs to make sure local governments still have access to it as a tool. The notion that governments have the right to take properties for public use has come under…
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Open space uses may head to ballot
Voters may get to decide if open space can be farmed. By: Joseph Harvie Voters could get their say on whether or not township farms preserved with public funds as open space can be farmed. The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would place a question on the Nov. 8 ballot asking voters whether…
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No opening-day jitters
Indian Fields welcomes students back from summer vacation. By: Melissa Hayes A suitcase and books sat in front of a bulletin board, where bold red letters pinned to it read, "Where did your summer reading take you?" The decorations, in a display case next to the school’s media center, are part of the new Indian…
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Letters for the week of Sept. 15
Reject assisted living plan for Gulick House site To the editor: I urge all Lawrence residents to tell the zoning board at its Sept. 21 hearing to deny the application of Care One for a use variance to construct an assisted living and nursing home facility in the northern portion of the township. Care…
