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  • Chabad sets new Hebrew school year

    The Chabad Jewish Center’s Hebrew School offers children an intelligent, relevant and upbeat perspective on Judaism.    The Chabad Jewish Center, located on 450 Amwell Road, is launching its second year for its Hebrew School. The center’s school offers children an intelligent, relevant and upbeat perspective on Judaism.    The school also encourages teachers to share their…

  • Township eyes fund to help repair homes

    North Hanover Committee takes steps to administer funds from affordable housing trust. By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — After six years of amassing money without distributing it, the piggy bank that is the township’s affordable housing trust fund may soon be broken open.    The Township Committee will take the first shot at tapping that funding…

  • Hopewell Township zoners occupied with variance requests

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE By Marianne Hooker    At its Aug. 10 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment granted two hardship variances for residential properties.    The first will allow a gazebo to be located within the side yard setback of a corner lot in Penn View Heights. The second variance will permit the construction…

  • Police officer heeds the community’s calls

    Lawrence police officer was recently honored by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Whenever there’s a disaster or someone is in trouble, there’s always a handful of people who dash in to help make it better — and Kelly Kasony Longo is just that type of person.    That…

  • Man charged in dog killing

    Sayreville man kills Dayton woman’s dog. By: Joseph Harvie    A 21-year-old Sayreville man was charged with cruelty to animals after he killed his girlfriend’s Yorkshire terrier early Friday morning.    Police said Anthony Blay, turned himself in to police on Sunday afternoon, two days after he allegedly killed the Dayton woman’s dog. The offense is a…

  • GUEST OPINION: For voters, higher education is a winner

    GUEST OPINION by Darryl G. Greer New Jersey residents want a governor who will improve higher education opportunities.    Lately we have been hearing a lot about what candidates for governor are going to do to reduce corruption, wasteful spending and property taxes.    Alas, New Jersey voters yearn for a positive agenda from gubernatorial candidates. They…

  • Without fund, gridlock looms in New Jersey

    EDITORIAL: The third rail of New Jersey politics, raising the gas tax, may be the only way to save the nearly bankrupt state Transportation Trust Fund. Opponents of Route 92, the Millstone Bypass and other projects aimed at moving vehicles and their occupants more easily and efficiently through the nation’s most densely populated state have…

  • Sediment pollution sparks concerns

    Silt run off into local stream stopped near construction site. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — A local stream leading to Spring Hill Brook became polluted with sediment for a few days last week near the Mansfield Road West construction site of the Williams/Transco gas pipeline project.    After township residents and officials discovered the sediment collecting…

  • Program to train residents for emergencies

    Township’s Community Emergency Response Team forming By:John Patten    A new program launched by the township Office of Emergency Management will train residents on how to help in the event of an emergency.    The Community Emergency Response Team, as the project is called, will be trained in areas such as extinguishing fires, first aid and CPR,…